Delaware Botanical Garden installs eagle camera in September

For several years, eagles have nested at the Delaware Botanical Garden in a beautiful swamp pine tree overlooking Pepper Creek. Last spring, two eaglets were cared for by the male and female eagles and soon they were fledged and flying high above the gardens.

“Visitors loved being able to watch them from afar. Next year we will install an eagle camera so we can see what's happening at the nest. We're working with HDOnTap, the same company that installed the eagle camera in Big Bear Valley in California,” said Sheryl Swed, DBG's executive director. “The idea of ​​an eagle camera was very popular with our staff, volunteers and visitors, and when we decided to raise money for the camera, we received an amazingly positive response. We raised over $80,000 for the cost of design, equipment (including two cameras), installation, livestreaming and maintenance.”

DBG President Raymond Sander announced that the major sponsors of the Eagle Cam Project are Drs. Rouben & Violet Jiji Foundation, Phoebe Craven and Mike and Sue Masciandaro. In addition to these generous donors, many individuals sent gifts in support of the DBG Project.

Richard Hoffman, representative of the Jiji Foundation, said, “The Rouben & Violet Jiji Foundation is proud to partner with the Delaware Botanic Gardens and sponsor the Eagle Cam and Eagle Watching Garden.”

Donor Mike Masciandaro said: “We hope this additional visibility will inspire younger generations to learn about and participate in the wonders of nature.”

Sander said: “We are extremely grateful to our generous donors who also inspire us.”

The project is led by Stephen Pryce Lea, deputy managing director of DBG. “Our contract includes the installation of two cameras and the reinforcement and strengthening of the nest. [work] is planned for two days in late September when the eagles are gone,” he said.

For more information, visit delawaregardens.org.