Hornby Eagle Group Projects Society

The Eagles of Hornby Island

The Hornby Eagle Group (HEG) formed in 2009 to continue broadcasting the Hornby Eagles webcam, which was started in 2006. In December 2010, the Group became a registered non-profit Society in British Columbia and was renamed the Hornby Eagle Group Projects Society (HEGPS). For two years, we were privileged to broadcast a live, intimate view of a beloved pair of bald eagles, Mom and Dad Hornby, and their eaglets Phoenix (2010) and Alexandra & David (2011). The original webcams were retired in the autumn of 2011. The Hornby Island ground crew continues to monitor the nest and post videos and photographs of Mom and Dad Hornby in our forum (Our Nature Zone ).

Please explore and enjoy the ground observations and updates, nesting highlights, and photo galleries that feature Mom and Dad Hornby as well as the other eagles that live on the island.

UPDATE April 2012!

HEGPS is pleased to announce that we have installed a new wide-view cam with a view of the Hornby Eagles' nest and territory. You can find the webcam at: http://www.hornbyeagles.com/webcam.htm and read ground and cam observations on Our Nature Zone forum at this link: Hornby Eagles 2012.

Courtenay Eagle Cam

In December 2011, HEGPS received permission from the City of Courtenay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to install a webcam viewing a bald eagle nest in Simms Millennium Park. We are working with a Registered Professional Biologist from the Wildlife Tree Stewardship Program (WiTS), a consultant from MARS, and several local businesses to make this webcam a reality.

UPDATE January 28. The proposed cam has been put on hold due to the presence of eagles in the nest area. The short time frame and difficult site logistics necessitated that we suspend the project for the time being. While we had hoped that the webcam could have been online before the eagles returned, our window of opportunity proved to be too short.

We are disappointed, but will continue to work to resolve the issues related to the site and look forward to providing a webcam to the Comox Valley area in the future.

Thank you for your patience and support.