Pittsburgh’s eagle cam goes live again
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The popular live video feed of a bald eagle nest in Pittsburgh went live again Thursday.
The nest, which is located in the Hays section of the city, has two cameras trained on it that broadcast live 24 hours a day.
The eagles drew 3.5-million views last year as they hatched chicks, fought off would-be predators and then had their chicks learn to fly and leave the nest.
PixController, a Murrysville-based company, provided the cameras and is working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania to provide the live feed.
The video of the feed can be accessed through a number of Internet sites, including http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/ – which also provides a live chat – or http://aswp.org/baldeaglecam.html.
• It’s been a busy two weeks in the Greater Pittsburgh, as Frazier-Simplex grabbed control of first place two weeks ago with a big win over Dormont-Mt. Lebanon, 1,480-1,474.
John Husk fired a 298 to lead the winners, who also got a 297 from Zac Szabo, 296 from Doug Wilcox, 295 from Sylvia Dreistadt and 294 from Morgan Duerr.
Matt Piatt and Dean Trew both fired 297 for Dormont-Mt. Lebanon, while Amy Smith had a 296, Tom Gerner 293 and Tom Benedict 291.
Frazier-Simplex then improved to 7-1 with a 1,485-1,470 win at Irwin Post 228.
Szabo fired his first 300, while junior shooter Christopher Thomas also set a career-high with a 298 in the victory. Husk shot a 298, Dreistadt 295 and Zach Nicolella a 294, which is his career high.
Kaitlin Korinek and Matthew Lovre both led Irwin (5-3) with 297s.
Dormont-Mt. Lebanon (6-2) stayed on Frazier-Simplex’s heels with a 1,473-1,463 win over Green Valley.
Smith led the way with a 298, while Benedict shot a 295, Trew 294 and Gerner and Piatt 293 each.
Junior shooter Logan Charles posted a 300 for Green Valley.
All the teams are off until the new year, but it’s looking like this season’s race will once again come down to a battle between the two Washington County-based teams.
• Just because the weather is cold doesn’t mean fishing is done.
Reports from Ten Mile Creek say white bass are feeding well there, along with some sauger and saugeye. Largemouth bass also are active and biting on live minnows where the creek empties into the Monongahela River.
Trout anglers also are still catching trout in the privately stocked area of the stream.
Dunlap Lake in Fayette County also is still producing trout catches.
Outdoors Editor F. Dale Lolley can be reached at dlolley@observer-reporter.com.