16.20.20 onwards Bruce feeds Naika one last time before they migrate!
09/08/2023 6:15 am NAIKA LAST SIGHTED:
16.35 Bruce flies off with Naika watching :-)
09/08/2023 6:12 am Bruce leaves the nest.
4.33 pm NAHA LAST SIGHTED: Naha flies in to the nest with a nice flounder, then out again.
18.59 Kawok and Naika in the Golden Sunset from viewer James - Thanks for the capture.
17.11.28 An osprey does a low flyby over the nest as the kids are eating their fish.... It appeared to be carrying a fish! Kawok alerted, Naika tracked it
17.12 Naha arrives with another fish!
August captured a wonderful video of the nest on a recent visit, Enjoy! Thank you for sharing :-D
13.41 onwards Naika reaches toward the fish and Kawok gives the "The Look!".. Naika backs right off.
Tue / June 20, 2023
Official Results:
Big is named Kawok (means ‘A guardian spirit’)
Little is named Naika (means ‘mine or me’)
| Naming Suggestions for Big |
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| Ekone: | Nabou, Jewel, Bart, Gil, Jaided |
| Tsolo: | Phoenix, Vivian, Zephyr, Indy Dental (group) |
| Kawok: | Jack, Ann, August, James, Dawn, Nadine |
| Naming Suggestions for Little | |
| Naika: | Jack, Ann, August, Bart, Gil, James, Dawn, Nadine |
| Wawa: | Nabou, Jewel, Phoenix, Vivian, Zephyr, Jaided, Indy Dental (group) |
| Tenas: | 0 |
| Naming Suggestions for Big |
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| Ekone: | 5 |
| Tsolo: | 4 |
| Kawok: | 6 |
| Naming Suggestions for Little | |
| Naika: | 8 |
| Wawa: | 7 |
| Tenas: | 0 |
2023 Chick naming Poll:
(1 vote allowed per chick): Voting is Sunday to Tuesday 05/20/2023 midday Oregon Time - CLOSED
The naming precedence that we used last season we will continue for the 2023 season.
The chicks are to be named “In honor of Seaside's historical links to the Native American tribe of Clatsop. The Chinook language spoken by these earlier inhabitants is very much part of the local area”
A shortlist has been selected as follows:
Name Suggestions for Big:
Ekone means 'Good spirit' (Ekone Park, Goldendale, Washington)
Tsolo means ‘to wander’ (town in SA means ‘pointed’ shape of local hills)
Kawok means ‘A guardian spirit’ (‘you’ in Sudanese language)
Name Suggestions for Little:
Naika means ‘mine or me’ (Original Chinuk) (‘the world’ in Shona language- Zimbabwe)
Wawa means ‘Talk, speak, tell’
Tenas means ‘young’ (‘holds’ in esperanto)
Ongoing chick identification (head markings)
Update Wed/ June 21st:
Updated Mon/June 26th
