Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How can I donate to ECAS to support this project:
A: To make a donation towards the substantial cost of getting these images on the internet, please go to the East Cascades Audubon Society donation page, and select the Golden Eagle Cam as the payment destination.
Q: How do I get the video image to start when I see a still image or a black screen?
A: Click on the right pointing triangle in the center of the image under the "ivideon" logo or in the blue timeline.
Q: How do I look at the video at past times?
A: For those not familiar with the ivideon features: you can click in the blue bar below the image to go to the time shown where you click and review the recorded video. For folks posting times of activities, you can use either time, the time on the time line or the time in the date and location heading in the image to refer to that activity. You can zoom in on the time line with the + and - buttons to the lower right of the image. You can click on the date bar on the lower left of the image to go to another day. When looking at a recording, you can click on "live" to get back to the live image. Sometimes we will pull video clips and post them on youtube but with 10 days of recording it won't be necessary to do that as often as in the past. You can start view video by clicking in the center of the image of anywhere on the blue timeline.
Q: Why do I see spinning dots and/or an atom animation on a black background instead of the eagles?
A: These mean the camera is up and the image is loading to your computer. Try waiting a few minutes. If that doesn't work, then there may be bandwidth limitations on your end. (If this is the case, you could test this by trying again at non-peak traffic hours, or contact your internet service provider to ask about increasing your bandwidth/speed.)
Q: Why is the image wavering?
A: As the sun heats up the canyon, air currents rise and cause visual disturbances. (Recall from the "About" page that the camera and telescope are located over 900 feet from the nest!) These effects are unavoidable during the day, but are greatly reduced or even absent by late afternoon.
Q: How can I donate to ECAS to support this project:
A: To make a donation towards the substantial cost of getting these images on the internet, please go to the East Cascades Audubon Society donation page, and select the Golden Eagle Cam as the payment destination.
Q: How do I get the video image to start when I see a still image or a black screen?
A: Click on the right pointing triangle in the center of the image under the "ivideon" logo or in the blue timeline.
Q: How do I look at the video at past times?
A: For those not familiar with the ivideon features: you can click in the blue bar below the image to go to the time shown where you click and review the recorded video. For folks posting times of activities, you can use either time, the time on the time line or the time in the date and location heading in the image to refer to that activity. You can zoom in on the time line with the + and - buttons to the lower right of the image. You can click on the date bar on the lower left of the image to go to another day. When looking at a recording, you can click on "live" to get back to the live image. Sometimes we will pull video clips and post them on youtube but with 10 days of recording it won't be necessary to do that as often as in the past. You can start view video by clicking in the center of the image of anywhere on the blue timeline.
Q: Why do I see spinning dots and/or an atom animation on a black background instead of the eagles?
A: These mean the camera is up and the image is loading to your computer. Try waiting a few minutes. If that doesn't work, then there may be bandwidth limitations on your end. (If this is the case, you could test this by trying again at non-peak traffic hours, or contact your internet service provider to ask about increasing your bandwidth/speed.)
Q: Why is the image wavering?
A: As the sun heats up the canyon, air currents rise and cause visual disturbances. (Recall from the "About" page that the camera and telescope are located over 900 feet from the nest!) These effects are unavoidable during the day, but are greatly reduced or even absent by late afternoon.
