Complex sentence: Carlos Royal had stated his belief that the second group of owlets would fledge by October 20,2010 and, because of some personal affairs, the webcam was taken off line on that date.
Split into simpler sentences: Carlos Royal had stated his belief that the second group of owlets would fledge by October 20,2010. This took place and because of some of his own personal affairs, the webcam was taken off line on that date.