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April 24, 2020

All Eyes on the Eagle Cam

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One of the things that I loved to watch in the spring when we lived in Iowa was the live eagle camera on the nest in Decorah. Chris and I were able to see it in person but since that is not possible now I love to log onto the live eagle cam to check out the progress.

A few facts about the eagles and the nest from the Raptor Resource Project page:

The Decorah eagles are nesting near the Decorah Trout Hatchery, located at 2325 Siewers Spring Rd in Decorah, IA. The female is known as Mom and the male is known as DM2 (for the second Decorah male eagle). In general, they begin courtship in October, productive mating in late January or early February, and egg-laying in mid to late February. Hatching usually begins in late March to early April, and the eaglets fledge in mid-to-late June. While young usually disperse between August and October, the adults remain on territory year round. They eat live and and dead fish, squirrels, other birds, rabbit, muskrat, deer, possum and anything else they can catch or find. 

Raptor Resource Project

This year it appears there are 3 babies and they are looking like they are growing up quickly. I love that we have the capability to see them up close. The camera does a great job of showing us what is going on in the nest.

I hope you enjoy watching this nest as much as I do. If you know of any other live webcams that are fun to watch I would love to hear about them. Leave me a link in the comments and don’t forget to Comment for a Cause – WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Fund.

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  1. Darlene
    April 24, 2020 at 06:28 am

    Eagles are amazing. Thanks for sharing this webcam.

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  2. dawnkinster
    April 24, 2020 at 07:09 am

    One of those babies is being a pig. Just saying.

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  3. reneewilliams7
    April 24, 2020 at 07:35 am

    This reminds me of the time when my husband and I were nest monitors for the state of Ohio. We had to do reports online for the nests that we were visiting. It was always so exciting to see the parents rolling the eggs, and then after some time, we’d get to see those little “ugly ducklings” with the fluffy white hair. We always were in awe of how attentive the parents were to the little ones. We spent hours watching them. Of course, at that point, we’d gotten into digiscoping and that helped us to get a clearer view of those wonderful birds. I think I saw last night that Hocking county was listed as having one nest, which I pretty much know that for a lie as the eagle population has rebounded strongly. (As one friend put it, we don’t have to report every “sniffle” anymore.) The other day I saw two in flight, doing a dance of sorts—perhaps a mating ritual, though a bit late in the season for nesting. It is ALWAYS a treat to see an eagle. I thank God every time that I see one.

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  4. susi_snaps
    April 24, 2020 at 10:25 am

    Love eagle cams. We follow one in Naples. It’s the same pair that comes back each year. This year the first clutch didn’t work out. One egg didn’t hatch and the one baby that was born died. But they had a second clutch and both eggs hatched. I love watching the babies grow up.

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  5. Grace
    April 24, 2020 at 10:26 am

    The American Eagle Foundation has links to a number of nest cams – https://www.eagles.org/what-we-do/educate/live-hd-nest-cams/

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 24, 2020 at 10:43 am

      Ohhh fun! Thanks!!!

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  6. Sue Slaght
    April 24, 2020 at 10:57 am

    That is incredible to see! In these times of crisis and sadness how wonderful to see new life! I’ve certainly seen my share of bald eagles but never a view of a nest. Thank you for the lovely start to the day.

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  7. Shirley Matthews Dunn
    April 24, 2020 at 11:10 am

    What a amazing video!! The eagle is such beautiful bird.

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  8. Mama's Empty Nest
    April 24, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    I have a friend in the midwest who watches eagle cams regularly. So neat to see.

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  9. dfolstad58
    April 24, 2020 at 03:40 pm

    The eagle cam is a great idea. We used to have a camera at a local osprey nest but it’s not there now and it’s a shame. Even worse is that this year some geese have pushed or taken over the osprey nest. I’m not pleased about that but the Osprey are still around and that pleases me

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