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Bald Eagles, Menopause, and Ova

April 19, 2024 RaptorResource

Do bald eagles go through menopause? Probably not, since we’ve documented menopause or prolonged post-reproductive lifespans in just four species.

March 22, 2024: Pip Pip Hooray!

March 22, 2024 RaptorResource

Pip pip hooray! Hatch has started at Decorah North. The first eaglet to hatch this year will be DN17: the 17th eaglet to be produced here since we started counting and DNF’s 9th eaglet. For a refresher on hatch, follow this link: https://www.raptorresource.org/2024/03/21/april-1-2023-we-are-on-hatch-watch/. Congratulations, Mr. North and DNF! We are so eggcited for you! We’ll be announcing our hatch fundraiser soon, but if you’d like to celebrate by making a donation, follow this link: https://www.raptorresource.org/support-the-raptor-resource-project/make-a-donation/.

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Peek inside a bald eagle egg: 24 days!

March 11, 2024 RaptorResource

As of this writing, there are two eagle eggs at Decorah North. The youngest is just over 22 days old and the oldest is just over 25 days old. We anticipate that the oldest egg will hatch on or around the morning of March 23. . What do embryonic eagles look they look like as they develop and grow inside their eggs? Dr. Peter Sharpe from the Institute for Wildlife Studies developed a table of bald eagle embryonic development based

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Peek inside a bald eagle egg: 11 days!

February 29, 2024 RaptorResource

What do embryonic eagles look they look like as they develop and grow inside their eggs? Dr. Peter Sharpe from the Institute for Wildlife Studies developed a table of bald eagle embryonic development based on work done by Hamburger and Hamilton (1951). While not all bald eagle eggs hatch in 35 days, the stages of development look something like this… What happens between the third and the 11th day? When we last touched on the topic, our embryonic eagle had

Peek inside a bald eagle egg: 4 days!

February 20, 2024 RaptorResource

What do embryonic eagles look they look like as they develop and grow inside their eggs? Peek inside a Bald Eagle egg at four days!

February 18, 2024: A second egg for DNF!

February 18, 2024 RaptorResource

DNF laid her second egg today at 2:49 PM nest time. When will her eggs begin hatching? I took a look at our records and saw an interesting variance between 2021 and 2022, although she laid her first and second eggs on the same day both years. In 2021, her first egg hatched on March 25 and her second egg hatched on March 27. In 2022, her first egg hatched on March 27 and her second egg hatched on March

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DNF laid the first egg of 2024!

February 15, 2024 RaptorResource

Congratulations to DNF and Mr. North! DNF laid her first egg of 2024 today at 2:12 PM CT. She tends to lay her eggs about 72 hours apart, give or take a little, so we’ll be watching for egg #2 on Sunday, February 18 at about 2:12 PM – although it could be a little earlier or a little later. As you watch the video, listen for her soft chirps and look for egg labor beginning at about three minutes.

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How long does it take a bald eagle to lay an egg?

February 13, 2024 RaptorResource

How long does it take a bald eagle to lay an egg? We think that female bald eagles begin laying eggs five to ten days after productive mating begins.

When will it happen? Eggs, falcons, and ice-out in 2024!

January 29, 2024 RaptorResource

When will the eagles lay eggs? When will falcons come back? Check out our quick and easy schedule below or read on to get the details! Want to help us log spring migrants on the Flyway? Share your sightings on our Facebook page, Instagram, or explore.org’s snapshot gallery. Please @raptorresource on Facebook and Instagram, and tag with #springmigration2024 on all platforms. You can also email photos and sightings to [email protected]. Remember to include the date! Female eagles tend to lay

Peek inside a bald eagle egg: 24 days!

March 24, 2023 RaptorResource

There are two eagle eggs in Decorah trout hatchery nest N1. DH1 is about 27 days old and DH2 is about 25 days old. What do they look like? Let’s take a peek! What do embyronic eagles look they look like as they develop and grow inside their eggs? Dr. Peter Sharpe from the Institute for Wildlife Studies developed a table of bald eagle embryonic development based on work done by Hamburger and Hamilton (1951). While this animation uses a chicken

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