Raptor Resource Project: Bald Eagle and Bird of Prey Cams

The Raptor Resource Project
♡ Donate
🛍 Shop
✉ Subscribe

Monthly Archives: January 2020

Nestflix: January 19, 2020

January 19, 2020 RaptorResource

It was so good to see Mom and DM2 today, and we have some wonderful video of the Norths! We hope you enjoy our #SundaySweets! Thanks to our always-observant camera operators and video makers for finding and sharing special moments, and to you for watching, caring, learning, and sharing! Decorah Eagles 1/19/20: Mom arrives on a snowy nest, DM2 follows – https://youtu.be/w7fBF6XTvpk. Welcome back, Mom and DM2! They don’t stay long, but both visit N2B. Mom flies up to the

Fri-yay Nestflix

January 17, 2020 RaptorResource

We’re happy to reach the weekend, happy to have the Decorah cam working again (thanks, John!), and looking forward to eggs and eaglets! Looking to save the date? In general: The FSV Eagles usually start laying eggs in mid-February. They laid their first egg on February 13 last year. The Decorah Eagles usually start laying eggs just a tiny bit later. Mom laid her first egg on February 22 last year. The Decorah North Eagles have been harder to predict,

Nestflix: Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway

January 16, 2020 RaptorResource

Brrrrrrrr! The thermometer reads -1F right now in Decorah, and the cold has our eagles hunkered down. They deal with frigid subzero temperatures by using the least amount of energy to get the most amount of food. Ben Franklin famously called bald eagles lazy, but Ben wasn’t living outside through an Iowa winter. I’d call them pretty smart! We’ve shared this information before, but if you haven’t read it and would like to know more about how eagles cope with

Decorah Eagles: Who was that?

January 15, 2020 RaptorResource

Who was the intruder in Decorah today? Here’s what we know (and it isn’t much): an intruder visited N2B. She (we think it was a ‘she’ based on facial features) gobbled down frozen nestovers that she dug from the snow and ice at the bottom of the nest. After about twelve minutes, Mom or DM2 chased her away. Intruder at N2B Watchers are concerned about Mom and DM2’s late response to the intruder. Are they serious about defending their territory?

Red Kites: Reflections on a recovered species

January 15, 2020 John Howe

By RRP Director John Howe Conservation and education are key components of the Raptor Resource Project’s mission and I’ve been reminded of both this past week during a family trip to England and Wales. I was accompanied by RRP president and tour guide John Dingley, my brother George Howe and his son Ryan, and later in the trip by Tim Jacobson. For me, the visit was twofold – a chance to learn about our family roots in mid-Wales and attend

D27 and D24 Phone Home!

January 14, 2020 RaptorResource

Wonderful news! D27 and sibling-from-another-year D24 sent us maps this week! A quick refresher: D24 hatched at N2B in Decorah on March 29, 2016, making him 3.5 years old. D27 hatched at N2B on April 4 of 2017, making her 2.5 years old. Both eaglets are spending time in and around the Decorah area. Although we haven’t yet seen them both together, D24’s transmitter doesn’t check in very often. It’s entirely possible the two could have spent time together: perhaps eating

Nestflix: Decorah and Decorah North

January 13, 2020 RaptorResource

Winter is back! We have videos from Decorah and Decorah North. Mom and DM2 took the day off, but Mr. North and DNF got busy removing the snow. I especially loved the two videos from Decorah North. If you missed Sherri’s post yesterday, be sure to check out the subadult video. This is a beautiful eagle! I also enjoyed seeing Mr. North slingshot past the North nest as he tore off a branch for delivery to the nest. It isn’t

Baldi-locks … at the North Nest!

January 13, 2020 RaptorResource

By Sherri Elliott A lovely visitor today reminded me of the classic fairytale. No testing beds or tasting porridge, but this beauty was inquisitive, playful, resourceful, and showed nestoration skills while keeping an eye out for the rightful owners. I’m guessing it is almost 4 years old. It had a beautiful eye mask, darker beak, salt and pepper head feathers and a gorgeous display of mottling in tail and vent feathers. He/She displayed talent and technique moving large sticks, pulling

Where is D27?

January 10, 2020 RaptorResource

Brett writes: “D27 moved south a few miles beyond her typical territory on January 6, but returned the next day to the south end of her usual range.” January 6 was a relatively warm day with just a smidgen of precipitation and very little wind. Studies indicate that bald eagles can see other eagles soaring at a distance of between 14 and 40 miles, depending on weather and altitude. In a high soar, D27 could presumably see all the way

Nestflix: Decorah and Decorah North

January 10, 2020 RaptorResource

We have your videos and a little more! I saw an article on parrots and altruism this morning that I wanted to share. Followers often wonder what kind of internal lives our eagles have. Over the years, we’ve seen them experience what looks like pleasure (sunbathing, preening, sibling cuddle puddles, bonding, and many other moments), confusion and fear (Mom’s plaintive pealing after Dad’s disappearance), and even annoyance (think of those Beakerson’s moments). Parrots and eagles live in very different ways,

« Older Entries Recent Entries »