Monthly Archives: February 2020

Nestflix: Decorah and Decorah North

February 27, 2020: Mom's First Egg

We have your Decorah and Decorah North NestFlix! I liked all of these, but I especially enjoyed ‘DM2 flies in with fish’ – a: I was surprised by a sucker in late February and b: Mom ignored fish? – and Mr. North’s efforts to shift DNF so he could incubate. As always, thanks so much to our camera operators and video makers for finding and sharing such special (and hilarious!) moments for us, and to you for watching, learning, sharing,

Nestflix: Decorah, Great Spirit Bluff

February 24: It fledged! Mom and DM2 have just lost a stick over the side!

We have a Decorah Eagles and Great Spirit Bluff Nestflix megaroll for everyone tonight! A lot of people are wondering why Mom hasn’t laid an egg yet. DM2 is, as RRP board member Jim Robison pointed out, doing a great job of bringing her into condition for egg-laying by feeding her, working on the nest with her, and bonding with her on a regular basis. Perhaps – and this is a big perhaps – Mom’s late January eye injury, followed

D27 and D24 phone home!

February 22, 2020: D27's map

D27 and D24 sent valentine’s day cards this week! D27 is currently hanging out south of Nordness, while D24 spent time near Spillville, Iowa. This part of Iowa is eagle paradise – plenty of food, abundant perching places, rolling fields, and steeply folded hills with rivers and creeks flowing beneath them. D27 went on extensive walkabouts in March and April last year before migrating north in May. We’re curious to see whether she does the same thing again this year.

Nestflix: Decorah Eagles

February 20, 2020: DM2 in Decorah

It’s time to roll the Decorah Eagles Nestflix! Everyone is happy that they’ve already found a new perch on one of the remaining maples! We have bonding, nestorations, stunning close-ups of Mom, and video of Mom on the new perch. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did, and thanks as always to our wonderful camera operators and video makers for finding and sharing such special moments! Perch pictures credit Brian Malaise, and kudos to Dave Kester for

Nestflix: Decorah North Eagles

February 19, 2020: DNF at the North Nest

We’re separating the Decorah North and Decorah nestflix tonight because we have so many of them! A quick reminder – there is a reasonably good chance we could see egg #1 at the Decorah North nest tonight…although only DNF knows for sure. We’re watching with crossed talons and bated breath! Thanks for pacing the delivery room floor with us! Decorah North Eagles February 19, 2020: Owl knocked Mr. North – https://youtu.be/oOYVluusSrw and https://youtu.be/ywywxo83cPw. This is a little startling. An owl

Monday NestFlix Megaroll!

February 16, 2016: DM2

We have your Monday Nestflix Mega-roll! We’re looking forward to another egg at Xcel Fort St. Vrain sometime today and crossing our talons for an eggciting week at both Decorah nests, although we’re a little egg-asperated with the forecast for Monday and Tuesday! We have a lot packed into today’s megaroll, so take your time and enjoy the videos and information! Floridians especially, make sure to check out the last item in our odds and ends. I think you’ll enjoy it!

Nestflix: Decorah, Odds and Ends

February 12, 2020: Mom Decorah

Pacing the delivery room floor? We have some Nestflix from Decorah to take your mind off the tick-tock egg clock! Which eagles will lay eggs first? It’s anyone’s guess, but my bet is on the Fort St. Vrain Eagles…although we’re very curious about what’s going to happen with DNF in her second year. Earlier? Later? We can hardly wait to find out! We hope you enjoy these videos as much as we did. A thousand thanks to our camera operators

Nestflix: So Egg-cited! Decorah, Decorah North, and GSB

February 10, 2020: DM2 works on snow removal

It should be an egg-citing week for all of us! Ma FSV is spending a lot of time on her nest, often a sign that egg-laying is near, and eagles at both Decorah nests are working hard to finish last-minute pre-egg tasks – raising the crib rails, removing snow, loosening and aerating the nestcup, and bringing in piles of soft material for their egglets to be. Last year’s egg-laying schedule looked like this: Ma Fort St. Vrain laid her first

Looking for eagle D27

D27 on February 6, 2020

Where is D27? Hiding from us…but not too far from the hatchery! On Wednesday, John and I went looking for her. We had the latest coordinates Brett could give us, two phones, google maps, and the Yagi. D27 is currently wandering around an area of large fields, feedlots, steep wooded hills, and running water. We saw seven eagles on our walkabout – this part of Iowa is a winter eagle paradise given the warm weather and abundant food! – but

Nestflix: Decorah Eagles, Odds ands Ends

February 6, 2020: Mom preening

Nestflix! We’re featuring the Decorah Eagles tonight. I loved all of these videos, but I especially enjoyed the amazing stick deliveries – they are pretty cool and it is great to see Mom being her busy, feisty self again! – and DM2 and Mom on N1. We normally post this blog on Valentine’s Day (https://www.raptorresource.org/2020/02/06/courtship-copulation-and-other-things-romantic/) but I wanted to post early so watchers could watch for some of the behaviors we are talking about…and look for eagle hearts! Decorah Eagles

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