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Monthly Archives: November 2020

November 17, 2020: Nestflix from Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway!

November 18, 2020 RaptorResource

We have your Nestflix from Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway! I loved all of these videos, but I especially enjoyed seeing Mom and DM2 working on the nest, the food chase at the North nest, and the food fight on the Mississippi Flyway – or most of the videos we’ve rounded up for you tonight! We hope you are doing well and enjoy these videos as much as we did. Thank you so much for watching with us! Decorah

Do female eagles experience menopause?

November 15, 2020 RaptorResource

We’re getting a lot of questions about eagles and what might be called menopause this week. Many of you want to know if female bald eagles stop laying eggs due to age-related changes in their bodies – the avian version of menopause. Is Mom disinterested in DM2 because she’s done with eggs? The short answer is ‘No’, but I want to unpack the question a little further. Human menopause is very unusual. Unlike the vast majority of animals, human women

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November 12, 2020: Searching for Mom and DM2

November 13, 2020 RaptorResource

We were in Decorah on November 12 and spent a little over two hours looking for Mom and DM2. Somebody enjoyed a little frosty fresh fish breakfast on the Skywalk yesterday morning, but they were gone by the time we arrived. Unfortunately, we missed it! Would we see Mom or DM2 again today? Would we find the beginnings of a new nest? The lack of leaves made it an excellent day to go looking! We started with a few assumptions.

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We have your Decorah Eagles, Decorah North Eagles, Flyway, and GSB gifts!

November 9, 2020 RaptorResource

Looking for some Decorah Eagle, Decorah North Eagle, Mississippi Flyway, or Great Spirit Bluff gifts? Check out our new store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/rrp_gifts_and_more. In addition to our merchandise, fan Sunset Dreamer designed some beautiful mugs and Christmas ornaments, with more to come before Thanksgiving! We hope you like them! Are these products made in the US? Zazzle has three California locations, including their headquarters in Redwood City, one Nevada location, and one location in Cork, Ireland. The Cork location is the only

November 9, 2020: NestFlix from Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway!

November 9, 2020 RaptorResource

We have your nestflix! Kick back, relax, and join the Decorah Eagles guessing game. Are Mom and DM2 going to start ramping up nestorations at N2B or are they building a new home where we can’t find it? Today’s videos don’t offer much clarity, but they do give us an amazing look at magnificent Mom! The deer buffet at Decorah North remains hugely popular with all kinds of guests and Mr. North and DNF have said ‘Yes to the nest’

November 6, 2020: Decorah, Decorah North, Mississippi Flyway

November 6, 2020 RaptorResource

We have your NestFlix mega-roll, but first I want to address a question that seems to be on everyone’s mind. Are the Decorah Eagles building a new nest? While they’ve brought some sticks in – Mom just this yesterday! – they are far behind their usual building schedule. It is very warm for early November, but late October of 2020 was pretty similar to that of 2019 and 2018. Even if weather is a factor – and that is a

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November 2, 2020: D27, D35, and D36 phone home!

November 2, 2020 RaptorResource

Hello eaglets…thank you so much for phoning home! D27, D35, and D36 all sent airmails this week. D27 shifted a little northwest of Decorah, passing within a mile of Bob’s old falcon breeding facility in Bluffton! She’s currently about eleven miles north of the nest – the furthest she’s been since arriving back in town this August. D35 continues to explore east central Minnesota. I checked out her coordinates and was fascinated by the area she’s currently staying in. Her

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Eagle #musings: SW Florida, Fulton Trio, Mississippi Flyway

November 2, 2020 RaptorResource

A number of you have contacted us about the SW Florida and Trio eagles. While these aren’t our nests, they raise interesting questions about eagle social, nesting, and bonding behavior. I hope this blog helps answer your questions! Southwest Florida Last year, Harriet and her mate M15 reclutched after their lone eaglet, E14, died of rodenticide poisoning on January 15. While Bald eagles at this latitude normally hatch in late December or early January, E15 and E16 hatched in late