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Monthly Archives: December 2020

2020 Memory Lane: Nine fish in fifteen minutes!

December 30, 2020 RaptorResource

Remember when DM2 brought nine fish in fifteen minutes? Our Decorah Eagles chat moderators did! On April 6, DM2 launched his own flying fishwagon, bringing in nine fish in just 15 minutes! He seems so proud of his accomplishment…as well he should! Even Mom seems impressed! Watch Tulsa’s original video here: https://youtu.be/4MJeKo1DkoI

Raptor ID: Cooper’s Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk?

December 29, 2020 Sophia

By Sophia Landis “Is this a Cooper’s Hawk or a Sharp-shinned Hawk?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to raptor ID – and for good reason! Cooper’s Hawks, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and the rarer Northern Goshawk make up North America’s share of the accipiter genus. Before we get into the nitty gritty of how to ID these species separately, let’s take a look at what they all have in common. Accipiter Build and Behavior Unlike

2020 Memory Lane: Flyway Favorites

December 29, 2020 RaptorResource

What are some of your favorite flyway memories? Moderator Izzy said: “I had so many wonderful memories this year! From the magic of happy turtles and leopard frogs, to pelicans fishing, cranes dancing, and eagles fishing for whoppers, every single moment has been so special to me!” Here are some of Izzy’s favorite things and we hope you like them too! This cam can be watched live at https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/flyway-cam/. Video footage was taken from: Three Northern Map turtles – leap

Videos from Decorah, Decorah North, and the Mississippi Flyway

December 28, 2020 RaptorResource

We have your Sunday matinee nestflix megaroll, with videos from Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway. In Decorah, Mom and DM2 make a visit to N2B, while the Decorah North eagles busy themselves with nestorations and copulation. Check out the Flyway videos to see an eagle flying in very unusual way and relax with two sandhill cranes preening. As always, thanks to our camera operators for finding such special moments, our video makers for sharing them, and to you for

D27, D35, and D36 check in!

December 28, 2020 RaptorResource

Where are our eaglets? It looks like D35 is on on the move! Brett wrote: “She covered nearly 99 miles on 12-24 as she bolted from the Upper Iowa River NW of the hatchery, ending the day near Anamosa, IA. She passed relatively close to her brother who was near Manchester, IA, at the time. Maybe she tipped a wing as she flew by! On Christmas day she headed south to the Cedar River, stayed a couple of days, then

2020 Memory Lane: A Very Big Fish

December 22, 2020 RaptorResource

Our Flyway moderators listed this as one of their favorite moments of 2020. A subadult bald eagle hooks a very large carp. It drags its catch to shore, only to lose it to a determined and hungry adult! Why didn’t the subadult protect its catch? It might have been tired of fighting the fish, or the adult could have been flying in with a lot of attitude, or it might not have been very hungry. It could even have learned

Thursday, December 17: Videos from Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway!

December 17, 2020 RaptorResource

It’s movie time! Mom and DM2 keep us guessing in Decorah, the Norths dance the stick tango and receive a visitor, and a juvenile eagle lands on an ice-covered runway on the Flyway. Thanks as always to our camera operators and video makers for finding and sharing the amazing world on and around our nests! We hope you enjoy these videos as much as we did! Decorah Eagles December 15, 2020: 9am DM2 and Mom on M2, DM2 brings a

2020 Memory Lane Videos: DM2 and the Floppy Fish!

December 16, 2020 RaptorResource

April 8, 2020: DM2 is sitting on the nest. Suddenly, a fish starts flopping. Better watch out, fish: DM2 knows karate! D34 and D35 were three days old and little D36 was hatching. DM2, in his second year as a father, was taking excellent care of them! Note how he startles but doesn’t jump up or cease his incubation duties. He calms down quickly but keeps watching, perhaps unsettled by an unknown source of noise and motion so close to

As the Nest Turns: Another Nest?

December 16, 2020 RaptorResource

Like you, we want to know what’s going on with Mom and DM2, especially after Sue and Benny Bruhling reported a new nest in the area. Amy was in Decorah on Tuesday to continue the search. She and RRP master bander Dave Kester looked for several hours but did not find another nest within a mile of N2B. They did see DM2 on the east side of hatchery rock, an adult eagle perched on top of it, and a juvenile

John Finds D35!

December 12, 2020 RaptorResource

It was a beautiful day to track eagles and D35 had been spending her last several weeks near the Burnsville, MN landfill just south of the Minnesota River. She has been hanging out in that area since, November 20th. My home is not far from Burnsville, so it was time to grab a copilot and track eagles! My son Jonathon was available to grab pictures, so we hopped in the Raptor-mobile, traveled across I-494 to 35W South, and crossed the