Congratulations to Ma and Pa FSV on their first egg of 2025! Like DNF, Ma laid early this year! Since she accepted Pa Jr. back in 2021, she’s laid in early February or the beginning of March: March 4 in 2021, March 3 in 2022, March 2 in 2023, and February 29 in 2024. We thought she might lay early based on her behavior, but it was still a bit of a surprise!
Look for egg #2 on February 25 and egg #3 – if she lays three eggs, which she usually does – on February 28.
The Fort St. Vrain nest is located in Weld County, CO on property owned by Xcel Energy. We put it online in 2003: back before youtube, facebook, 24×7 streaming, or the rest architecture we use to watch and talk about eagles and falcons now. Based on her nesting history, we think Ma started nesting here in 2007. Watch this nest live here: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/xcel-energy-cams/.
The Raptor Resource Project