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Monday Morning North Milestones and Eaglet Movie Marathon!

April 11, 2022 RaptorResource

We have your Monday morning North milestones and movie marathon! The Decorah North eaglets turn 16 and 15 days old today. While the wet, chilly weather put a damper on nestploration in their second week, we thrilled to several milestones, including a first fish tail (DN15), a first pellet cast (after the fish tail), emerging thermal down, and huge cropzillas on both eaglets! Pellet Casting Why is pellet casting a big deal? Eagle parents feed their hatchlings ‘baby food’ –

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Decorah North Eaglet Update

April 5, 2022 RaptorResource

Today DN15 turned ten days old and DN16 turned nine days old! Although the weather has been a little chilly for adventuring, the two are already beginning to sport some thermal down (it is most visible on DN15 right now) and are eagerly eating everything Mom and Dad bring in. We’ve seen plenty of fish, cowghetti, a rabbit, a chipmunk, and a few red meat UFO’s. What’s on the menu? Sometimes only the eagles know! Who feeds more and how

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When will we be able to tell the sex of the eaglets?

April 28, 2020 RaptorResource

TLDR: We won’t, but read on to learn why!When will we be able to tell the sex of the eaglets? We get asked this question every year. While most of us make private guesses, we don’t make them official – in no small part because we’ve been wrong before! Keep in mind that age is a bigger factor than sex in weight gain and size early in nest life. Sexual dimorphism begins to appear in some variables after about 20

DN12: Eaglet development at almost two weeks

April 13, 2020 RaptorResource

We’re catching up on videos today, but I wanted to share this footage of DN12 before the roundup. DN12 was 11 days old when this video was made. Eaglets gain roughly two pounds in their second week of life. They experience rapid growth in features like beaks, culmens, and footpads, start replacing their white natal down with thicker grey thermal down, and begin exploring the nest. Although they aren’t yet standing on their toes, they are able to sit up

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Learning Eagle Table Manners

May 12, 2022 RaptorResource

We were asked about eaglet growth and development during our explore.org Bird Week chat yesterday. Bald eagles spend about the first half of nest life – say, 35 to 40 days – gaining weight, growing limbs and feet, and growing and replacing feathers. In stage two – about 40 to 75 or 80 days – they begin preparing for life beyond the nest by building muscle, exploring their new wings, learning to unzip prey and feed themselves, and practicing their

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#GivingTuesday: 2021 Budget

November 30, 2021 RaptorResource

To help kick-off Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, November 30, we wanted to talk about what we did this year. Here are the things that your donations got done. Please donate to the Raptor Resource Project to help us continue our work in 2021 and beyond! New Projects Despite the ongoing disruption of Covid-19, we added streams at Red Wing Grain and US Bank, got the Eagle Valley camera online, improved our streaming and recording capabilities, built a new starter nest

#GivingTuesday: 2020 Budget

December 1, 2020 RaptorResource

To help kick-off Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, December 1, we wanted to talk about what we did this year. Here are the things that your donations got done. Please donate to the Raptor Resource Project to help us continue our work in 2021 and beyond! New Projects Despite the disruption of Covid-19, we expanded our online educational offerings, partnered with Eagle Valley, the Kohler Foundation, the Guttenberg Chamber of Commerce, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service on a new

April 19, 2020: Nest round-up and Nestflix!

April 19, 2020 RaptorResource

We have your Monday morning mega-roll Nestflix! First, a nest round-up: the Decorah eaglets turn 14, 14, and 11 days old today, DN12 turns 20, the American Kestrels have four eggs, Nova and Newman have three eggs, and you should check out Explore’s Mississippi Flyway gallery if you need to catch up on the birds we have been seeing there (or just need some birds)! I loved all of these videos, but I especially enjoyed the interaction between Mom and

Nest updates: Decorah

April 9, 2020 RaptorResource

Was the baby fed today? Yes! D36 enjoyed a nice breakfish in bed in this morning. As Sherri pointed out, the youngest hatchling showed nice neck strength and strong legs yesterday as it lifted itself up with a determined push. We saw teensie pink toes + talons flexing between the bobbleheaded photobombers, while the tiny terror twins faced off over food more than once today! In a split second the slightest look, nudge, or other perceived offense can turn a

April 30, 2019: News and Nestflix!

April 30, 2019 RaptorResource

Rain, rain go away! While the eaglets’ thermal down helps keep them warm, it doesn’t shed water very well. This was obvious today as the eaglets cuddle-puddled (in Decorah) and snuggled under Poptent and Mombrella (in Decorah and at Decorah North). We’ve had a few questions from watchers who are worried about development in what seems like an unending season of storms, drizzle, mist, and the dreaded ‘wintry mix’. Are the eaglets spending too much time under their parents to

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