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Pip hip hooray!

March 31, 2019 RaptorResource

Hatch is in progress at Decorah North. Pip hip hooray! https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-north-nest/ Video https://youtu.be/qE-qsRmMANs https://youtu.be/GFjr08CWggw

Hatch Watch at the North Nest!

March 30, 2019 RaptorResource

Tick-tock hatch clock! A quick reminder that we are on hatch watch at the North Nest. The eggs are 34 and 37 days old today. While it is a little early to start the watch, we have no history on DNF and we’d rather announce early than miss part of the hatch! What to look and listen for: Look for egg interaction! In addition to rolling the eggs, Mr. North or DNF might stop to listen and look at them,

March 26: Nest news and Nestflix round-up!

March 26, 2019 RaptorResource

The Xcel Fort Saint Vrain eagles hatched their first egg last night at 9:43 PM MT! We start hatch watch in Decorah North on March 30th and hatch watch in Decorah on March 31st – although keep in mind that hatch could start a little earlier or a little later. We don’t know which egg broke in Decorah, so that could impact hatch timing as well. Once we have a pip, we’ll let everyone know! We’re also looking for an

Hatch Watch at Xcel Fort St. Vrain!

March 24, 2018 RaptorResource

On hatch watch at Xcel Fort St. Vrain! Listen for an eaglet talking through its shell! https://youtu.be/LeMC541Cn1E So what happens right before hatch? The rapidly growing embryo is taking up nearly all the space in the egg. It has turned so that its head is at the large end of the egg next to the air space, pierced the internal membrane, and is breathing air with its lungs. It is taking the yolk sac into its body through its abdomen as it

Hatch Watch!

March 25, 2016 RaptorResource

We are on hatch watch at N2B in Decorah and at Xcel Energy’s Fort St. Vrain plant in Platteville, Colorado. What happens within the egg shortly before hatching starts? The rapidly developing embryo: Grows large enough to take up nearly all the space in its egg. Positions its body so that its head is at the large end of the egg next to the air space. Begins to breathe with its lungs. Consumes most of the remaining albumen and yolk.