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2019 Memory Lane Countdown, #6: Falcon Carson Came Back!

December 27, 2019 RaptorResource

It was a tough year at Great Spirit Bluff. A great horned owl killed falcon Kira on June 9 and a blackfly swarm drove falcon Carson from the nest on June 11. Our camera operators quickly found his spunky screeing self in the brush below the nest. We verified he was alright and settled down to watch as Mom Michelle and Dad Newman dropped a veritable buffet of bird parts on his head and chased away the potential predators that

2019 Memory Lane Countdown, #7: Can DN9 Really Eat That?

December 26, 2019 RaptorResource

Bald eagles have remarkably flexible digestive systems. They can store food in their snack-pack storage crops, grind and sort it in their mortar-and-pestle gizzards, and expel non-digestible solids like fur and scales. We’ve documented the Norths feeding on white-tailed deer, placenta, turtles, squirrels, wild turkeys, and a variety of fish…just to name a few of the things we’ve seen them bring to the nest! Still, DN9 was in a league of her own this year when it came to dinner

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2019 Memory Lane Countdown, #8: The North Nest Family

December 24, 2019 RaptorResource

After watching two eaglets in the Decorah nest, it was sometimes hard to turn to the North Nest and watch lone eaglet DN9, who had no siblings to play with. DN9 will never know about the thousands of ‘aunties’ and ‘uncles’ who watched her grow up and cherished her interactions with Mom DNF and Dad Mr. North. She seemed to enjoy spending time with them and we all got another look into the social side of an eagle’s life. Food

2019 Memory Lane Countdown, #9: DM2 sees his first egg

December 24, 2019 RaptorResource

2019 was a year of change at both Decorah eagle nests. While Mr. North and DNF had no problem getting their groove on, DM2 seemed a little reluctant to bond with Mom! Our eagle panel found both this fascinating and funny as they reassured us that things would be fine. We believed them, but we still crossed our talons and let out a sigh of relief when Mom laid an egg on February 22nd. Hilarity and concern melted into wonder

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2019 Memory Lane Countdown, #10: Who’s Mom’s beau? It’s DM2!

December 21, 2019 RaptorResource

We asked all of our volunteers about their favorite moments this season. What made them happy or sad? What were moments they treasured? Pelmomma, Oregonian, Tulsa, Jf, Shelliott, and Bus fondly recalled DM2’s return. Remember wondering where he took his eagle-cation? Chewing your nails over whether he’d come back? Crossing your talons that everything would work out? We started streaming on October 14: just in time to get a nice look at Mom and another eagle roosting on the Skywalk:

2018 Memory Lane Moment #10: Eagles back at N2B and the North Nest.

December 31, 2018 RaptorResource

On October 6, 2018, we turned the cameras back on. We were on tenterhooks. Would Mom accept a new mate? Would the North eagles adopt their new nest? On October 15, the male eagle we called DM (for Decorah Male) and now know as UME-2 (for Unknown Male Eagle 2) landed on N2B for the first time. Things kicked into high gear on October 24 as Mom and her new consort began nestorations in earnest. We were thrilled as the

2018 Memory Lane Moment #9: Outdoor School!

December 31, 2018 RaptorResource

Our improved look at Outdoor School was mentioned by almost every moderator. We learned a lot about the first few weeks after fledge as the eaglets followed Mom and one another to steal food, keep cool, hone their flight skills, and learn to fish and hunt. This moment was mentioned as a particular favorite! #EagleTableManners You can watch the whole video here! Decorah Eagles Hanging Out By The Creek At Nest: https://youtu.be/6IKro-pccWk

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2018 Memory Lane Moment #8: Mrs. North incubates through heavy snow!

December 31, 2018 RaptorResource

While Mom and Dad Decorah brooded eaglets through a heavy snowstorm, Mrs. North incubated the eggs from her second clutch. Watchers were amazed and inspired by her devotion and skilled care. While she sometimes got up to shake off the snow that at one point buried her neck deep, her eggs remained warm, dry, and well-cared for. Our tears at the Decorah nest were followed by triumphs, but that was not the case at the North nest this year. Sherri

2018 Memory Lane Moment #7: Pre-fledge funnies!

December 28, 2018 RaptorResource

While we worried, Mom went about the business of bringing her eaglets to fledge! D29, D30, and D31 amused and distracted all of us with their antics as they got closer and closer to fledge. This memory lane moment includes several favorites mentioned by our moderators! April 25, 2018: We were still trying to get used to Dad’s absence and everything was a cause for concern. An eaglet (D29, perhaps?) gets startled from sleep as Mom gets up to relieve

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2018 Memory Lane Moment #6: Periscope Up!

December 28, 2018 RaptorResource

In 2018, we partnered with Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Neil Rettig Productions on a KestrelCam. The little kestrels were extremely funny to watch as the squabbled over food, played in the nest box, and interacted with one another. They were small but filled with boundless energy and more than willing to eat, or try to eat, food that was much larger (and longer) than they were! Although we liked everything about the kestrels, this was a favorite moment for