Eagle bald webcam in Decorah
Bald Eagle - description
The Orli Decorah nestles near the Trout Hatchery, the Decorah Hatchery, located on 2325 Spring Rd in Decorah, Iowa. The female is known as mom and the male is known as DM2 (the second male of the Eagle Decorah).
Generally, the courtship begins in October, productive mating in late January or early February, and laying in mid to late February. Hatching usually begins in late March to early April and young eagles fly out of the nest in mid-late June. While young people usually disperse between August and October, adults remain in the territory throughout the year. They eat live and dead fish, squirrels, other birds, rabbits, possums and anything else they can catch or find.
History of Eagles Decorah
Dad, the original male disappeared in April 2018. Based on the color of her feathers, she was four years old in 2007 and fifteen in 2018.
After two more males arrived and left, mom received a third suitor. In December 2018 Mom and DM2 worked on the N2B nest, defending the territory together and mating.
Raptor Resource Project 'has been broadcasting the nest online for 10 years.
Thank you to webcam operators:
The Bald Eagle is a large predatory bird living in North America. It is the national bird and the state symbol of the United States of America. It occurs in most areas of Canada and Alaska, throughout the continental United States and northern Mexico, mostly near large open waters with abundant food supplies and old nesting trees.
The adult individual has brown feathers on the body and white on the head and tail. The tail is not too long and its shape somewhat resembles a triangle. Both males and females are colored the same way. The beak, the claws and the iris have a bald eagle in yellow. He has short, strong fingers with big claws on the unsightly fangs. A fingertip on the back finger pierces vital points on the victim's body, while his forefinger holds her motionless. It has a large beak of hooked shape with yellow rays.
An infant has brown feathers with white spots until their fifth (exceptionally fourth, rarely and third) year when they are sexually mature. The Bald Eagle is a large bird with body length 70-102 centimeters, 1,68-2,44 meter wingspan and 2,5-7 kilogram weight. The females are roughly a quarter bigger than the male, the average weight is 5,8 kg and in the case of the male 4,1 kg. Body dimensions vary according to the geographical location - the smallest individuals live in Florida, where the male exceptionally exceeds the weight of 2,3 kg and the 1,8 meter wingspan, on the contrary, the largest live in Alaska, where a large female can exceed the weight of 7,5 kg and a range of 2,4 meters
In the wild there is an average of twenty years, the oldest can live up to thirty years and in captivity even longer. In one case, a captive in New York has been living 50 for years. Just as dimensions, life expectancy is affected by the place of occurrence.
It produces faint, whirling sounds that are more pronounced in a younger than an adult.
Bald Eagle - live
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4.3. at 18 pm CET goose and herons in a river under a rock.
4.3. 14:00 Orlík eats fish on a branch, it will be a male and a beautiful shot at 14:15 on a young female on a branch. About 4 - 4,5 years old.
Hello, Petro, this is another couple, this is not the one from 28.2. and it seems to me that the male is not yesterday's. It occurred to me that it would be a peek yesterday and he brought a girlfriend today, but it doesn't seem to be him. To the young female - couldn't they "start a family" when she's so young? L.
Hello, Leon, this is a new couple. There seem to be a lot of eagles in the area this year. One of them may be a descendant, when eagles sexually mature tend to return to the places where they hatched, but unfortunately we do not find out when they are not ringed. The bald eagle matures sexually at the age of 4 - 5 years, so it is possible that they could not have offspring. The young female is the same age as Mom when she first appeared on the nest.
So it's a tip with that age and it could work if …….
Thanks :-).
4.3. - 13:05 CET eagles on the nest
3.3. It was not until around 18 pm that an eagle appeared on the nest - it seemed that it was one of a couple from 28.2 February, probably a male. (Well, maybe it wasn't DM2, but the movements and behavior didn't indicate it.)
The eagle stayed for about 6 minutes and then flew into the undergrowth between the river and the road, where he seemed to have caught something. He flew away in a moment.
3.3. at 17,20 CET at least a squirrel on a nest 🙂.
2.3. So it looks like the new couple won't settle down ……….
28.2. The new pair stayed on the nest twice, for the first time at 2 CET - they were working, unfortunately one big branch fell down. On the second visit, at 14,45 CET, mating took place on the "lookout" branch of the nesting tree.
I think it was a male who explored the original N18 nest at 1 pm CET, including the popular Mamči and DM2 branches with a view of the horses.
The couple is beautiful - so my lay opinion :-).
28.2. - 17:15 CET We have a new pair here on the N2B nest
That was the speed - maybe Mamča and DM2 hung a Zimmer frei sign somewhere!
28.2. at 1,15 CET an alien eagle explores the nest. He left in about 6-7 minutes.
27.2. 2021
UPDATES Raptor Resource Project
Based on Robin Brumm's observations, Mom laid her first eggs in a new N3 nest.
2-26-21 day trip to Decorah
By Robin Brumm
I had an afternoon off on Friday afternoon, so I decided to take a quick trip to Decorah to find out what Mom and DM2 were up to. It occurred to me that if we had eggs, there would be a bird. If not, I would be looking at an empty nest.
When I got to N3, I didn't see anyone. I didn't know if I was happy or not! I took a few photos of the nest and waited. I looked at my photo on the camera and approached. WAIT… A beak protruded from one trunk! So I changed my position to get a different perspective and saw someone lying in the nest! I believe it was Mom, which was confirmed a few minutes later when DM2 flew into a nest with some grass. Mom got up and flew to a nearby branch.
DM2 moved some grass, but I noticed that both parents were very alert. Suddenly Mom and then DM2 started calling. I looked up and an adult eagle flew into the area. Mom flew after the eagle and followed DM2. They both escorted the eagle out of the area. After a few minutes, DM2 flew back and lay in the nest. A few minutes later, my mother arrived with more material. Mom stayed on the nest while DM2 flew in and out a few times. The mother stood on the nest for a long time. Finally, she lowered her head and looked as if she could move the nesting materials, then rolled the egg, and then lay down. She was quite alert and looking around. I stayed for about 20 minutes and then I had to leave. It certainly looked like Mom and DM2 were incubating at least 1 egg.
As I drove home, I wondered how many eggs my mother had laid. I hope they load three again this year, but unfortunately we won't know until we see those little eagles peeking over the edge. I asked her when I was there, but she didn't answer me… only if I could get my mom and DM2 to reply to my messages !!
[Amy's note: Many thanks to Robin Brumm for her great reportage! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! While we can't give the egg-laying date and time as usual, we believe Mom laid egg number one on Wednesday or Thursday nights, based on Friday's Robin sightings and reports from Scott Iverson and Dave Kester. We will miss watching them this year, but we are both lucky and will continue to report as best we can. After some discussion on how to call the new nest, we named it N3.
https://www.facebook.com/RaptorResourceProject/photos/pcb.3760762840626974/3760760107293914
Too bad we won't be able to watch them. It is important that they do well and have peace of mind. Last year it was quite unbearable here, the "spectators" were very noisy, they dared close enough and there were many of them against other flights. Both Mama and DM2 showed how nervous they were.
Perhaps our dear ones will fly here at least for fish 🙂.
26.2. We didn't see eagles, so at least a beautiful sunset and then the moonrise.
26.2. At 20,30 CET she came to drink in the river under the opossum stable - so I hope it's her :-).
Later there are a few ducks - nice shots.
Good evening Leono, yes, it was an opossum 🙂
Thank you :-).
25.2. - 16:20 CET The red-tailed buzzard bathes in a small river
23.2. At 22,45 CET, Mama D. brought litter na to the nest
22.2. Last year, on February 26, Mama Decorah laid the first egg ……….
21.2. Shot of the nest at 7,50 - Mom was already there - she probably brought the rustle - a little more, then DM2 arrived with a branch. He then let go of the food scraps that remained on the nest. They flirted and Mom tried to jump on DM2 (?). This has already happened on 18.2. on a tree near the stable.
At 8,20 DM2 preferred to fly away, Mom followed for a moment. They didn't show up today.
The nest was visited twice by the spotted woodpecker - one immediately after the departure of the eagles, the other with a red cap at 2 am.
Around 13 p.m., snow began to fall and everything in the nest was covered 🙁.
18.2. at 7,15 am m.č. mating on a tree near the stable - 2x in a row.
17.2. Mom and DM2 are in their "district" again today. DM2 brought something frozen to the nest at noon, with fur (a piece of deer n. A piece of hare,…?) - partially cleaned, then left to Mom, who flew to the nest and flew away. Then the saturated Mom flew away, he returned and continued, this was repeated once more.
After lunch, they settled in the trees.
They both returned to the nest at 17,35 - they destroyed the remains of the prey and after 18 pm they flew away - first DM2 and v18,15 - almost in the dark - also Mamča.
16.2. - 18: 25SE Mom with DM2 on the nest, they brought a few new twigs, they can be seen in the trees since morning.
It already looked like Mamča was going to spend the night over the nest, but then DM2 called somewhere nearby, so she flew over to him.
It seems that perhaps they will no longer give us a basket and will stay here "live" this season as well.
15.2. To our great joy, Mama Decorah and DM2 moved in "our" space all day. They were both in the nest on the trees by the hatchery, by the stable, on the rocks, and at 17,15: 17,25-XNUMX.
At 16,40, Mama made a low flight through the hatchery and took a fish to a tree near the stable :-).
It is worth "driving" all day.
(beautiful shots even on deer)
15.2. - 18:20 CET Mom Decorah! 18:30 Perfect close-ups!
14.2. 2021 15:45 Mom Decorah on a branch near the nest close up, DM2 in the background on a tree
Mom D. stayed all afternoon in a tree by the hatchery, flew east until 17,45 am m.č.
It is a pleasure to watch our eagles again 🙂
13.2. From 15 pm CET Mom on "her" observatory. She left after about 1,5 hours.
In about 3 hours, Mom returned to the tree, after 15 minutes she flew away.
11.2. 2021 18:35 CET Mom on a tree !! And someone brought new corn cobs to the nest !!
About 22,43 CET Mom was still in the tree and DM2 probably flew past her, Mom flew after him.
10.2.2021 Raptor Resource Project D35
We regret to announce that RRP Board Member Brett Mandernack found a D29 eagle dead on January 2021, 35, along the banks of the Iowa River, south of Iowa City. It is heartbreaking for all of us to lose another eagle. It is one thing to know that the first year, bald eagles have a high mortality rate, and it is another to see how this is reflected in the lives of eagles that we have known and loved.
An autopsy by Kaye Neumann of SOAR found that D35 had been killed by acute lead poisoning. To learn more about her diagnosis and what you can do, click this link: https://www.raptorresource.org/… / D35-killed-by-lead… /
SOAR has printable brochures on its website and Lead is Poison Coalition has printable brochures on its Facebook page:
SOAR: https://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/
Lead is the poison of a coalition:
https://www.facebook.com/Lead-is-Poison-Coalition-121595381279639
I have no words, it's heartbreaking. So not only with us ……….
It's very sad. Now I remembered writing an article about lead poisoning last year. https://www.zoocam.info/zapis/orli-belohlavi-stale-umiraji-a-nikdo-o-tom-nemluvi/
And this year, two chicks also died at the nest in Captavia, it looks like they ate food poisoned by rat poison. We are still waiting for a more detailed autopsy. https://www.zoocam.info/zapis/na-hnizde-orlu-belohlavych-v-captavia-zemrela-dve-mladata/
Yeah, yeah, I remember that article, you can't forget it :-(.
This year's case is cruel, such beautiful cubs.
Where are we just going ?!
8.2. The situation with goose beetles is repeated again. They arrive in the morning and leave at around 17,30 - in stages :-). They fly to the N to NE. That they want to fly every night?
It can be seen for at least an hour longer.
7.2.2021 Today the camera mostly occupies the tank, it is again full of goose
6.2. 16:20 CET The retention tank is full of goose
They started leaving at 17,30 and took it into 6 groups :-).
4.2. Snow fell again in Decorah.
29.1. at 0,35 CET a beautiful full moon