Live Webcam - Bald Eagles

[Bonny]

The nest is up in a huge cotton wood tree. Yes, the winds are 45 mph gusts today & temps are dipping down in the lower 30's tonight. It has to be miserable for the adult that ends up sitting on the chicks.

[sasvermont]

From what I gathered today, while being in the Chat room, eagles prefer cold weather to warm weather. They have been there done that with this type of weather. It is spring there, so the temperatures are just right for them. Not even freezing. The cottonwood is a strong tree and sways nicely in the wind. This birds are made to take care of themselves in what we might consider to be harsh weather. Most of the eagle population is in Alaska for heavens sake. Watch out for ..... oh never mind.

I, too, thought horrible things about the weather, but the eagle folks related to the reserve are laughing at all us wimpy folks. The eagles are fine. The parents have a 100% eaglet survival going. And if one doesn't make it for some reason, well, that's mother nature for you.

I encourage everyone to go to the site to check out the eagles. It's a chance of a life time to see them feed the eaglets and themselves etc.

[Karen]

We have bald eagles in Massachusetts, most nest near Quabbin Reservoir in the middle of the state, where it'll be chilly tonight, too!

[lizbud]

What a life. The chicks woke up from a nap and now it's feeding time again.

[Taz_Zoee]

Its snowing in Iowa and the camera lens is covered with snow.

I know watching these birds is a special thing and I also know that it is mother nature. I learned that last year with the Peregrine Falcons I watch here in California. Last year one eyasses died a couple days after hatching. And then another must have had a disease or something and he died at about 5 weeks old. So very sad. It's nice to hear the Eagles have 100% fledge rate. The Falcons aren't so lucky. But I'm hoping this year all four will fledge. This hasn't happened since 2007.

[Bonny]

The Decorah eagles do receive some help. There are people the area that provide road kill. To keep having 3 babies a year & being able to feed them all is rare. Maybe two would survive but usually not three. It all has to do with the amount of food they can provide their young.

It was really rough here yesterday with a good 8 inches of really heavy wet snow.

[lizbud]

Much better viewing today. Yesterday I got to see both parents on the
nest, but the snow quickly covered up the camera lens.