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Post by iawatcher on Mar 20, 2011 12:41:14 GMT -6
This nest is located across the road from the Fish Hatchery in a family's back yard. It's also the nest from the documentary "American Eagle". The following are some links if you feel like doing some watching or poking around..... Decorah due to hatch starting around April 1st. Decorah eagle cam direct to ustream: www.ustream.tv/channel/decorah-eagles Cam via RRP (Raptor Resource Project) link along with other cams (eagles, owls, peregrine falcons): www.raptorresource.org/falcon_cams/index.html RRP message board - click on "other raptor cams and information" for raptors other than peregrines. Decorah has its own thread and the higher the page number the newest. Once you visit there you can click the blue "new" and it will take you where you left off before. There are some great videos people have caught, i.e., egg laying and other stuff, and with the new zoom/pan cam Bob has gotten some wonderful closeups (can't wait for the babies). www.raptorresource.org/forum/index.php#1 Every so often Amy (from RRP) will post big news. Kind of fun to check that out once in a while too. Newest is at the top. www.raptorresource.org/new.htm Another one one is Blair, Wisconsin - As of March 19th are due to lay eggs any day. eagles4kids.com/eagles4kids-nest-camera/ Good luck and any questions just shoot me an e-mail, Nora a.walkosz@mchsi.com
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Post by iawatcher on Mar 28, 2011 21:36:08 GMT -6
As of today (March 28th) no eggs at Blair, WI yet, guess the National Eagle Center was a bit off on their estimate of late February or early March. Decorah is estimated to start hatching the 1st of April for anyone that likes that nest also and can tear themselves away from E&E , Nora
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Post by iawatcher on Mar 30, 2011 14:50:00 GMT -6
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 3, 2011 17:03:50 GMT -6
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 4, 2011 19:36:13 GMT -6
After the goof of flinging the older bobblehead I think dad must be trying to make up. Usually he brings more fish, maybe a squirrel, usually at least one rabbit (although the one mom saved there for a week has been getting fed), but not only is part of the rabbit there, he brought in a crow last night and now today a muskrat. Attachments:
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 5, 2011 17:16:45 GMT -6
That's twice the trouble maker has been tossed and it just wouldn't give up afterward either, poor mom. It finally attacked the foot of the muskrat that's lying there belly up and succeeded in crawling back where it should be. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cPLEewdRxwAttachments:
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 6, 2011 18:41:27 GMT -6
#3 three arrived at suppertime tonight Attachments:
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 8, 2011 22:07:40 GMT -6
Stopped at the fish hatchery (was just going to say hatchery, but considering we just had three eaglets hatch ) and didn't see dad, but mom was up there babysitting. First picture is taken from across the road at the fish hatchery... Mom...
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 12, 2011 20:05:51 GMT -6
I had a good day! We had to go down to Castalia, IA on an errand and came back up through Decorah. First we stopped at the other eagle nest SE of town. Last time mom looked like she was sitting on eggs and this time looked like E&E did when a baby was down in the nestcup They definitely had their heads together about something today. After that we hit the SW side of Decorah to check out the eagles by the hatchery. I think I caught one of the bobble heads between mom and the edge of the nest! Boy they grow fast.
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Post by lostmarbles on Apr 18, 2011 16:37:33 GMT -6
GREAT info iawatcher! Photos.....
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 19, 2011 11:24:35 GMT -6
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Post by lostmarbles on Apr 20, 2011 8:53:29 GMT -6
What a spring....(has there been a spring yet???) Glad they 'weathered' the snow iawatcher, s'cap of snow said it all!
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 24, 2011 15:52:00 GMT -6
Mick posted this on the RRP board. You guys have to see this. There were some close-ups further into it, but they're at that neat "buddha" or whatever stage you want to call it and at the beginning the little guy come tromping up from in back and the big one in front is sitting there with his feet out in front of him and starts curling and uncurling his toes. ;D www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNfcfRWE7Jo
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Post by iawatcher on Apr 27, 2011 19:37:42 GMT -6
I was disappointed it was so dark and cloudy when we were there, NOW the sun is out. For those concerned about where Mom & Dad are when they aren't on the nest lately, first I'll show you dad. As we drove up he flew in and landed in one of his usual spots east of the nest tree. The cam faces pretty much east and you can see the road and bridge depending on how much the cam is zoomed in. He is in the tree is across the road to the left of the creek/bridge as looking from the nest. Mom was RIGHT BY the nest, but on the west side (behind the cam) watching over the kids. That's what I meant by the parents can be very close, just not in view on the cam. While were were there dad flew off to the northwest once he knew things were ok and mom joined the kids in the nest. I thought this might be the oldest I could see... Not sure if this is the oldest or one of the other kids peeking up, I thought it looked like one of the younger two...
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Post by iawatcher on May 4, 2011 16:33:58 GMT -6
We just had to swing by there againn today The first pictures are general: Nothing spectacular, just the water that was running under the bridge. It's moving fast and is SO clear, grass really went with the flow and you can see the mossy rocks in the bottom... In front of the hatchery is a mosaic sign that ws made and put up that has to do with the biking/walking trail that runs past the hatchery... And just a couple trout pictures from the hatchery...
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