About the Decorah Eagles
The Decorah Eagles are located in a cottonwood tree across the street from the Iowa Fish Hatchery in Decorah, IA. This is the second nest built by this pair of eagles. The new nest was built in 2013, in an area quite close to their original nest that they had used since 2007. This new nest is along side a hiking/bike path on some private property there.
Here is a link to a map showing the location of both nests:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=634545743248715&set=a.634545383248751.1073741844.103786266324668&&theater%2F
Many people travel to Decorah to see the eagles for themselves. They can be seen all year round, flying in the sky, perching in trees nearby, or even swooping in to snag a fresh fish from the abundant supply at the fish hatchery.
Eagles don't live on their nests. They use a nest to hatch their eggs and raise their young. The live cameras installed in the nest tree by RRP make it possible for humans to share in this experience with this pair of eagles. The Decorah Eagles begin working on their nest in the fall, lay their eggs in Feb. or early March, and the eggs hatch 35-39 days later. That's when the real fun begins for us! We get to watch as the eaglets grow and change right before our eyes. Eventually, the young ones get to the point where they are ready to leave the nest for good, and begin life out on their own.
The Decorah eagle pair don't occupy the nest when there are no eggs or eaglets. After the young eagles leave the nest for good, the cameras are turned off, and RRP performs any needed adjustments or repairs. The adult eagles do stay in the area year round since it has turned out to be an excellent place for them to find abundant nesting material and food, no matter what time of year it is. There is no need for them to migrate. Then, in the fall, they begin their work on the nest again, preparing for another clutch of offspring.
Bob Anderson, the founder and director of Raptor Resource Project, operates the organization from the town of Decorah.
For more information about the Decorah Eagles, browse to their UStream live camera link, and scroll down below the camera feed. You will find many links, with lots to read about them there.
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
Here is a link to a map showing the location of both nests:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=634545743248715&set=a.634545383248751.1073741844.103786266324668&&theater%2F
Many people travel to Decorah to see the eagles for themselves. They can be seen all year round, flying in the sky, perching in trees nearby, or even swooping in to snag a fresh fish from the abundant supply at the fish hatchery.
Eagles don't live on their nests. They use a nest to hatch their eggs and raise their young. The live cameras installed in the nest tree by RRP make it possible for humans to share in this experience with this pair of eagles. The Decorah Eagles begin working on their nest in the fall, lay their eggs in Feb. or early March, and the eggs hatch 35-39 days later. That's when the real fun begins for us! We get to watch as the eaglets grow and change right before our eyes. Eventually, the young ones get to the point where they are ready to leave the nest for good, and begin life out on their own.
The Decorah eagle pair don't occupy the nest when there are no eggs or eaglets. After the young eagles leave the nest for good, the cameras are turned off, and RRP performs any needed adjustments or repairs. The adult eagles do stay in the area year round since it has turned out to be an excellent place for them to find abundant nesting material and food, no matter what time of year it is. There is no need for them to migrate. Then, in the fall, they begin their work on the nest again, preparing for another clutch of offspring.
Bob Anderson, the founder and director of Raptor Resource Project, operates the organization from the town of Decorah.
For more information about the Decorah Eagles, browse to their UStream live camera link, and scroll down below the camera feed. You will find many links, with lots to read about them there.
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
Raptor Resource Project Information
There is no better place to go for information about the Decorah Eagles, or eagles in general, than the forums of the Raptor Resource Project. Chat and Forum Moderators, who volunteer for RRP, have put together an excellent collection of information. Here is the link to that page:
http://www.raptorresource.org/forum/index.php/board,31.0.html
This next link is to the blog of the Raptor Resource Project. On this blog they post recent information, as well as useful and interesting facts:
http://raptorresource.blogspot.com/
The Raptor Resource Project also maintains a Facebook page and posts most information and updates there as well. That page can be viewed without a Facebook account. Follow this link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Raptor-Resource-Project/103786266324668
http://www.raptorresource.org/forum/index.php/board,31.0.html
This next link is to the blog of the Raptor Resource Project. On this blog they post recent information, as well as useful and interesting facts:
http://raptorresource.blogspot.com/
The Raptor Resource Project also maintains a Facebook page and posts most information and updates there as well. That page can be viewed without a Facebook account. Follow this link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Raptor-Resource-Project/103786266324668