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April 2, 2024: News and NestFlix from Decorah North, Decorah, and Great Spirit Bluff

April 2, 2024 RaptorResource

The wind blew and the rain and snow flew, but DNF and Mr. North fed the eaglet crew! The terrific two ate nine times today so far, including a dual feeding by Mr. North (DN18) and DNF (DN17). The P’s shielded their eaglets from the wind and snow and got food in them quickly before Mombrella settled them under her warm feathers. This winter has felt like one long April Fool’s joke, with the punchline ending – we hope? –

March 29, 2024: News and NestFlix from Decorah North and GSB

March 29, 2024 RaptorResource

Fast-forward to a shallow stream 15,000 years ago. Suckers are making their way upstream to spawn. Suddenly, an eagle swoops down and hooks one to bring to his waiting young, who are clamoring hungrily in the nest above. Dad has food. His legacy will survive into a future he can’t imagine. Solstice, this Easter weekend, and the arrival of this year’s first suckerfish have me thinking about spring and fall, the great pivots of the year. It fills me with

Watching Bald Eagles

March 29, 2024 RaptorResource

This is a flashback post first published on April 26 of 2012. I repost it every year when the eagles begin bringing suckerfish into the nest. For new followers: Bob (Anderson) founded the Raptor Resource Project and was its first director. You can learn more about him here: https://www.raptorresource.org/about-us/remembering-bob-anderson/. Here’s 2024’s first sucker – note that it was big enough to make Mr. North work! https://youtu.be/ax2M02stxuI?si=fjfCIRm8HUcoxTnp. Bob took a turn operating the controls at the bald eagle camera this morning.

So Hungry! Growing eaglets, growing appetites!

March 28, 2024 RaptorResource

DN17 and DN18 turned three and two days old yesterday! The eaglets aren’t ready wander the nest just yet, but it was fun to see them popping their little periscopes up from beneath DNF and Mr. North’s feathery coverlets. Did the dynamic duo get enough to eat? Our camera operators recorded seventeen feedings from DNF and five from Mr. North. DN17 ate 14 times and DN18 ate 12. I’m surprised they could left their heads for more food by the

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Eaglet Growth and Development: Week One

March 27, 2024 RaptorResource

We’re writing a series of blogs about the first few weeks of an eaglet’s life. An eaglet spends roughly 75 to 80 days in the nest. For about the first half, it grows and gains weight. For about the second half, it grows flight feathers and starts developing the skills it will need post-fledge. We will focus on week one in this blog. What can we expect in the first week following hatch? Like humans, a growing eaglet has developmental

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March 26, 2024: NestFlix, News, and Cute Overload from Decorah North and Decorah!

March 26, 2024 RaptorResource

Did the eaglets get enough to eat today? It’s an evergreen question, especially when you see the little bobbleheads shivering in the snow, tumbling over, and wrestling one another instead of eating. Fortunately, Mr. North and DNF are perched at the peak of provisioning! They fed the terrific two thirteen times today, with twelve feedings going to DNF and one going to Mr. North. Wrestlemania or not, the eaglets ate well, with eleven feedings for DN17 and eight for DN18.

March 25, 2024: The eaglet has landed!

March 25, 2024 RaptorResource

The eaglet has landed! DN18 hatched at 3:14 AM on Monday, March 25. It’s a good thing DNF got plenty of sleep last night, since these eaglets look like a real handful! We don’t know exactly when DN17 hatched, since it was dry by the time we caught our first glimpse at 6:31 AM yesterday. But I’d guess that the the two eaglets are roughly one day apart.

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Bald eagle tongues and beaks!

March 25, 2024 RaptorResource

We know that bird beaks are specialized for feeding and daily tasks. Birds of prey have strong, curved beaks with sharp edges to help them tear meat. Falcons specialize even further, adding a tomial tooth to help them kill prey. Dabbling ducks have tiny, comb-like structures on their beaks to strain small animals, insects, and plants from water and mud, while piscivorous ducks have saw-like structures to help them hold on to struggling fish. But what about bird tongues or,

March 24, 2024: Welcome DN17!

March 24, 2024 RaptorResource

Congratulations to DNF and Mr. North on the arrival of DN17, the 17th eaglet to hatch at the North nest since we started counting. We don’t know exactly when DN17 hatched, but we got our first glimpse of the little eaglet at 6:31 AM CDT. Welcome to the world, DN17! Good morning, DN17! DN17 has arrived! Bobble-headed & pink footed! DN17’s first feeding…

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March 22, 2024: Pip Pip Hooray!

March 22, 2024 RaptorResource

Pip pip hooray! Hatch has started at Decorah North. The first eaglet to hatch this year will be DN17: the 17th eaglet to be produced here since we started counting and DNF’s 9th eaglet. For a refresher on hatch, follow this link: https://www.raptorresource.org/2024/03/21/april-1-2023-we-are-on-hatch-watch/. Congratulations, Mr. North and DNF! We are so eggcited for you! We’ll be announcing our hatch fundraiser soon, but if you’d like to celebrate by making a donation, follow this link: https://www.raptorresource.org/support-the-raptor-resource-project/make-a-donation/.

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