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[BrokenLug]

While the "Decorah Eagle Cam" and the "Decorah North Bald Eagle Cam" both have the name Decorah in them, technically neither set of these cameras are actually within the city limits of the City of Decorah.

They are both in the same Iowa county of Winneshiek however.   

Decorah City Limits: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vSaWmi2QDatZwXsD6

Winneshiek County Iowa:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/DzBM7ScRjGk5hfjw6

As the Decorah North Bald Eagle Cam is at a undisclosed location in Winneshiek County Iowa (at the rightful request of the private landowner who has graciously permitted RRP to show the DNN)  I will not elaborate further other than to say it is about 16 miles north of the Decorah Eagle Cam in the same county.

The weather, terrain, foliage, critters .. etc .. etc .. can be quite different at both locations even though they are not really all that far apart.     

[BrokenLug]

They are both Decorah nests.
This confusion is one reason I HATE designations.
I want the eagles to have NAMES.
O well.

shep your desire to want the eagles to have NAMES has been dutifully noted here before.

Unfortunately you are not running the non profit organization called Raptor Resource Project.

They are providing these cameras freely to the worldwide public for Raptor educational purposes.

They work very hard year after year to provide these cameras, this forum and raise awareness for the benefit of OUR raptors.

Hence they get to decide what to do with their deliberately decided naming conventions.

I really don't see any confusion to any part of what RRP is doing.

[BrokenLug]

In other words WE want to call the present pair of Bald Eagles in the Hatchery area Ralph & Susie because they remind us of a pair of BE's we know very well in the Delaware River Valley .. because 'We've known them' for years.

I sure do know them when Pip and I see them over the past 10 years, but no one else knows who the heck we're talking about except us.

Mom and Dad Decorah iteration 01, 02, 03 in multiple nest locations for many generations to come for example.

How long does it take for it to become confusing to the casual Decorah Eagle camera watcher ?

A consistent numbered and or lettered "naming" convention to the nests and the Eagles, Eaglets does make scientific sense as the Decorah eagle years roll on.

I studied Grizzly Bear in the field eating moths high in the Rockies for years.
I went back & looked at my field notes.

Latitude, longitude _ GB01_GB02_GB03 in my field notes_no Brutus, Henry or Bob did I right down.   

[shep]

I dont mean to tik everyone off.
Its my problem.
calling them letters makes no sense to me.
I'm 81 and I have no idea who they're talking about.

goodbye

[eburgbirdwtchr]

Then just Accept the Truth, shep. 

[BrokenLug]

I dont mean to tik everyone off.
Its my problem.
calling them letters makes no sense to me.
I'm 81 and I have no idea who they're talking about.

1st off.
No one here is ticked off at you shep.
I want to say that to you sincerely.

I truly respect your lifelong wildlife observing experiences.
I truly do. BrokenLug.

 

[Ginger52]

Well, I'm ticked off at Shep.  I just haven't said anything.  It's just tiring to hear that complaint over and over again.  Ok, that's the last I'll say about it.

[BrokenLug]

What do I know.

We're bagging then eating venison steaks off the land.

We don't go to stores often.

[BrokenLug]

except for Ginger perhaps

I'm Laughing so hard I almost just tripped over an opossum   

[STLbf]

DNF visited the nest to check out the white stuff, about 7:30 AM.   Eeewwwww, too early for snow, maybe just thick frost.

[STLbf]

MrN in the late afternoon.

[STLbf]

The Norths doing their thing, restoring the nest for the new season.  Good closeups of DNF.

[STLbf]

Snow here overnight and all morning.  Is this early for this part of Iowa?

[Ginger52]

STL -- I'm guessing it's a week or two earlier than the average first measureable snowfall for this area.  Probably BL or eburg could answer this better though.

[STLbf]

Haven't seen the Norths today, but a hawk has been perching near the nest this afternoon.  Maybe a red-shouldered hawk, but that's a guess.  Just before the hawk took off, it turned and the red tail was revealed, so a red-tailed hawk, see last pic.