The sub-adults are more numerous during egg-laying season this year than I remember from previous years, both here at Decorah and at the North Nest. Increased eagle numbers is a good thing, but can be disturbing to the nesting pairs, as we see at DNN. Here, with two eggs, the Hatchery pair seems to be carrying on as expected even though they are a new pair to us watchers.
Pics from this afternoon. Is that eagle perched in the pine tree HM, or a sub-adult?