Any word on the Decorah eagles this year? I went to the website, but apparently mom and dad have a

[niyad]

new nest, with no nearby cam, and some issues with the property owner. Does anybody know what is happenings?

[In_The_Wind]

1. This is from Jan. 8, 2021

[niyad]

2. I saw that, but nothing further.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Sorry

[niyad]

4. i appreciate you posting the video. Was hoping someone has more information.

[csziggy]

5. The North eagle nest is live

I don't think the new nest is on camera, at least not close up:

Where have the Decorah Eagles been?
January 7, 2021 John Howe

By Raptor Resource Project Director John Howe

Where have the Decorah Eagles been? We have an update for you after several weeks of observation in the vicinity of N2B and a relatively new eagle nest within what we would describe as their territory. We will start by clarifying that we are not disclosing the location of this nest at the request of the property owner. The new nest is within the typical bald eagle territorial area of up to 6 square miles. Unfortunately, it is not within view of any cameras we have near the fish hatchery.

Are these really the Decorah Eagles?

We have spent hours watching this nest with powerful spotting scopes and cameras. We agree, as do several of our Decorah Eagle experts, that they look like Mom and DM2. What do we base that on?
Their head feathers and beak shape and color are consistent with Mom and DM2.
When they are at the hatchery, we have not seen them at the new nest and vis-versa.
While our team was watching on January 7, a single male eagle perched at the hatchery bluff took off. 15 minutes later, I observed a male eagle joining the female eagle perched in a branch above the new nest. The female eagle dropped down to the nest and they worked on the nest for a bit. The two got a bit frisky and lunged beaks at one other, something we’ve often seen Mom and DM2 do.
And of course Mom and DM are not spending as much time at N2B, the maple tree, or roosting near N2B as they did in late 2020 and other seasons.

More: https://www.raptorresource.org/2021/01/07/where-have-the-decorah-eagles-been/

[niyad]

6. Thank you for posting this. Needing my eagle watching fix!

[Nittersing]

7. Yeah, they've built a new nest, N3.

I think RRP is talking with the landowners, but haven't heard any updates.

Another pair has been visiting N2B... bringing in a few sticks... and enjoying some hanky panky. But we just don't' know if Mom and DM2 will tolerate another pair in their territory. There are other parts of the country where eagles nest much closer together because of need. Also, the female in the new pair is only 4 years old, so this may just be practice.

New kids on the block:

And, as mentioned above, the North nest has two eggs, with the first egg due for hatching sometime around 3/28.

[niyad]

8. Thank you so much for this!