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Memory Lane Moments | April of 2025

TE5, back: TE3 and TE4, front.

A favorite moment is a bit of a conundrum. Some moments – eaglets hatching, HD and HM’s first copulation, an eaglet poopshoot – are funny, touching, lovely, breathtaking. Others – Mr. North’s tender care for the couple’s unhatched egg, Dad’s final appearance at N2B in 2018, beautiful falcon Savanna at Great Spirit Bluff – are bittersweet, but beautiful in memory. And then there was the discovery of Mr. T’s second nest on Easter Sunday of this year. I have a

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Memory Lane Moments | March of 2025

March 7, 2025: A subadult intruder in the North Nest

The Norths nest along a mini-Flyway: a long, steeply-sided river valley that funnels wind south for miles. It has everything an eagle could want: fish, perches, an awesome wind assist, and upland farms rich in carcasses. And bald eagles are pretty smart: it didn’t take long for them to learn that this clear, cold tributary is a great route to the southern reaches of the Mississippi River. In short: the Norths get visitors. In March of 2025, we witnessed an

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Memory Lane Moments | February of 2025

DNF and her two eggs on a snowy evening.

In February of 2025, your favorite post was wings-up DNF’s Valentine’s Day egg! But you also wondered about eagles in cold weather, loved Ma FSV’s first egg, and got earwormed with the (North) Eagle’s first hit: ♫ Corn ♩♪♫♬ husks on ♫ my ♪ shoulders makes me ♫ happy… In honor of Mr. North’s diligent attention to his mate, nest, and eggs, and DNF’s Valentine’s Day surprise, we present your favorite February video: Mr. North’s Gift!

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Memory Lane 2024: the Eagle with One Foot

September 24, 2024: One-footed eagle on the Flyway.

I would have missed this one if it weren’t for chat mod Kanawa! We don’t know this eagle’s story: how it lost a foot, how it survived, where it came from. But we know that it lived at least a year and maybe longer with one foot, that it enjoyed preening on a sunny day, and that it returned to a familiar place, with familiar faces: https://www.raptorresource.org/2023/12/07/bald-eagles-a-fission-fusion-species/. Good luck, friend! We hope to see you next year.

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Memory Lane 2024: Mr. North’s first glimpse of his eaglet!

March 24, 2024: Mr. North's first glimpse of DN17

It’s time for your favorite moments from 2024! There was a lot to love at the North nest this year: the Norths have a strong bond, their valley is beautiful, and DN17 and DN18 were a delight from hatch to fledge! But you especially enjoyed Mr. North’s first look at his eaglets and first brooding shift. Eagle watchers cherish an eagle dad’s first glimpse of his offspring, especially when the eagle is an experienced, dedicated dad like Mr. North. When

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Season’s Greetings from Mr. North and DNF!

Season's Greetings from DNF and Mr. North!

“Dear Friends and Feathered Neighbors, “As the year winds down, we find ourselves reflecting on a whirlwind 2024. It’s been a year of highs, lows, and plenty of fish, so grab your talons and join us for a recap of life at the North Nest. “I don’t know what it was – the lengthening days, probably – but Mr. North’s 2024 glowup was irresistible! I probably shouldn’t share this in a family newsletter, but honestly, he was so romantic. And

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Time lapse video of North Nest building!

December 6, 2024: What could be sexier than nest-building? https://www.raptorresource.org/2024/11/08/birds-and-nest-building/

Remember when the nest fell on June 16th? We were all relieved that DN17 and DN18 were okay. It would have been so much worse if the nest had fallen just a week earlier! But we weren’t sure how we were going to rebuild it – rebuild number two here! – or whether or not DNF and Mr. North would accept it. John came up with a plan and we built a starter nest over a three day period in

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Memory Lane: Synchronized Looking

April 30, 2024: Synchronized looking with DN17 and DN18.

It’s time for Memory Lane! Your favorite video on our YouTube channel last year was ‘Synchronized Looking‘! We wrote: “DN17 and DN18 turn 30 and 31 days old today! The dynamic duo are tracking and paying attention to life outside the nest: the place that their parents come from and go to, often bearing food, and the world that their parents see, hear, and respond to: birds overhead, animals on the ground, other eagles, one another. It’s a wonderful look

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Watching Bald Eagles

November 7, 2017: Dad Decorah

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.

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