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Join us this Friday for a welcome back chat!

Mr. North and DNF visit DNN 3.0. So far we've seen them pick up a treat we left behind, eat stream-caught trout, and move sticks. Talons crossed that they will continue to approve!

Come join us at 10AM CDT on Friday, October 11 for a welcome back chat at Decorah North and Decorah…and visit our regularly scheduled Mississippi Flyway chat at noon the same day! We’ve got lots to talk about and we’re crossing our talons that DNF and Mr. North will show up, especially since they’ve been visiting DNN 3.0! Mississippi River Flyway While we’re waiting for the Decorah cams to turn on, I’m watching the Mississippi River Flyway. We’re seeing a

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October 5, 2024: Welcome back, Mr. North…and our live Decorah streams!

October 5, 2024: Mr. North on the North nest.

Hello, Mr. North! One of our camera operators reported that Mr. North visited the new north nest this morning, where he moved a stick around and ate a fish he caught! We’ll keep our talons crossed until we’re sure the North’s have moved into their new home, but this is a very good sign. Missing the Norths and Decorah in general? We’re turning our Decorah and Decorah North streams back on on Friday, October 11, at 10AM CDT. In the

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Decorah North Nest Rebuild

Attaching another brace to expand the nest and prevent slumping. John's first bionic limb rebuild out at Xcel Energy's Fort St. Vrain nest happened after the nest slumped.

We completed the Decorah North nest rebuild, cleaned the cameras, and are (mostly) on to our next project on the Mississippi Flyway. I’ve posted a few pictures so you can get a look at how we rebuilt the North nest. Spoiler alert: we used a bionic John-built limb to support a nest ‘basket’, which we filled with branches and mulch. We left two lovely trout for Mr. North and DNF! Click on the photos to enlarge them and see how

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August 26, 2024: A quick update from all around our nests!

August 25, 2024: A juvenile Bald Eagle near the North Nest! Is it DN17 or DN18 making a last trip home before dispersing? It didn't get close enough for us to tell

We’ve got a quick update from all around our nests! We’ve seen DNF and a juvenile – DN17 or DN18, perhaps? – around the Valley of the Norths, although neither DNF nor Mr. North have visited the nest we built for them yet. We’re not too worried about it, since the Norths don’t typically begin nestorations until October. But we do wish the mice hadn’t taken our housewarming gifts…those trout weren’t for you, mice! Given the amount of free food

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July 30, 2024: Last Decorah North Chat of the 2023/2024 Season and NestFlix!

July 26, 2024: HM on the Y-Branch.

Even with the North nest falling, it was a great year for Norths! Come join us for the last chat of the 2023/2024 season on Friday, August 2, from 3:30 to 5PM: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-north-nest/. We’ll be celebrating DN17 and DN18, reliving the year, and chatting about our plans! While the Norths and Hatchery Eagles are in the ebb of their year, we’re still seeing both couples in and around their nesting areas, including a thrilling visit by HD on July 26.

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July 25, 2024: Are DN17 and DN18 on walkabout?

July 18, 2024: A last glimpse of DN17

Have DN17 and DN18 started walkabout? Although our camera operators have been looking, we haven’t seen DN17 since July 18th – just as we were gathering for ATF – and DN18 since July 20. While the Decorah nestlings we attached transmitters to didn’t tend to disperse until early September, they started wandering more widely about 30 days post-fledge and began spending more nights away from home. We’ll keep looking for them, since it wasn’t uncommon for our wanderers to return

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July 15, 2024: News and NestFlix From Decorah North and Trempealeau

July 12, 2024: A beautiful misty morning in the valley of the Norths. We're starting to see a little less of the terrific two on camera as they expand their wanderings...and some visitors to the valley as well!

We have your NestFlix from Decorah North and Trempealeau and we hope you enjoy them as much as we did! Curious about our auction? Check it out and place a bid or more here: https://www.32auctions.com/ATF2024. Thanks so much, everyone: for watching, sharing, learning, and especially for caring! We’re looking forward to seeing you at After The Fledge this weekend. Decorah North Eagles Fledgling eaglets are beginning to wander a little more widely and we’re starting to see visitors in the

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