Fort St Vrain Eagles~Pa & Ma Early to the Nest-Straighten Rail Sticks_11/4/24

Both Side and Top Cam Views:
Pa & Ma get to the nest early this morning. Their feathers are frosty. They spend a good deal of time in the nest and straighten the rail sticks. I experienced a little buffering on the livestream. You may get a glimpse of some dreaded which circles on this video. Thanks for watching!

Video & Photos captured and edited by chickiedee64

Side Cam
Top Cam

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Live Nest cam courtesy of Raptor Resource Project partnered with Excel Energy

FSV49 hatched April 9 fledged July 1
FSV50 hatched April 9 accidental fledge June 30
FSV51 hatched April 13; died on April 14 @ 12:05 pm MT

***In case you missed it on Facebook, Mom's ankle band numbers were sent off to USGS. Mom was banded in Colorado in May 15, 2002 at age 45 days. She is 22 years old! Her natal nest is 45 miles east of FSV along South Platte corridor. She has hatched 51 eaglets of which 19 died on the nest, 30 survived to fledge . Thank you Lisa Levesque for posting this information!** The full post can be seen on Fort St. Vrain's Eagle Cam Facebook page.

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What does the Fort St. Vrain bald eagle site look like? The eagles' nest (FSV-N0) is 9 x 8 feet wide, eight feet high, and 57 feet off the ground. It has a perimeter of about 26 feet, a total area of about 56 feet, and probably weighs between 2200 and 2700 pounds! The nest is located in a cottonwood on the banks of the St. Vrain River near Platteville, CO, on property owned by Xcel Energy. We’re not sure how old it is, but Bob Anderson and Rob MacIntyre put the first cam system up in 2003, when the nest was already well established. FSV-N0 is built primarily of cottonwood branches (the dominant tree in many river systems out west) and lined with prairie grass. After the primary limb supporting the nest fell in August of 2020, RRP Director John Howe worked with Xcel Energy to put up a new bionic limb and restore the nest. The eagles gave it their seal of approval just a few days later.

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Very cool, I saw them Live on the nest this morning at 06:30 MST! Thanks for uploading. 😉