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EagleCam expansion: Minnesota DNR says new camera, new nesting pair will go live this week

A bald eagle protecting eggs in a nest amid fresh snow
A still image from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam shows a bald eagle protecting eggs in a nest amid fresh snow on Feb. 23, 2023.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Rejoice, EagleCam fans! The 24/7 livestream will return this week with a new camera and new nesting pair of bald eagles.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday announced its popular and beloved EagleCam feed will resume on Thursday at a new location, after the nest previously featured on camera fell in 2023.

The DNR said the new camera will focus on a breeding pair of bald eagles that have successfully and consistently nested in the area for at least four years, rearing several broods of eaglets.

The original camera will continue livestreaming, too — showing the territory that includes the previous eagle pair whose nest fell April 2, 2023.

Both cameras can be viewed starting Thursday on the DNR website and on the DNR YouTube channel.

The site for the new camera — which the DNR does not make public — was picked because it was not possible to run electricity to the original EagleCam pair’s new nest. As with the original camera, Xcel Energy provided services without charge to help install the new camera.

The DNR EagleCam goes live each November to show the eagle pair courting each other and upgrading their nest. They bring in new nesting material and large sticks each year as a bonding activity.

“The DNR EagleCam goes live each November to show the eagle pair courting each other and upgrading their nest. They bring in new nesting material and large sticks each year as a bonding activity,” the DNR reported Tuesday. “The pair typically increase their activity at the nest as winter progresses and normally by mid-February will have two or three eggs, which the adults incubate for about 35 days. Both adults participate in incubating the eggs and caring for the chicks. Once the chicks hatch, the camera zooms in closely to follow the delicate process of raising bald eagle chicks.”

The DNR said the EagleCam has drawn viewers from all 50 states and more than 150 countries.