Xcel Energy Eagle Cam
Eagle Cam
Active: February - May
Fort St. Vrain Station, Platteville, CO
Fish Hatchery, Decorah, IA
We have two eagle cams this season to give you a front row seat for watching the American Bald Eagles build their nests, lay and incubate their eggs, and raise their young.
The first cam is located at Xcel Energy’s Fort St. Vrain Station near Platteville, Colorado. This nest has been active for many years and is located near the plant.
The second family of eagles resides next to a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. The Bald Eagles moved into this nest in May 2006 after their original nest got too heavy and broke the supporting tree limbs. This nest cam is very popular with the local schools in Decorah and we hope you will enjoy it too!
Daily Pix
Latest News
The Decorah eagles are going to have a nice big fish for lunch today.
The first egg has hatched at the Decorah American Bald Eagle nest.
The Decorah eagles have three eggs in their nest. We expect the first egg to hatch on April 4 or April 5. You can watch these amazing birds at night thanks to our special night vision cam.
Now we have two hatchlings in the nest at Fort St. Vrain. Both parents are involved in the frequent feedings.
One eagle egg has hatched at Fort St. Vrain.
The eagles have been faithfully sitting on their eggs. We expect the first egg to hatch on or around March 22.
We definitely have two eggs in the nest. Thank you to a viewer for sending in the photo.
Is there a second egg in the nest? It is difficult to determine because of the deep nesting material. The eagle continues to stay on her eggs despite a blanket of snow covering the nest.
The first eagle egg has arrived.
The eagles continue to make daily visits to the nest. Last year's first egg arrived in mid-February.
The adult eagles have begun tiding up their nest. They got a lot accomplished over the weekend.
About Eagle Cam
This pair of bald eagles lives at our Fort St. Vrain Station in Platteville, Colorado. Their 6-foot-wide by 5-foot-deep nest sits high in a cottonwood tree near the plant. Eagles return to the nest in the fall and conduct nesting activities from about February to June. The nest has been active for years, with the Colorado Division of Wildlife banding young birds at the nest site each spring.
Interested in corresponding with other Bird Cam viewers? Join the BirdCam Forum available through the Raptor Resource Project.
Eagle Facts
- Have vision four times sharper than humans.
- The Bald Eagle is the only eagle unique to North America.
- Have been known to live up to 50 years in captivity.
- Eat primarily fish and have the ability to swim.
- Nests are repaired and refurbished each year, growing in size, and have been known to reach a weight of two tons.
