Xcel Energy Eagle Cam
Eagle Cam
Active: February - May
Fort St. Vrain Station, Platteville, CO
Our American Bald Eagle 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 eagles thrive in this location because there are lots of small mammals and fish nearby. Turtles also make good meals for the eagles.
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Latest News
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.
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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.
