Bald Eagles lay first eggs before blizzard arrives

Photo screenshot from Raptor Resource web cam. This nest is in Decorah Iowa.

Bald eagles here in the Upper Mississippi are tough birds. Laying eggs in February, they are guaranteed to have snow as they incubate their eggs. Both parents take turn keeping the eggs warm. It is going to be a real challenge this week with 6+ inches of snow and high winds in the forecast for the region.

There are two good web cams of active nests. You can check in on the Iowa nest at the Explore.org web cam. And in Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources has an eagle nest webcam where the first egg was laid on Feb 15th.

First egg visible in Minnesota nest. Parent does a little feeding before the snow arrives. Screen shot from MN DNR EagleCam.

Minnesota eagle hunkers down at the end of the day for the start of the snowstorm.