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(38,511 posts)Nictuku
(3,621 posts)Curious to see how the new father interacts with the Decorah mom.
2naSalit
(86,951 posts)Nictuku
(3,621 posts)I could be wrong, but I've been watching them for years, and I was pretty sure it was Feb when the eggs arrived, at least for Decorah.
2naSalit
(86,951 posts)I haven't watched them for a couple years so I might be off by a months. It takes about ten weeks from hatching to fledging and they usually leave the nest in early to mid June... they sit on the eggs for a couple weeks, I think.
912gdm
(959 posts)I thought they mated for life?
Nictuku
(3,621 posts)He disappeared a couple weeks after the eggs hatched. Mother Decorah raised all 3 successfully all on her own. She is an amazing eagle.
So she has a new mate this year. Earlier, it seemed as if another eagle was trying to drive her away, but the new dad helped her defend it, and they have been working on the nest together.
nolabear
(42,004 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,943 posts)niyad
(113,958 posts)a kennedy
(29,779 posts)all the eaglets, chats, its a fantastic website. https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/