(KNSI) – One year ago, Minnesotans watched helplessly as heavy snow caused the nest on the Department of Natural Resources eagle cam to fall out of the tree and crash to the ground.
On April 2nd, 2023, the state was hit with a snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of heavy, wet snow. DNR Information Officer Lori Naumann recalled rushing to the scene as soon as the storm passed. “It was devastating. And it was devastating to see the adults flying above our heads as we were digging through this rubble. We did find the chick, dead unfortunately.”
She said it was especially tragic because the couple lost an egg earlier in the year when it cracked.
The good news is that the eagles almost immediately started building another nest about a half mile away. The team has been able to focus the old camera on the new home, but it’s difficult to see because the slightest wind causes it to shake. Both adults are in the nest, and they have new young. Officials say they can’t tell how many eaglets are there.
Naumann explained to KNSI that they have a better camera sitting in a box waiting to be mounted, but “we can’t do that right now and disturb the eagles. So, what we have to do is wait until they’re done using the nest for the season when the chicks have fled and we won’t be disturbing them.”
Naumann says they will try to put it at the new nest, but there is no electricity. The DNR is also looking at another set of eagles in a different nest for the new camera. For more information, click here.
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