Minnesota DNR Eagle Cam Goes Live, But Where Are They?

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources started streaming its Eagle Camera for 2025 yesterday. It's fun to check in from time to time and see how the birds of prey are faring in their breeding season. It can be a little graphic at times, especially once they start feeding their young.

I checked on the Eagle Camera this morning, and wondered where the eagles even were.

Are they sleeping in there? What's going on? I remember when I was watching an eagle camera last year, there was always at least one eagle in the next.

You can scroll back for up to 4 hours on the live video, and I finally caught a glimpse of one of the birds flying into the nest. Ah ha!

That's about 10 times fuzzier than the security camera at Kwik Trip gas pumps. Oof duh.

The reason you may not see the eagles in the nest when you check is that they are right now working on fixing up the nest, decorating it (yes, seriously), and participating in courtship. That's when the male and female eagles will do things like vocalizations, synchronized flights, and other behaviors consistent with the breeding process.

Did you know that bald eagles return to the same nest each year? This one is located near the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities.

You'll see an eagle in the nest full-time soon, once the female lays one to three eggs. Then both the male and female take turns incubating the eggs for over a month. So, be ready to check back for more footage. Consider donating to the Minnesota DNR to help fund projects like this.