Fort St Vrain Eagles🎈Third Egg Hatches! Breaking Out-Mom Returns With Fish And Sees New Baby_4/13/24

Pa is on daddy day care duty. So the joke is on me!😒😂 I really did not think this egg was going to hatch. This is great! Congratulations Ma & Pa. Mom returns from break with a fish. Good surprise for Mom! She's takes a stick from the rail and lays it beside the nest bowl. I guess she is setting some new protective boundaries.
***In case you missed it on Facebook, Mom's ankle band numbers were sent off to USGS. Mom was banded in Colorado in May 15, 2002. she is 22 years old! She has hatched 36 eaglets. **
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Live Nest cam courtesy of Raptor Resource Project partnered with Excel Energy.
What does the Fort St. Vrain bald eagle site look like? The eagles' nest (FSV-N0) is 9 x 8 feet wide, eight feet high, and 57 feet off the ground. It has a perimeter of about 26 feet, a total area of about 56 feet, and probably weighs between 2200 and 2700 pounds! The nest is located in a cottonwood on the banks of the St. Vrain River near Platteville, CO, on property owned by Xcel Energy. We’re not sure how old it is, but Bob Anderson and Rob MacIntyre put the first cam system up in 2003, when the nest was already well established. FSV-N0 is built primarily of cottonwood branches (the dominant tree in many river systems out west) and lined with prairie grass. After the primary limb supporting the nest fell in August of 2020, RRP Director John Howe worked with Xcel Energy to put up a new bionic limb and restore the nest. The eagles gave it their seal of approval just a few days later.

[@nancywalgate2909]

Wish Shadow and Jackie could’ve had at least one 😢

[@AnimalLover-ke6eu]

Me too☹️

[@AnimalLover-ke6eu]

Me too☹️

[@7th_Heaven]

first vid of this channel. Shadow and Jackie must have been birds, right?

[@user-xy3lg5ir9e]

I agree with you 😢

[@gryphonshire]

@@7th_Heaven Yes, Shadow & Jackie, mated Bald Eagles, laid eggs that didn't hatch this year. 😢

[@user-cc1gq8bw3f]

So absolutely beautiful to see the babies being born. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us ❤️ 💜

[@chickiedee64]

You're welcome

[@nancyvogel4607]

They're so cute...best of luck to the parents..3 babies is a lot to handle..❤

[@Tammy-Jeanne-Movies]

I love how the parent breaks off a piece out of the baby's mouth thinking it was a little too big for the baby and then parent took that broken off piece and gave the food to the other baby ❤

[@phoebeflagg2694]

Wow wow wow. I kept looking at it this morning, thinking it looked like there was a PIP. But, just thought it was my hopeful imagination. I hope he makes it and doesn’t get bonked too much. Thank you for the video!!!

[@chickiedee64]

Me too. Twice, I thought it had a pip. Then, I just decided yesterday , it's not going to hatch, and I gave up.

[@phoebeflagg2694]

@@chickiedee64 I had given up, too. Then this morning I saw it and thought what the heck. Maybe a miracle will happen after all. He does look so tiny compared to 49&50.

[@milehiguy4640]

Awesome! Checked this nest an hour or so ago and it sure looked like there were 3 eaglets. Showed my two little grandkids and they loved it. So neat to see the actual hatching. Thanks for uploading!

[@chickiedee64]

You're welcome!

[@conniebeaver7390]

Precious

[@karenreilly1720]

So happy for this nest ❤

[@melissamcclain34]

Poor baby is already getting bonked 😢 fingers crossed it will be ok as I've had enough sadness this week as far as eagles go. ❤️🦅🦅🦅

[@isabelbarroso3381]

Happy for them. I hope that the third eaglet makes it as is about four days behind the other two.🥰🐣🐣🐣

[@Dan-oi4kt]

It didn't make it

[@Summit1962]

Congratulations Pa & Ma. I hope all three fledge.🐥🐥🐥❤

[@user-xy3lg5ir9e]

Family happiness to them. Welcome third little one 💗🥰

[@wshari27]

They are so cute

[@geminijem]

They are precious! Protect them at all costs!

[@sinjinmonsoon9055]

Beautiful congratulations ❤

[@LoriConner-up6yg]

I was so surprised when this egg hatched!

[@chickiedee64]

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one surprised. I think Mom eagle was also.

[@jagriggle1662]

Welcome sweetie. Congratulations 🐥🐥🐥

[@tammythomas851]

I hope the 3rd babe makes it. It is so far behind in growth and ability to demand his food, as are his two older siblings.

[@LechLecha893]

It only needs to live if the other two can’t. it has the opportunity of living if there’s enough food to go around. If not well, you know the answer to that..

[@user-hr3ks4oz2c]

К сожалению ему будет трудно выжить

[@Summit1962]

RIP FSV 51. Fly high and free🌈😭💔

[@susanmorris5520]

It seems by reading the comments that it has taken a lot longer for #3 to hatch then normal. In my opinion, I am a firm believer that miracles do and can happen for these three even though I don’t like reading from someone saying that the new baby dis get bonked.😔🐥❤️. It would be nice however if the parents would keep an eye on the babies and in their own Eagle ways would make the others mind and possibly too when they start feeding them that they would feed the other two that are older then feed the youngest one last cause then the two older ones would b so stuffed and sound asleep that the youngest would have a fighting chance at food and thriving too. God bless this family and for the youngest Eaglet too. Hugs to this Eagle family always. Sue M. Clearwater, Florida 🙏❤️🦅🦅🐥🐥🐥🥰🤞🏼🐥🙏😔🌸🌼👍🏻❌⭕️

[@essayann]

That is usually what they do; the largest/oldest gets fed first. Typically a third one that's a few days behind learns to wait and position him/herself to get fed when the big sibling(s) are done. Mom and Dad will feed all of them as long as there is enough food for all...so it's really all up to how much food they can bring in for all three to thrive.

[@susanlucia37]

So sweet!

[@candyr7299]

wonderful

[@sherryjames6872]

What a beautiful sight to see, obviously the other Eagle Cam I watched where the Dad ate two of the hatchlings :( broke my heart.

[@chickiedee64]

Which nest did that happen ? I heard about it yesterday. Terrible thing to happen and to witness 😪

[@simplycurlyde]

Yes! I couldn't believe it, when I just looked in on them a little while ago. The other two looked so hot & miserable, poor things. I don't think they have much shade, if any there.

[@ashley8156]

So cute!!! What I'm surprised about is reading in description the size of the nest!!! Those measurements seem huuuuge!!! 9x8ft?? Incredible what nature can build, and endure! How long does it take for babies to fly? This mom is 22 and has had 36 babies? Maybe reason for Jackie and Shadows poor eggs not hatching is related to weather? Did these eggs go thru snow and Temps close to J&S? Or is it warmer in CO?

[@chickiedee64]

extreme temperatures can affect the eggs. They were exposed to snow and cold weather. I have seen an egg left uncovered for 2-3 hours before in very low temperature. That eaglet hatched and fledged! Eaglets usually fledge at 3 months.

[@dawnpowers6233]

How many days apart is the 3rd baby from the other 2 babies? I can't remember ❤🤗

[@chickiedee64]

4 days

[@dawnpowers6233]

​@@chickiedee64good not bad 🤞 other 2 babies won't be mean to lil one ❤❤️❤️🤗

[@thaily1977]

Helo tuyệt vời quá ❤❤❤

[@prun8893]

The little dude died on Sunday.

[@LechLecha893]

Don’t get happy until you see consistent prey deliveries. I guess for most of you this is emotional. For others of us it is more cognitive. Interesting to see what happens either way.

[@Summit1962]

The smallest chick died. There doesn't seem to be enough food available. All three screamed. By the time food finally arrived, it was too late for the littlest one. What's going on there?

[@chickiedee64]

There has always been an abundance of food. The babies were fed well on Saturday night, and the dad finished it off after babies were fed. More food did not arrive until a little before noon on Sunday. It's the first time since following this nest that I've seen that happen. Leftover food also attracts predators to the nest.

[@doubutsuaigodantaiin]

Last one won't live long..

[@chickiedee64]

51 passed this afternoon, I'm sorry to say.

[@gabrielteschner6302]

Troje mladých... To krmenie Ti nezávidím... Nalietaš sa...

[@leonshiu283]

儲備糧食孵化了

[@tinabeene9509]

Sqeeeee

[@ericc2083]

Not surprised the third one didn't live long. Too far behind the first two siblings. Tough to watch Mother Nature sometimes, but it is and always will be survival of the fittest!