Live! From the NCTC Eagle Nest - Camera 2

Описание: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) near Shepherdstown, WV - Bald Eagle Nest.

Camera 1 shows a wide-angle view from the top of the nest tree northward, toward the Potomac River valley. The eagles sometimes roost in this sycamore tree grove.

On April 19, 2025, a sudden windstorm blew down the big (upper) bald eagle nest that had towered over the NCTC campus for 22 years. The adult eagle pair did survive the storm, but unfortunately, their three eaglets did not. The adult eagle pair returned and are now actively building a lower nest in the same Sycamore tree, about 15 ft. below where the original nest was located. This lower nest is 75 ft. above ground level. Each fall and winter, the eagles add new nest sticks and begin mating for the new season. They are most active in the morning hours and can often be seen bringing in sticks and dry grass for their new nest. We hope to see eggs laid in mid-February, eggs hatching in mid-March and young eagles flying from their nest (fledging) in mid-June!

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Camera 1 shows a wide-angle view from the top of the nest tree northward, toward the Potomac River valley. The eagles sometimes roost in this sycamore tree grove.
Camera 2 shows a nest level view, looking toward the northwest.
Camera 3 shows a downward view of the nest from 10ft. above the nest, or 85ft. above ground level.

During the winter/spring nesting season, please join us for "Live from the Eagles Nest" – online broadcasts for schools coming bi-weekly from the NCTC Studio in February 2026. The schedule will be posted here: https://www.fws.gov/broadcasts

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