Mommy Decorah Eagle lays second egg Feb. 20, 2012 (videos)

 Hooray! Mommy Decorah Eagle laid a second egg on February 20, 2012 giving her two eggs that she is currently incubating. The eggciting (sorry, exciting) delivery was captured on the live eagle cam and you may see the video footage below. The video is fifteen minutes long and you can see the first egg “D1” in the nest. At approximately 8:45 into the video, you may see as Mommy Decorah Eagle delivers the second egg. If you fast-forward the video to 12:42, you will see Mommy Eagle as she hovers over two eggs.

The eggs are referred to as “D1” and “D2.”

Did you know that bald eagles are monogamous? Momma and Papa eagles are a mated and bonded pair and will remain together until something happens to one of the mates. The eagles continually return to the same nest on an annual basis as well. The eggs will be well taken care of and though we have seen several animals visit the nest before the eggs were delivered (owls, raccoons, mice, etc...) the eagles will remain at the nest on guard, keeping the eggs safe from predators.

It takes approximately 35 days for the eggs to hatch so we are looking at a time span of March 23-March 25. Bald Eagles usually deliver between one and three eggs, so there is a slight possibility another egg is on the way.

Check out the video below where Mama Eagle delivers the second egg!