Hanover Bald Eagle Nest Updates

It looks like Liberty and Freedom aren’t quite ready to move out. As many of you have noticed, both eagles have been contributing material, feeding, and generally...

Today is the 46th day since the Hanover egg was laid. Unfortunately, your speculations are correct: at this point, the nest has failed. The “hatch window” for bald...

How incredible to think that while we watch Liberty and Freedom at the end of their incubation stage, there are thousands of eagles that haven’t even reached their...

Last week an immature bald eagle visited the Hanover nest during the night, an event fraught with mystery for several reasons.

The transition between seasons sometimes brings rain and snow to the Hanover nest, and while Liberty and Freedom seemed unphased, one wonders how they withstand the...

This week Liberty and Freedom have been diligently incubating the Hanover egg, constantly keeping the developing embryo warm. For many raptors, males and females share...

The Hanover egg has already begun to develop, remaining warm and protected with Liberty and Freedom’s attentiveness.

It’s incredible to think that Liberty and Freedom were once strangers. Although we speculate that Liberty and Freedom share more than just a tolerance for each other,...

HDOnTap is excited to re-launch the Hanover Bald Eagle Blog for the 2020 nesting season. New for this year, we are also excited to announce that Raptor Ecology...

Stars and Stripes have begun the next chapter of their life. This past year the Hanover home hasbeen filled with startling discoveries, not only for the youngsters, but...

It’s official: both Stars and Stripes have taken their first flights from the nest, and just as we willbe celebrating independence this week, so will these two...

There can be no doubt that we all breathed a sigh of relief when Stars plopped back intothe nest Sunday evening, not only alive and well, but with a prey item in tow!...

This past Tuesday many of us were shocked to witness the fall of a Hanover eaglet from thenest. As confirmed by viewers who know the individuals well, the...

Flight is one ofthe most enviable gifts that exists within the animal kingdom, and although humanshave done an impressive job at recreating the experience via our...

At this stage, the visits by the adults are primarily prey deliveries. In an earlier blog, we discussed what bald eagles caneat, yet deciphering what the family is...

One of the first things we often wonder when we observe nest cams is whether or not thenestlings are male or female. With mammals, this mystery is relatively easy to...

Many of you are likely wondering when the Hanover eaglets will begin to show signs of wantingto leave the nest. While we can’t say for sure they ever truly want to...

Even though the larger firstborn chick could exhibit dominance over the second-born, the two siblings cohabitate quite peacefully. But do all raptors siblings get...

The appearance of the Hanover eaglets has changed rapidly over the course of the last week, most notably in the transformation of their feathers. As with many patterns...

While the Hanover nestlings engage in a variety of activities, we can all agree that a large portion of their time is spent catching z’s. They feed, sleep, defecate,...

This season (as in seasons past), we've had the memorable pleasure of watching the eaglets projectile poop directly onto one of the cameras. That’s right, this week...

Now that winter has drawn to a close, the temperature extremes faced by the Hanover family have shifted from cold concern to hindrance by heat. This week we have...

Liberty and Freedom sure stick to the bald eagle schedule! True to our expectations, the chicks hatched two days apart, mirroring their laying interval. This week, many...

The first hatchling is here! At approximately 9:20 this morning a tiny, beautiful, scrunched up altricial baby eagle unfolded into our world. There can be no doubting it...

Right now, while Liberty and Freedom are sitting on a nest, there are thousands of bald eagles engaged in flight, returning to breeding grounds to begin the process...

This week another intruder event was documented at the Hanover nest, eliciting an array of vocalizations from the incubating parent. When witnessing this type of...

Have you ever wondered what is responsible for the color of bird eggs? In your brief glimpses of the eggs on the Hanover nest you have probably noticed they are white....

Last Friday evening the second egg of the clutch was laid! Both embryos have now been developing for at least a week, and the first-born should be on the verge of...

Eaglet on the Way! At approximately 5:07 on Tuesday evening, the moment we’ve been waiting for finally arrived in the form of an oval-like, mostly white,...

As you may have seen, Liberty and Freedom have copulated at the nest! If this was a successful attempt, we would expect eggs to appear in the next 5-10 days. This was...

Happy belated Valentine’s Day to the Hanover eagles! Love is likely in the air, seeing as the first egg at this nest has historically been laid around this time, and...

Did you know bald eagles have had to fight hard to survive and carry on their populations through many hardships?

As Liberty and Freedom are putting together their (potentially) final nest preparations for the year, it’s hard not to notice how instrumental their feet and beak are...

On Monday afternoon the Hanover cam showed not two but three eagles flapping towards the nest emitting high pitched vocalizations that rang out in all directions...

Earlier this week the Hanover nest was covered in snow, and while Liberty and Freedom seemed unfazed by the precipitation blanketing their new home improvements, it was...

This has been an active week for the eagles with daily visits to the nest, the collection of new substrate such as straw and large sticks, and a surprise feeding event:...

For those nocturnal eagle enthusiasts who are peeking at the nest cam after hours, you may have noticed that Liberty and Freedom are not sleeping at their nest...

This week's blog is all about bald eagle courtship displays! In partnership with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.

Bald Eagle Pre-Nesting Behavior. In Partnership with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary & Powered by HDOnTap

Welcome to the 2019 Hanover Bald Eagle Season! HDOnTap is collaborating with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to bring you the first Hanover Bald Eagle Blog!

HDOnTap is collaborating with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to bring you the Hanover Bald Eagle Blog!

HDOnTap is collaborating with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to bring you the Hanover Bald Eagle Blog!