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Breeding Chronology
January 11, 2021
Hanover Eagle Blog #2 - 2021
As we step eagerly into the new year and open our 2021 planners, it’s worth remembering that bald eagles follow a different schedule than we do. Learn more about eagle...

Welcome Hanover Eagles!
January 04, 2021
Hanover Bald Eagles Season 2021 Blog #1
The Hanover eagle pair have been hard at work on their nest! Read more about the recent observations at the nest and learn about bald eagle nest integrity.

Season Launch 2021
December 21, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog and Live Cam Launch 2020-2021
HDOnTap is excited to re-launch the Hanover Bald Eagle Blog for the 2021 nesting season. Raptor Ecology Specialist Zoey Greenberg is back to provide context and...

Don't Mess With Us!
April 21, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #8 - 2020
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...

Hope Forward
March 29, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog # 7 - 2020
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...

Spring Migration
March 20, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog # 6 - 2020
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...

Territorial Tenacity
March 13, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog # 5 - 2020
Last week an immature bald eagle visited the Hanover nest during the night, an event fraught with mystery for several reasons.

Weathering Weather
March 06, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog # 4 - 2020
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...

Incubation Intrigue
February 28, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #3 - 2020
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...

Egg-Tegrity
February 21, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #2 - 2020
The Hanover egg has already begun to develop, remaining warm and protected with Liberty and Freedom’s attentiveness.

Welcome Home!
February 14, 2020
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #1 - 2020
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,...

Nesting Season 2020
February 12, 2020
The Hanover Bald Eagle Blog is Back for the 2020 Nesting Season!
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...

A FOND FAREWELL
July 19, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #32
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...

SPEAKING OF INDEPENDENCE
July 05, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #31
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...

The Learning Stage
July 01, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog # 30
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!...

Knocked out of the nest
June 24, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #29
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...

Form of Flight
June 17, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #28
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...

What do they eat?
June 07, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #27
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #26
May 31, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #26
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...

First Clues
May 24, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #25
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...
Harmony in the Nest?
May 17, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #24
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #23
May 10, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #23
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #22
May 03, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #22
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,...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #21
April 26, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #21
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...
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #20
April 19, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #20
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #19
April 12, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #19
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #18
April 04, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #18
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #17
March 29, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #17
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #16
March 22, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #16
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #15
March 14, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #15
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....

Wonders Of Incubation
March 08, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #14
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #13
March 01, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #13
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,...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #12
February 26, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #12
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #11
February 15, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #11
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #10
February 08, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #10
Did you know bald eagles have had to fight hard to survive and carry on their populations through many hardships?

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #9
February 01, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #9
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...

Bald Eagle Conflicts
January 24, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #8
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...

Do Bald Eagles Get Cold?
January 18, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #7
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #6
January 11, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #6
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:...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #5
January 03, 2019
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #5
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...

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #4
December 28, 2018
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #4
This week's blog is all about bald eagle courtship displays! In partnership with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #3
December 21, 2018
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #3
Bald Eagle Pre-Nesting Behavior. In Partnership with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary & Powered by HDOnTap

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #2
December 17, 2018
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #2
Welcome to the 2019 Hanover Bald Eagle Season! HDOnTap is collaborating with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to bring you the first Hanover Bald Eagle Blog!

Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #1
November 23, 2018
Hanover Bald Eagle Blog #1
HDOnTap is collaborating with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to bring you the Hanover Bald Eagle Blog!

New Hanover Blog!
November 23, 2018
New! Hanover Bald Eagle Educational Blog!
HDOnTap is collaborating with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to bring you the Hanover Bald Eagle Blog!

PA Game Commission Eagle Cam Back for 2018!
January 12, 2018
PA Game Commission Eagle Cam Back for 2018!
HDOnTap has partnered once again with the Pennsylvania Game Commission to bring you this front seat view of two Bald Eagles during their 2018 breeding season! A second...

HDOnTap Recognized by PA Game Commission
December 30, 2015
HDOnTap Recognized by PA Game Commission
Over 12,000,000 Hours of Streaming & 1.5 Million Viewers Reached!

Hanover Eagles on NBC Nightly News!
March 09, 2015
Hanover Eagles on NBC Nightly News!
NBC Nightly News Airs HDOnTap's Live Cam!