# Bald eagle nest - live webcast **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414 "2016-03-18T17:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/41 "2016-03-30T15:29:53Z")
The Gubmint, apparently not having read about the Boaty McBoatface fiasco, has asked the public’s help in naming the two new eaglets. Heaven help us all. [http://thehillishome.com/2016/03/name-the-eaglets/](http://thehillishome.com/2016/03/name-the-eaglets/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/42 "2016-04-20T17:00:45Z")
It’s all right. You’re limited to several paired options: [Redirecting...](https://www.facebook.com/FONArboretum/app/303561899745219?brandloc=DISABLE&app_data=chk-57167c2614aa3) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/43 "2016-04-20T19:50:03Z")
Oh, god. The name choices are indescribably cheesy. I think I’d prefer Birdy McBirdface and _something else_ as serious options. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/44 "2016-04-21T03:31:27Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’m curious who was the first to do this. The Duke Farms eagles I’ve been referring to are the first ones I heard of. There has been a webcam watching them since 2008. There are or were a pair of peregrine falcons known as Frodo and Frida who nest on a residential skyscraper a few hundred yards from where I’m sitting right now. They were on webcam from at least about 2005, but maybe since 2003. I haven’t been able to find a more definite date. I also haven’t been able to find updated information on them. I suspect they would be dead of natural causes by now, since they only live for about ten years and they have definitely been around Brisbane since 2003 or earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/45 "2016-04-21T03:37:27Z")
Actually I’ve just found confirmation that the Frodo/Frida webcam started in 2003. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/46 "2016-04-26T00:15:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > At the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. One eaglet born this week - another on the way soon, with luck. Your choice of two different camera angles: [http://dceaglecam.eagles.org/](http://dceaglecam.eagles.org/) > > Very cool! I’ve always loved bald eagles. Very cool, thanks for this, **EH**. For any dopers near St. Louis who are nature or eagle fans, you may to check out the Bald Eagle Viewing Days at Pere Marquette State Park in the winter months. A fantastic experience. [https://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r4/prm/eagledaysbrochure.pdf](https://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r4/prm/eagledaysbrochure.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/47 "2016-04-26T00:44:26Z")
The mom hasn’t been around for hours today , has anyone seen her ? I am getting worried b/c some assholes are going around poisoning the eagles . :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/48 "2016-04-26T01:29:03Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > The mom hasn’t been around for hours today , has anyone seen her ? I am getting worried b/c some assholes are going around poisoning the eagles . :mad: Where’s my asshole poison? I know I’ve got some around here somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/49 "2016-04-26T03:27:53Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Where’s my asshole poison? I know I’ve got some around here somewhere… Yeah some damn assholes been killing off the eagles and I don’t think it’s funny ! Are you one of the assholes ??? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/50 "2016-04-26T06:19:25Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > Yeah some damn assholes been killing off the eagles and I don’t think it’s funny ! > Are you one of the assholes ??? Let’s avoid calling names outside of the BBQ Pit, it’s against the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/51 "2016-05-02T19:54:36Z")
The eaglets, now named Freedom and Liberty, are getting _big_. Glad to see them thriving. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/52 "2016-05-02T20:02:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The eaglets, _ **now named Freedom and Liberty** _, are getting _big_. Glad to see them thriving. My emphasis. The American public is nothing if not boring and predictable. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/53 "2016-05-02T21:18:21Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > My emphasis. > > The American public is nothing if not boring and predictable. Agreed. Freedom and Liberty, that s just gratuitous. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/54 "2016-05-02T22:05:06Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > My emphasis. > > The American public is nothing if not boring and predictable. People were give names to vote for , I am sure if people could had send in names they would been more creative . ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/55 "2016-05-02T23:19:40Z")
Yes. See post 42. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/56 "2016-05-03T00:43:27Z")
Just before I left town, Pittsburgh’s eagles made the national and international news; some would say in not a good way. > **[Bald eagles caught eating a cat on livestream by sickened online viewers ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/02/bald-eagles-caught-eating-a-cat-on-livestream-by-sickened-online/)** > > Bird-lovers often enjoy whiling away their afternoon by watching Eagle Cam, a livestream of bald eagles and their nest. Personally I am neither repulsed or surprised. Between the various cams around the country it really was pretty much a matter of time. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/57 "2016-06-06T18:07:56Z")
Freedom has taken her first short flight from the National Arboretum’s nest: [Young eagle ‘Freedom’ fledges nest at National Arboretum - WTOP News](http://wtop.com/dc/2016/06/young-eagle-freedom-fledges-the-nest-at-national-arboretum/) ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/58 "2016-06-07T16:43:17Z")
Which one is visible on camera B? Looks like they have been on that branch for several days! At least today, they have turned around so they can see that they aren’t that far from the nest. I can anthropomorphize that eaglet yelling "MAMA!! Come help me!! MAMA!! I’m hungry!! Has the other eaglet been spotted? (I haven’t signed in to go to the chat room, only been watching the cameras. It’s been fun! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/59 "2016-06-07T19:09:33Z")
Dunno. One of the juveniles is very close to the camera right now - close enough to bump it with his/her head, it looks like! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414/60 "2017-01-11T18:16:40Z")
Here’s another bald eagle cam, since the D.C. one is now defunct: [https://www.facebook.com/MySuncoast.com.ABC7/videos/vb.107410009289309/1391621040868193/?type=3&theater](https://www.facebook.com/MySuncoast.com.ABC7/videos/vb.107410009289309/1391621040868193/?type=3&theater) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bald-eagle-nest-live-webcast/749414.md?page=4)