The females egg laying duties usually start in mid to late January with hatching beginning about 35 days later and then Fledging in June. After fledging they will remain Juveniles for about 2 years before becoming adult eagles and will not have fully matured feathers till about 5 years after fledging.
This eagle camera has pan and zoom functionality which gives you an excellent view of the nest. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy’s 90mph winds destroyed the upper half of the nest tree and the nest itself. Once the Eagles returned thankfully they found a new nest tree and decided to build a new nest about 100ft away from the old one in a Sycamore tree.
2025 Important Dates at the Duke Farms Eagle Nest
In 2025, the Duke Farms bald eagle pair laid three eggs on January 17, January 20, and January 23. All three eggs successfully hatched in late February, with eaglets emerging on February 25, February 27, and February 28. The eaglets were later officially named H57, H58, and H59, continuing the Duke Farms naming tradition.
Is the Duke Farms Eagle Cam live?
Yes, the Duke Farms Eagle Cam streams live 365 days a year allowing viewers to watch the bald eagles in real time.
Where is the Duke Farms eagle nest located?
The eagle nest is located at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, New Jersey, on protected conservation land.
What can you see on the Duke Farms Eagle Cam?
Viewers may see egg laying, incubation, feeding, and young eaglets as they grow and prepare to fledge.
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The parent brought an eel but didn’t stay to feed Blizzy. Probably thinks that Blizzy needs to start feeding himself. Blizzy got hungry and self-fed the eel at 2:49 for about 15 minutes. He tried but only ate a little of it. After 6pm, a parent stopped by to help Blizzy eat the rest of the eel.
About 930am Dad brought something small to the nest which they shared. Blizzy started showing off his flapping sill ans Dad stayed for a while. I have bad buffering
A late dinner tonight for Blizzy at 7:58 pm. He claimed it and tried to feed himself the eel, but wasn’t making much progress, so the parent fed him because it was starting to get dark.
I saw a parent perched a long time on the limb they usually branch from, coaxing Blizzy to come up as he flapped all over the nest, parent stayed a while. I bet eels are hard to unzip
A small partial fish at 2:51 pm, parent fed Blizzy. Thought that Blizzy would self feed fish. Same with the eel at 7:47 pm. Guess that Blizzy is not ready to branch yet today. However, he is getting a lot more lift now when he flaps his wings. Tomorrow and Tuesday will be warmer days at the nest.
Eel brought at 1:17 and another one at 6:17. Parent fed Blizzy, and Blizzy ate well today.
Eel seem to be on the menu a lot
Yes, it seems like in the beginning of the season, they mostly catch birds or fish, but as time goes on, it’s eel every day. They stock the river with fish early in the season which benefits the eagle family. It seems like the eaglets have a hard time tearing apart an eel. Even the parent was pulling really hard yesterday to break pieces of the eel off for Blizzy.