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Bald eagle cam videos provide some of the most incredible sites in Channel Islands National Park.

Through the miracle of the internet, you’re able to watch baby eaglets hatch & grow up…

… from the comfort of your own home!

Watch these live video streams of four bald eagle nests in the Channel Islands:

Two Harbors and West End on Santa Catalina Island
Sauces Canyon and Pelican Harbor on Santa Cruz Island

There are actually 7 active Bald Eagle nests on Catalina Island. Follow this link for the most recent report on the Catalina Island Bald Eagle nests. It’s very interesting to see more of the Bald Eagle habitat. The photos are amazing!

Follow the Channel Islands Eagle Cam – Nest Observations forum to read ongoing updates about activity in the Bald Eagle nests. This forum contains lots of Bald Eagle facts, photos and videos.

Bald Eagle Restoration
In California’s Channel Islands

Bald Eagles were heavily affected by DDT in the environment. They became unable to reproduce and were eliminated from the Channel Islands by the mid-1900s.

Watch this short film to learn more about the successful restoration of Bald Eagles to the islands.

Bald Eagle Facts

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The Bald Eagle is an important national symbol. It is the official bird of the US and the only eagle unique to North America.

Bald Eagles mate for life and can live as long as 30 years. Their nesting season lasts about 20 weeks or 5 months.

Nesting and bonding activity begins a few months before eggs are laid. Egg-laying occurs at different times across the US.

In the California Channel Islands, Bald Eagles typically lay their eggs at the end of February.

Adult Bald Eagles take turns incubating their eggs. In the early stages of incubation, you’ll see adult eagles roll their eggs periodically. This prevents the embryos from sticking to their shells.

Eaglets hatch in 33-40 days, around the first of April. It’s amazing how fast they grow! Juvenile Bald Eagles take their first flights, or fledge, at about 9 – 10 weeks of age.

Eaglets don’t fly far from the nest in the beginning. Their parents continue feeding them over the next 4 – 6 weeks. By end of July, the nests are empty and the nesting season is over.

Bald Eagle Pictures

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It takes 5 years for a Bald Eagle to obtain its characteristic yellow, white, and brown coloring. Here are some bald eagle pictures showing different stages in the life of a Bald Eagle.

Click the picture on the left to open the photo gallery. Use your cursor or arrow keys to navigate. Enjoy!

Bald Eagle Habitat

When it’s breeding time, Bald Eagles return to within 100 miles of their home site. The nests they build are always very high above the ground. Channel Island nests are found in tall tree tops and on rocky outcroppings.

Bald Eagle nests are built in a basket shape with large branches and sticks. The basket is filled with pine needles, grasses and feathers. Both adult eagles participate in building and restoring their nest. Nests reused year after year can become as large as 8 feet across and 6 feet high!

February is the time for bonding. Here’s a video of the Two Harbors Bald Eagles bonding. Egg-laying begins mid-February. Very soon the nests will be occupied full time through June.

See what’s happening right now. I’m warning you. Watching the bald eagle cams can be habit forming!

Two Harbors Bald Eagle Nest on Santa Catalina Island

The attentive adults in this nest are:

Male K81 and Female K82
both hatched on Catalina Island in 2008.

Love is in the air! Here’s a video of K81 &K82; bonding.

K82 has laid her first egg on February 17 for three years in a row!

Will 2012 make it four years in a row? Stay tuned!

West End Bald Eagle Nest on Catalina Island

The first egg in this nest was laid on 2/19. The adult Bald Eagles claiming this nest are:

Male K01
came from the San Francisco Zoo in 2000.

Female Wray
hatched in 1986 on Vancouver Island Canada.

In 2011, this pair hatched the first set of Bald Eagle triplets on the Channel Islands in over 60 years.

Sauces Canyon Bald Eagle Nest on Santa Cruz Island

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This is the second year this Bald Eagle pair have claimed this nest:

Male A40
produced by the San Francisco Zoo in 2005.

Female A27
hatched in 2004 near Juneau, AK.

They both grew up on Santa Cruz Island.

Pelican Harbor Bald Eagle Nest on Santa Cruz Island

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Male K10
produced by the San Francisco Zoo in 2001.

Female K26
produced by the San Francisco Zoo in 2002.

In 2006, these two adults hatched the first naturally-occurring Bald Eagle chick on the Channel Islands in 57 years.

This is the first year for this Bald Eagle cam placement. The live feed may only be temporary. We’ll have to wait and see if last year’s eagle pair returns.

Many thanks to the National Parks Service, The Nature Conservancy, the Institute for Wildlife Studies, the Ventura County Office of Education and the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program for providing these wonderful bald eagle cams.

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