Lake
Washington Eaglecam
Located in a 100 foot tall Douglas fir tree a new day/night camera installed in 2009 is providing streaming video. We extend our appreciation to the landowner’s invitation and cooperation to share the unique views and interactions of a dramatically situated bald eagle nest.
Update April 2012 Eaglecam Mystery: In the continuing effort to determine the breeding status of the Lake Washington bald eagles monitored by WDFW WildWatchcams and millions of on-line viewers, WDFW Wildlife Biologist Chris Anderson sent this cam image on April 19, 10:00AM—two adult bald eagles at the nest site with no eggs in the nest. Possibilities are many, but the most likely theory, according to Anderson and based on observations of active nest building earlier in the year, is that one of the pair may have died and a new mate has been selected too late in the year to commence egg laying. Another alternative could be that the pair had selected to use an alternative nest site—but that would mean this female in the photo should be setting and would be flying about as implied by the photo. Perhaps the Lake Washington pair will continue to rest and feed at the nest site into the summer since such real-estate, even for eagles, is a valuable commodity.
