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Welcome to the DC Eagle Cam
In 2014, a pair of mated Bald Eagles chose the most idyllic of nest sites within the United States’ National Capital (Washington, DC), nestled high in a Tulip Poplar tree amongst the Azalea Collection at the U.S. National Arboretum, which is operated by the United States Department of Agriculture. This is the first Bald Eagle pair to nest in this location since 1947. The two Eagles have been iconically named ‘Mr. President’ and ‘The First Lady.’ Join the American Eagle Foundation and the USDA in viewing this most patriotic nest cam 24/7, in HD quality, and now…with sound!
Most frequently asked questions about these eagles.
Update: 3-30-17: Welcome into the world, DC5! Our second eaglet arrived at 1:54 p.m. EST. Watch DC5 Hatch Video. DC4 is gaining strength and balance, and is getting better at feeding. DC4 hatched March 29 at approximately 7:21 a.m. Watch DC4 Hatch Video!
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About the DC Eagle Cam Project
In 2015, American Eagle Foundation staff traveled to DC to install state-of-the-art cameras, infrared lighting, and other related equipment in-and-around the nest tree with the help of volunteers and experienced tree climbers. The USDA’s U.S. National Arboretum ran a half-mile of fiber optic cable to the cameras’ ground control station, which connects the cameras to the internet. The entire system is powered by a large mobile solar array (containing several deep cycle batteries) that was designed and built by students and staff from Alfred State College, SUNY College of Technology and was partially funded by the Department of Energy and Environment. USNA has implemented a backup generator that will kick in if prolonged inclement weather causes the solar array to provide insufficient power to the system. In 2016, APEX Electric, Inc. (Kenmore, Washington) traveled to DC to assist the AEF in successfully installing audio equipment in and around the nest tree.
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THE AMERICAN EAGLE FOUNDATION is a public 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contributions to the American Eagle Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The AEF’s Tax ID Number is 58-1652023.
If you would like to donate specifically to the DC Eagle Cam Project, please make sure to use our DC Eagle Cam Donation item on www.eagles.org so we can make sure to allocate 100% of your donation to the operating costs of this project.
A Brief History of This Nest
In 2015, Mr. President & The First Lady successful raised one eaglet (DC1) before there were any cameras in their nest tree. In 2016, ‘The First Lady’ laid her first egg on February 10th, and laid her second egg on February 14th early in the morning. ‘Freedom’ (DC2) hatched at 8:27 a.m. March 18, 2016 Eastern Daylight Time. ‘Liberty’ (DC3) followed two days later, hatching March 20 at about 3:00 a.m. EDT. ‘Freedom’ fledged on June 5, 2016, at 11 weeks 2 days old. ‘Liberty’ fledged June 9 at 11 weeks 4 days old.
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Check out our 2016 DC Eagle Cam nesting season recap!
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Live Q & A Information and Rules:
Due to the popularity of the DC Eagle Cam, there are hundreds and sometime thousands of comments and questions submitted during each LIVE Q & A session, surpassing our Volunteer Moderators’ ability to answer and acknowledge each one.
Our Moderators (Mods) will screen each incoming question and comment and release the most frequently asked and pertinent ones into the Live Q & A Chatroll box. This ensures that the Live Q & A box is not overrun with too many comments and questions and also ensures that our moderators are able to provide adequate responses.
We apologize that not every comment and question can be approved/answered/acknowledged and appreciate your understanding!
Sometimes our LIVE Q & A Chatroll account reaches the max capacity of participants and you may not be able to join. We ask that you please be patient, as you may be able to join as others leave. You may also try to join us for another one of our weekly chats.
We ask all chat guests to be respectful, polite, and focused on eagles.
Questions and comments that are unrelated to the DC Eagle Cam or Eagles or that are profane/inappropriate/political/religious/silly will not be released into Chatroll and will only make it harder on our moderators to run a successful LIVE Q & A Session. If your presence is disruptive or inappropriate, Moderators can timeout, kick, or permanently ban chat abusers.
Our Moderators volunteer 100% of their time to this project. We kindly ask that chat guests respect the Mods, who are here to make sure all viewers have a good experience.
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If you have questions about the Eagles and would like to have a more in-depth conversation, please email [email protected].
If you would like to have technical questions about Chat answered, or if you are having problems setting up an account, you may send an email to [email protected]. Thanks for visiting! Please tell your friends about us, and come back often!
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