A new pair of eagles arrived this season — we’re hoping for a successful nesting year. Tune in to see what’s happening in the nest now! Streams refresh every hour; if the feed looks odd, please wait — it should correct itself. You can rewind up to 12 hours to catch anything you missed.

Live stream — bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/c/AvonLakeEagleCam/live

Other live camera views: https://www.youtube.com/c/AvonLakeEagleCam/streams

About the nest and bald eagles:

  • Nest tree: Pin oak; nest sits about 83 ft up, is 8 ft tall and ~6½ ft in diameter. Typical nests can weigh up to a ton and measure as much as 8 ft in diameter; usually built 50–125 ft high in a sturdy tree.
  • Bald Eagles mate for life; if one mate dies, the survivor may find another. Both males and females help build nests; multiple nests may be built and the female selects the one to use. Nests are used only during the mating/nesting season.
  • Terminology: “branching” — eaglets moving from the nest to a nearby branch to exercise their wings; “fledging” — their first flight from the nest.
  • American Eagle Day: June 20 — the Bald Eagle was adopted as the U.S. national symbol on this date in 1782.
  • Conservation: Bald Eagles were removed from the U.S. threatened and endangered species list in 2007. As of 2015, there were an estimated 14,000 nesting pairs in the U.S.; they occur in every state except Hawaii.

Documenting the Redwood Bald Eagles: Our first solo camera was installed in 2015 with the help of Lescher Tree Service. By 2018 we had to replace it and added a second camera. Due to factors like the weather, tree growth and the endless construction of the nest, another replacement was necessary in 2022 and 2025. 

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