NEIGHBORS AND PUSHING BACK AGAINST HATE, FEAR, AND DIVISION. WELCOME TO THE WORLD DE, FOR WE HAVE A VERY FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE NEWEST EAGLET FROM DECORAH HATCHERY. THAT’S THE EAGLE CAM. THE NEST IS KNOWN AS HD, KNOWN AS HANDSOME DAD AND HIS NEW MATE AT THE DECORAH FISH HATCHERY IN NORTHEAST IOWA. THERE THEY ARE. THE EAGLES CAN BE WATCHED LIVE AROUND THE CLOCK THROUGH THE RAPTOR RESOURCE PROJECTS. EAGLE CAM. THE PAIR IS NESTING AT THE N6 SITE THAT’S NEAR THE DECORAH FISH HATCHERY. TODAY. AROUND 640 THIS MORNING, THE PAIR WELCOMED SOM
New eaglet hatches on Decorah Eagle Cam, a sure sign spring has arrived in Iowa
Updated: 6:16 PM CDT Mar 29, 2026
A new eaglet has officially made its debut on the popular Decorah Eagle Cam.The nest, located near the Decorah Fish Hatchery in northeast Iowa, is home to HD, also known as “Hatchery Dad,” and his mate, HM2 (“Hatchery Mom 2”). The pair is currently nesting at the N6 site and can be watched live 24/7 through the Raptor Resource Project’s eagle cam.At approximately 6:40 a.m. Sunday, the first signs of new life appeared as the couple welcomed tiny hatchlings to the nest.The Decorah eagle cams have attracted a global audience for years, with viewers tuning in from around the world to follow the lives of the iconic bald eagles in real time.Last month, the Raptor Resource Project shared that another eagle couple at a different Decorah nest site had some “eagle drama,” but remained hopeful that they would still produce eggs. Since that update, the resource project has said that the Decorah North female has laid a single egg, but her mate has not participated in incubation, so the egg’s chances of hatching are unclear. If it does hatch, they say, it would be around April 15.
DECORAH, Iowa —
A new eaglet has officially made its debut on the popular Decorah Eagle Cam.
The nest, located near the Decorah Fish Hatchery in northeast Iowa, is home to HD, also known as “Hatchery Dad,” and his mate, HM2 (“Hatchery Mom 2”). The pair is currently nesting at the N6 site and can be watched live 24/7 through the Raptor Resource Project’s eagle cam.
At approximately 6:40 a.m. Sunday, the first signs of new life appeared as the couple welcomed tiny hatchlings to the nest.
The Decorah eagle cams have attracted a global audience for years, with viewers tuning in from around the world to follow the lives of the iconic bald eagles in real time.
Last month, the Raptor Resource Project shared that another eagle couple at a different Decorah nest site had some “eagle drama,” but remained hopeful that they would still produce eggs. Since that update, the resource project has said that the Decorah North female has laid a single egg, but her mate has not participated in incubation, so the egg’s chances of hatching are unclear. If it does hatch, they say, it would be around April 15.