Xcel Energy Fort St. Vrain Side Eagle Cam

Click the stream to watch the Fort St. Vrain eagles live! They usually lay eggs in mid-February, the eggs hatch in late March to early April, and the young fledge in June. (Note: we are still testing, so don’t be surprised if the image is frozen. We are working on it)! What does the Fort St. Vrain bald eagle site look like? The eagles’ nest (FSV-N0) is 9 x 8 feet wide, eight feet high, and 57 feet off the ground. It has a perimeter of about 26 feet, a total area of about 56 feet, and probably weighs between 2200 and 2700 pounds! The nest is located in a cottonwood on the banks of the St. Vrain River near Platteville, CO, on property owned by Xcel Energy. We’re not sure how old it is, but Bob Anderson and Rob MacIntyre put the first cam system up in 2003, when the nest was already well established. FSV-N0 is built primarily of cottonwood branches (the dominant tree in many river systems out west) and lined with prairie grass. After the primary limb supporting the nest fell in Augus