Today a number of children spotted nests in the trees around school. They were wondering if they were eagle nests like the one that we saw from the eagle cam. Raptor Resource Project Blog http://raptorresource.blogspot.com posted measurement information about the nest.
North Nest
We surveyed a new nest last week. 'Decorah North' is a very large nest in a secluded valley north of Decorah. A few statistics from our trip:
- The nest is 56 feet off the ground
- It is nine feet long at its longest point
- It is seven feet wide at its widest point
- It has a total area of 49 feet
- The eagles are in their second year of using it.
We used a yardstick to discover how long seven feet is in our classroom.
| The markers show 7 feet |
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