Minnesota DNR Shares ‘Unfortunate’ News While Announcing Shutdown Of Live EagleCam

The Minnesota DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program shared a lengthy update about their EagleCam live video stream, including some 'unfortunate' news as part of the update.

The first part of the multifaceted announcement is news that the DNR will be turning off both their EagleCam and FalconCam on Friday, August 15.

Both of these shutdowns are seasonal in nature, with the DNR saying " chicks have fledged from both nests," and activity will now be minimal at the nests so they have deemed it appropriate to wrap up the streams for the season.

While the FalconCam is slated to be turned back on in March of 2026, the fate of the EagleCam for next year is a little more complicated and is tied to the unfortunate news the Minnesota DNR had to share as part of the update.

Tragic find near Minnesota EagleCam nest

The property owners where the bald eagle nest is that the Minnesota DNR's EagleCam monitors made a sad find recently.

The property owners shared with DNR officials that a dead adult bald eagle was found in the area. Being the eagles who made the nest their home were not banded, the DNR says they do not know if the deceased eagle was one of the pair that called the nest home.

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While they are uncertain if the deceased eagle is one of the pair that used the nest, they admit it "seems possible".

The DNR did band the eaglets born this year, as you can see in the video below, but the adults that called the nest home were not banded.

The deceased eagle was brought to the University of Minnesota's lab for a necropsy. This won't confirm whether or not it is one of the eagles of the nest pair, but it will let the DNR know whether it was a male or female and give information about the cause of death for the bird.

What's next for the Minnesota DNR's EagleCam?

The DNR says that while they won't know for sure the identity of the deceased bird, they are being transparent about the findings because it could impact the future of the EagleCam at the current location.

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The EagleCam team plans to meet during the offseason to discuss options for next season. They say, "Pending what happens with the eagle pair, we will resume the EagleCam later this year."

That said, we'll look for future updates on what's next for the popular camera livestream.