10-30-2023 So Close...
So Close…
A busy day for Jackie & Shadow yesterday, starting with Jackie before the sun rose above the mountains on a blustery day with stick #1…
It didn’t stop there…
Stick after stick came flying in with hopes this would be the day they break the all-time record from last year of 25 sticks brought to the nest in one day!
Jackie coming in with her BIG and wonky sticks time and time again, the wonkier the better in Jackie’s eyes. Shadow trying to keep up, brought in some hefty sticks of his own, but more on the modest scale as far as wonkiness goes.
Before noon, their record was tied with 25 sticks brought in, this will definitely be a record-breaking day! After their impressive hard work, Jackie and Shadow took the rest of the day off and left the total at 25 sticks. Maybe 25 sticks is their daily limit? With all the new additions, the nest is looking pretty ‘sticky’… Trust the eagles, when the time comes, the nest will be perfect for their precious eggs.
Stick delivery and nest building is part of the bonding process for eagles. Eagles will continue to build onto their nest year after year as long as they continue to use it. This is why bald eagle nests are the largest bird nests in North America!
The record holder was a nest in Florida that measured 9ft 6in wide and 20ft deep.
Jackie and Shadow’s nest is approximately 5.5ft wide and 6ft deep and growing by the day.
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