Bald Eagle Habitat Cam

A Habitat Beyond the Nest

This camera originally tracked a bald eagle nest that stood for ten years above the Mississippi River, drawing viewers from around the globe. When the nest came down, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources chose to keep the lens trained on the surrounding riverbank canopy rather than retire it, turning a single-nest cam into a broader wildlife-habitat watch.

Eagles Still Call It Home

The original pair continues to visit its old territory, perching in the aspens and cottonwoods that fill the frame. Their appearances are unscheduled, which makes every sighting on this feed a small reward for patient viewers of the Nongame Wildlife Program's camera network.

A Window Into the Riverside Canopy

Beyond eagles, the infrared-equipped camera reveals whatever else moves through this stretch of bluff-top forest overlooking the Mississippi — an ever-changing cast of birds and mammals typical of a protected river corridor threading through the Twin Cities.

Part of a Statewide Conservation Effort

The habitat cam is run by Minnesota's Nongame Wildlife Program, which funds monitoring and outreach for hundreds of species that receive no direct hunting or fishing revenue. The feed pairs with a companion nest camera elsewhere in the metro area, together offering two live perspectives on the region's bald eagles.