Southwest Florida Eagle Cam

Florida's bald eagle nesting season proves resiliency of the iconic raptors

Tara Calligan

The theme of this year’s Bald Eagle nesting season is resilience, according to Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch Report. We discover how bald eagles are able to endure Florida’s ever-changing landscape and discuss our fascination with the iconic birds of prey.

E22 being harassed by mockingbird near the nest in late May.

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SWFL Eagle Cam web site to stay active until the end of June

Michael Braun

The operators of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam have decided to continue operating the video feed for the site through the end of June, mainly due to the remaining eaglet E22 still hanging near the Bayshore Road nest.

Eaglet E22 sits on a branch at the nesting tree along Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Friday, May 19.

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A SWFL Eagle Cam season to remember — might it be the last?

Tara Calligan

What a different year 2022-2023 has been for SWFL Eagle Cam eagles Harriet and M15 and eaglets E21 and E22. A special Gulf Coast Life on Monday will take a look back at the season.

One of two eaglets missing from the North Fort Myers nest since Friday returned to the site Wednesday.

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Wayward eaglet E21 returns to North Fort Myers nest

Michael Braun

Both eagles vanished, E21 for nearly five days and E22 overnight. But both are now back in the nest.

The last time anyone saw E21 he was winging his way eastward. That was some time on Friday afternoon.

First Harriet, now the eaglets; Eagles vanishing at North Fort Myers nest -- one may be back

Michael Braun

Harriett the eagle vanished from her North Fort Myers nest Feb. 2. Now, her first eaglet, E21, has not been seen since Friday afternoon, and the second, E22, flew off Sunday and has not returned.

After more than a month since Harriet, the female eagle, was last seen the eaglets are thriving under dad M15’s care. On Monday, March 27, the eaglets, E21 and E22, stretched their wings and spent time on the branches outside the nest. They are preparing to fledge (or take their first flight). E21 and E22 can be watched on the SWFL Eagle Cam installed by Dick Pritchett Real Estate at the Bayshore Road nest in North Fort Myers.

Harriet's eaglets take to the skies; E21, E22 fledge at 84 days old

Michael Braun and Andrea Melendez

After more than a month since Harriet was last seen, her eaglets are thriving under dad M15’s care. On Monday, March 27, the eaglets, E21 and E22, stretched their wings and spent time on the branches outside the nest. They are preparing to fledge (or take their first flight). E21 and E22 can be watched on the SWFL Eagle Cam installed by Dick Pritchett Real Estate at the Bayshore Road nest in North Fort Myers.

A screen grab from the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam web suite shows a person who attempted to drop off food at the eagle nest off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers recently Feb. 23. The person, who self-identified as being from DoorDash, was prevented from dropping off food this time.

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Delivery service to look into food dropped off at North Fort Myers eagle nest

Michael Braun

Continued food deliveries to the eagle nest along Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers by mobile delivery services have prompted an investigation by DoorDash.

Eaglets E21 and E22 preen each other's neck and head on Feb 22, 2023.

What will happen without Harriet? SWFL Eagle Cam gives nest update

Tara Calligan

Southwest Florida Eagle Cam has been livestreaming an intimate view of a North Fort Myers eagle’s nest since 2012. But with female eagle Harriet missing since February 2 after her two chicks hatched, the future of the eagle family is uncertain. Southwest Florida Eagle Cam co-founder Ginny Pritchett McSpadden joins us with an update on the the nest.