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decThe three bald eagle chicks that hatched in early April are leaving their nest. The project is nearing completion for this year, but organizers are already looking ahead to next season. With the huge popularity of the live stream this year, they're looking for something even bigger and better.“I'm still overwhelmed the idea of 160 million hits,” said ob Anderson, director of the Raptor Resource Project.Anderson has filmed eagles in the rural Decorah nest for five years, but this was the first time he broadcast the footage online 24-7.“It struck a chord with the American public and the world; we have a lot of foreign countries around the world a lot of individuals around the world that follow it,



said Anderson.With state of the art technology and two dedicated internet lines Anderson was able to share the lives of these eagles.“People were just tired of floods and radiation and terrorism and they just adopted this as a real good feel good thing and it's also been an incredible wildlife education program,” said Anderson.But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.“Once they start flying a lot they're going to be perched on houses and other trees and they're going to be out of camera view so when that takes place we'll probably shut the bird cams off,” said Anderson.

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