The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ EagleCam is back for a second season at its new location, with new tech to improve video quality and a strategy to cover the possibility of two different nest locations.

Normally, the EagleCam starts its livestream in November, but the stream started a little later this year, with the first stream loading on to YouTube and the DNR website on Tuesday. DNR staff wanted to confirm that the nesting pair have started their preparations for the mating season before going live.

“They have been visiting the nest quite frequently, bringing in sticks and leaves and doing sort of general restorations to get their nest ready for the breeding season,” said Elizabeth Nault-Maurer, a communications specialist with the DNR Nongame Wildlife Program.

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