ETSU’s Bluff City Eagle Cam is a very unique and interesting part of ETSU campus.
ETSU has two eagle cams- one in Bluff City and one in Johnson City. While people are encouraged to watch them online and keep their distance, the nests are on private property and trespassing is not allowed. The ETSU Biological Services are in charge of the Eagle Cams, and they began having the cams run continuously throughout the year in January of 2018.
Eagles Frances and Eugene welcomed their first egg of the season on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 10 p.m. and their second on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. Eagles usually lay their eggs in February, and they take 35 days to hatch, meaning these eggs should hatch around the end of March.
Eagles also usually lay two to three eggs per season, so it is quite possible within the coming days that another egg could be added to the nest. Last year, Eugene and Frances had two eggs to hatch in the 2021 season.
In another amazing feat, seven years after the cams were installed, this live Eagle Cam has amassed attention not only in the Tri-Cities, but also around the world. ETSU Biological Services says that watching a real, unedited live stream of how the eagles live and interact is fascinating to loyal viewers of the stream.
Volunteers within the biology department put countless hours of work into monitoring these cameras and archiving information for educational use and research. The department says these eagle cameras help our country preserve one of its most beloved national symbols.
If you would like to tune into the Eagle Cams, visit https://www.etsu.edu/cas/biology/eagle-cam/cameras.php. Viewers are also encouraged to join the ETSU Eagle Cams group on Facebook to know of upcoming events happening with the eagles.
