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Eagle Cam

7,591,191 Live Views 3,167 In Crowd The Duke Farms Eagle Cam is still undergoing maintenance, the cabling for the camera still needs some tweaking before it can transmit video and power. Stay tuned. For now, the adults have been rebuilding the nest and are roosting in the area.


Want to see another cam on our property? Check out the 24/7, day-night eastern screech owl cam, currently unoccupied but expected to be used soon;

http://ustre.am/BrkX


To see footage of the younger eaglet, "fledging" on June 25th 2011;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW5RPixeLLY


Located on the 2700 acre Duke Farm property in Hillsborough, this eagle nest with the same mating pair has been observed on the farm since 2005. In 2008 a camera was setup by Duke Farms in a neighboring sycamore tree 110 feet up, capturing footage of nesting seasons in 2009 and 2010. This camera permits the public to get a unique glimpse of the nesting, feeding and fledgling of Bald Eagles in NJ.



Duke Farms in Hillsborough, N.J., is one of the largest privately-owned parcels of undeveloped land in the state. The mission of Duke Farms is to serve as a model of environmental stewardship and inspire visitors to become informed stewards of the land. You can assist us with our habitat regeneration efforts by volunteering. To see a list of current educational volunteer opportunities, or to learn about our nature programs and tours, please visit www.dukefarms.org./


Camera notes

If you see a dark screen with the white lettering in the bottom left corner, the camera isn't down, it's merely too dark for the camera to make an image (this usually happens at dusk). If you see a swirling circle in the center of the screen, the computer that streams the video footage is down/suffered an error or ustream has made an error.


For those curious about the camera itself, the camera is a commercial PTZ (point tilt zoom) camera in a lightning-protected housing that utilizes a custom power-over-coax device to send video signal, movement commands and power thru one coaxial cable for over 3000ft to a DVR to record and control the PTZ cam. The video signal is then pushed to a computer thru a simple analog to digital convertor via usb and then streamed to ustream live. We find this to be an economical way to discretely capture video from a distance without wireless interference and power issues.