As we approach America’s 250th birthday, it’s an appropriate time to focus on the bald eagle, our national symbol, which can be seen on currency, official seals and stamps. The species was endangered, but thanks to conservation efforts there are now 71,000 nesting pairs in our country.

In Quechee, a nest that is home to a family of three wild bald eagles is being live streamed and has an active fan base. Windsor and Dewey’s eaglet, V-2, hatched on April 24. The pair take turns feeding their growing offspring, who has a ravenous appetite. We will probably never know its sex.

The couple built their nest in a white pine tree, 100 feet in the air, in a wooded area at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. VINS staff noticed that the pair successfully raised an eaglet there last year, so they mounted two solar-powered cameras to capture this year’s action.

Viewers tuned in to see the lovebirds mate and incubate an egg and return to watch V-2 being fed and protected during rainstorms by his mom, Windsor. The Eagle Cam has a Facebook fan page and was named the No. 1 joy boost last month by the New York Times. 

In the latest episode of “Stuck in Vermont,” Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger traveled to VINS and climbed the 100-foot-tall tree house on its Forest Canopy Walk, which is 400 yards from the eagles’ nest. From across the forest, she saw Dewey feeding V-2 and Windsor soaring above them. Hopefully, the pair will continue to return to this nest to raise more offspring in the years to come.

This episode of “Stuck in Vermont” was supported by the Vermont Community Foundation.

This article appears in May 27 • 2026.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, “Barbie Collector.” She received...