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SL1, a popular baby bald eagle (right) born to parents known as Dad and F420, died May 13 when the tree holding the eagles’ nest collapsed at Standley Lake Regional Park. The eaglet was not yet able to fly when the nest fell and will be buried in a sacred ceremony in a Rocky Mountain Arsenal location blessed by Colorado indigenous tribes. (Eagle Cam screenshot via Standley Lake Regional Park)
When a bald eagle known as F420 laid eggs more than two months ago in a nest above Standley Lake, the fledgling eagle family became the stars of their own Colorado sitcom.
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Standley Lake Park rangers now believe only one of the two two eggs laid by the bald eagle known as F420 has hatched. Last Friday they said they thought the second had hatched. The first eaglet, called SL1, is visible at the right center of this photo. (Standley Lake Eagle Cam, city of Westminster)
Evidently only one of the famous Standley Lake bald eagle eggs has hatched after all, and park managers now suspect the other one is not viable.
Two days after posting an entry last week on Facebook saying “we believe there is a second eaglet,” based on video images from the Standley Lake Eagle Cam, park officials backtracked on Saturday.
Published April 6, 2021 at 5:24 PM MDT
Matt Bloom KUNC
Today on Colorado Edition: We explore a recently completed study measuring the impact of the pandemic on the state’s early childhood education sector. We also examine the economic factors pushing many Coloradans who are struggling to pay their rent to ask for financial relief. Plus, we get an update on some of the eagles at Standley Lake in Westminster, whose saga has been livestreamed online, and we hear more about the spring migration happening now across our region.
Today’s guests include: Early Milestones Colorado director of research and policy, Meg Franko; EMC research director Suzanne Delap; and Lexie Sierra-Martinez, a park ranger with the city of Westminster. Today’s show features reporting from: KUNC mental health reporter Leigh Paterson; and the Mountain West News Bureau’s Madelyn Beck.
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Bald eagles have been a steady presence at Standley Lake in Westminster since 1993. And in the digital age, a 24-hour eagle cam has brought the Standley Lake birds a loyal national following.
But last April, a disturbance in the nest in the form of a hostile takeover rocked the eagle enthusiast world. The drama came shortly before a new generation of eaglets were due to hatch from their eggs. The eagle cam captured it, along with the imagination of eagle lovers across the world.
Lexie Sierra-Martinez is a park ranger at Standley Lake, and she joined Colorado Edition to explain last year’s hubbub and share some updates on the eagle situation this year.