Duke Farms Eagle Cam- 2026 Season

By: Larissa Smith, CWF Senior Biologist

The Duke Farms eagle pair are the stars of their own reality show. The pair has a huge following who tune in each season to watch with anticipation as the pair lays eggs and wait for hatching and fledging.  This cam views a pair of eagles on  Duke Farms property in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Duke Farms has hosted the cam since 2008. Over the years there has been drama and heartbreak at the nest, but despite this viewers tune in to watch the pair every year.  To learn about the history of the cam please see the Conserve Wildlife Foundations Duke Farms webpage and scroll down to Duke Farms Eagle Cam FAQ’s

This year the female laid the first egg on January 12th, the earliest for the Duke Farms pair and one of the earliest eagle pairs in NJ in 2026 to begin incubation.  The second egg was laid on January 15th and a third egg was laid in the snow on January 18th.

Eagle cam viewers watched in amazement as the pair incubated during the recent snow and ice storm.

Nest monitor, Diane Cook, writes informative and interesting updates on the Duke Farms pair. Some of the updates include, “Eggs and Cold Winter Weather” and  “How to tell the male and female apart”. When on the CWF Duke Farms cam scroll down to the  2026 Nest Updates

Eagles incubate the eggs for 35-40 days and the eggs hatch in the order in which they were laid.  Cam viewers can start to watch for hatching around February 16th.

When will the first egg hatch contest

Conserve Wildlife Foundation is holding a contest to guess when the first egg will hatch. The person who guesses the closest date and time to when the chick is fully out of the egg shell will win a CWF hat and eagle sticker.

Please email Larissa.Smith@conservewildlifenj.org with your guess of date and time am or pm.

All entries must be submitted by February 13th at 12pm

Thank you to Duke Farms and all the eagle cam viewers.