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One of the biggest nests in NY was measured at 7 feet across and 12 feet deep. Nests have to be big and strong enough to hold these large raptors. The average eagle nest is only 5-6 feet in diameter and 2.5-4 feet deep, and the first year a nest is built, it may be much smaller than that. Two fledglings share a large nest in the tree top. Photo: Ray Foster