The Eagles Have Landed!

Our NCTC eagle eggs have hatched. On March 18th one of the eggs hatched.On March 21st another hatched, and finally, on March 23rd the third and final egg hatched!

The parents are now busy feeding the young.

The young will stay in the nest about 11 to 12 weeks when the adults will start encouraging them to fly. The eaglets can often be seen exercising their wings on the nest or on a nearby branch several days prior to fledging (first flight from the nest).

The young will stay at or near the nest for the next 6 weeks while the adults continue to feed them and teach them to hunt and fish on their own. Young eagles are believed to return to within 100 miles or so of their own nest site when they reach maturity and are ready to mate.
http://www.fws.gov/nctc/cam/