# Watch Bald Eagle eggs hatch **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573 "2011-03-30T22:38:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/241 "2011-06-22T00:59:44Z")
I saw all three of them sitting on the branches a while ago. So at least the one that has fledged isn’t too proud to come back and hang out with its non-flying brethren. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/243 "2011-06-26T00:51:56Z")
I don’t know how much longer the webcam will be up; the Raptor Resource Project says “The cam will run as long as we see birds. When we stop seeing birds, the cam will shut down.” It sure has been fun. I was out of town for several days last week and haven’t seen much of the young birds flying. They’re still hanging around the nest for the time being. Lots of videos of their early flights have been posted on youtube; [Here](http://www.youtube.com/user/raptorfan81#p/u/34/R0pkJFvSAA4) is a very nice shot of E1 returning to the tree- and making a not-so-graceful landing. On the right side of that page are several more clips. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/244 "2014-02-24T13:10:09Z")
Bumping this thread for a very good reason: they laid new eggs on February 23rd! [The live feed.](http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles) ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/51bf81/32.png) [@Big\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Blue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/245 "2014-02-24T13:38:30Z")
Thanks, Czarcasm! An egg! Very cool! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/246 "2014-02-24T13:53:06Z")
Still just the one egg laid yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/247 "2014-02-24T17:43:11Z")
[Video of first egg being laid.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhfUWpFg65A&list=UUkMYX-cMNteP7MkY3T1zHVA&feature=c4-overview) ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/248 "2014-02-24T23:55:45Z")
Thanks for bumping this, Czarcasm. There was no nest cam last year; the eagle pair built another nest in a nearby tree and used it instead of the original nest. Now there’s a webcam installed on nest 2 and they are back online! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/249 "2014-02-27T02:23:54Z")
[Mama just laid egg#2.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIwO79nuAv4) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/250 "2014-03-03T13:41:05Z")
And the third egg was laid on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, the first two eggs may not hatch because of the cold snap the previous week, but they think the third egg should be o.k. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/251 "2014-03-03T17:24:04Z")
… which is why they have multiple eggs (and hatchlings) even though most hatchlings simply kill each other. Sometimes, they need the backup. ☹ Weird to read my own post from back in the day, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/252 "2014-04-05T02:04:55Z")
Two of the three eggs have hatched so far. This is when it gets interesting (they grow really fast). ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/253 "2014-04-08T02:57:58Z")
The third one hatched this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/254 "2014-04-11T13:15:14Z")
Breakfast time! Mama eagle is feeding the chicks right now. [http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles](http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles) ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/255 "2014-04-12T02:36:04Z")
They were very active all afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/256 "2014-04-18T00:42:43Z")
**Bumbershoot** has given me permission to post a link to another cam. This is a peregrine falcon cam. It’s up 24/7, and is located on top of the Westar Energy building in downtown Topeka, Kansas. If you click on the link you will see pictures of the eggs that have been laid this year, four so far, and other links to info about the birds. There are two cameras, one outside the nest and one inside. [http://www.westarenergy.com/wcm.nsf/content/falcons](http://www.westarenergy.com/wcm.nsf/content/falcons) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/257 "2014-05-05T00:48:27Z")
They just gobbled down a rabbit pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/258 "2014-05-05T01:06:53Z")
Why do the grown Bald Eagles have eyebrows? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/259 "2014-05-05T01:40:26Z")
Nightime now, a parent seems to be watching over the resting young ones. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/260 "2014-05-05T01:55:32Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Why do the grown Bald Eagles have eyebrows? That’s an interesting question. I PMed Colibri, hopefully he can answer it. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573/261 "2014-05-05T02:07:01Z")
In the meantime, I found [this link](http://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/eagle-info/glossary/#s) that says > [@](#): > > Supraorbital ridge – the boney protuberance above the eye socket; this ridge helps shade and protect the eye and gives raptors their fierce look [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573.md?page=14)