UPDATE: The third egg has hatched, click here for more information.
The second of three bald eagle eggs in a nest being monitored through webcams in Hays, Penn., hatched Sunday morning, two days after the first eaglet hatched, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania reported.
A live stream of the bald eagle nest is available here.
Third egg is expected to hatch in a matter of days, provided it is still viable. The two new eaglets appear healthy, and the webcam trained on the nest has recorded the father eagle bringing fish to the next for the eaglets to eat.
The Audubon Society said on its Facebook page that it's unclear how much the eaglets eat at this age, but the adults will attempt to feed them four to eight times per day.
"During the first two weeks, the adult male will bring the majority of the food and over 30 percent will be presented at the nest in the morning hours," the Audubon Society wrote.
The eagle nest underscores the successful bald eagle recovery effort that has taken place in Pennsylvania. Experts believe it has been more than 250 years since bald eagles have nested along Pittsburgh's rivers, where the eagle pair have established their nest, ABC Nightly News reported.
Bald eagles enter long-term relationships, usually mating together for life. This bald eagle pair fledged another chick last year, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Once an eagle lays an egg, it takes a little more than a month for the egg to hatch.
The nesting eagle laid her eggs on Feb. 19, Feb. 22 and Feb. 25, according to camera operator PixController Inc., which hosts the live stream here. The sex of the newly hatched eaglets is unclear.
"Once all hatching is complete, the young will develop relatively quickly, especially in size," Jim Bonner, executive director of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, told the Post-Gazette. "They will develop their second down around 10 days old. During the first few weeks one parent, usually the female, will always be at the nest."
The bald eagle eggs have proven to be an attraction not just for curious web users and Pittsburgh residents, but wildlife as well. According to an Associated Press report, the eagles have had to defend their next from a hawk and a raccoon that seemed intent on stealing the eggs.
The eagle webcam is a collaboration between PixController, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The camera streams video over the Verizon 4G LTE cellular network and is powered by rechargeable solar batteries.
The video below shows the first eaglet hatching. This link has video of the second egg hatching.
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