2 Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch on California’s Santa Cruz Island

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Source: Seattle Times

Two bald eagle chicks have hatched in a nest high in a tree in California’s Channel Islands National Park. Park officials say the first egg hatched Saturday and the second bird poked its head out of its shell Monday in Sauces Canyon on Santa Cruz Island. Officials say it’s the first successful hatch after three years of attempts for the parents. <snip>

Bald eagles disappeared from the Channel Islands by the 1960s because of DDT contamination. Since 2006, the birds have re-established territories on most of the eight islands.

The Sauces Canyon bald eagle pair is the first to lay eggs this season across the Channel Islands.

Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-bald-eagle-chicks-hatch-on-californias-santa-cruz-island/Link to source

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[livetohike]

1. That is such good news! Thanks for posting this. We have several

webcams on nests here in western PA. It's a thrill to see them 😊.

[SunSeeker]

2. Wow. Excellent!

[NWCorona]

3. Good story. I'm glad they are making a comeback

I'm lucky enough to be able to see eagles and hawks daily where I live. Beautiful

[question everything]

4. And three in Minnesota

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html

[ffr]

5. I can't watch

Are Eagles the ones where one chick kicks the other out of the nest so there's only one who grows to maturity? Hopefully there's enough food and resources for the two and both survive to adulthood.

Mom! Can you turn this way so we can see your chicks?

[lunatica]

6. No. All the chicks grow up together

I watched web cams of two eagles who raised 4 chicks two years in a row.