Second bald eagle egg hatches at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 April 2026 at 8:32 am

This screenshot from the livestream shows the two eaglets in the nest today at 8:40 a.m.

BASOM – This image taken from an eagle cam shows two eaglets. The first eaglet was spotted on Thursday morning and a second eaglet hatched on Friday.

The Friends of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge encourage people to check the livestream (click here) and see the eagles. There is another egg in the nest that could hatch anytime.

The first egg was laid at 5:06 p.m. February 20; the second at 5 p.m. February 23; and the third at 2:34 p.m. February 27.

Eagle eggs typically take 35 days or so of incubation before hatching.

This screenshot from the livestream shows the eagle in the nest tending the flock today at 8:32 a.m.