The EagleCam pair has been spending more time at the nest, enhancing it by adding grasses and new sticks. This is a sign that they are preparing the nest for egg-laying.
Over the coming weeks, you will likely see more courtship displays between the pair and increasing activity at the nest. In past seasons, EagleCam pairs have laid their eggs in mid-February. Watch for an adult sitting in the bowl of the nest and not leaving-that is most likely the female and a sign that she has laid an egg.
Female bald eagles typically lay one to three eggs over the course of several days and begin incubating the first egg as soon as it is laid. Eagles usually lay their eggs two or three days apart, but they can lay eggs up to five days apart. Both parents share incubation duties.
Eagle eggs usually hatch after 34-39 days of incubation, so if this EagleCam season follows years past, there should be signs of a chick in the nest as early as mid-March.
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