Hays bald eagle lays 2nd egg of the season
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The Hays bald eagle has laid her second egg of the season — exactly three days after the first one arrived on Feb. 13.
“It was 6:30 p.m. for both eggs,” Rachel Handel, communications director for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, said.
Onlookers can watch the live webcam at aswp.org.
Stay tuned — there might be another arrival before the female eagle can rest, Handel said.
Bald eagles typically lay two eggs a year, she said, generally coming two to three days apart.
But the Hays female eagle has laid three eggs per season.
“It’s a wait and see scenario,” Handel said.
Expect the eggs to hatch after about 35 days.
The eagle has showed the second egg only for a brief moment but additional views will be made available as she continues to roll the eggs.
The egg caused an immediate stir on social media, with several viewers posting congratulations on the Audubon’s Facebook page.
The Hays webcam is a collaborative project between CSE and Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania.
The Hays bald eagle couple is the first pair of the formerly endangered eagles to nest within the city limits in more than 150 years.
They are in their eighth nesting season on a bluff above the Monongahela River. The pair has raised 10 offspring in all since 2013.