No, you aren’t seeing things! A third egg was spotted in the nest this
morning and it was determined it was laid around 6:45 p.m. last night. The
second egg appeared on Thursday around 4:35 p.m, right after I turned off my
computer and left the office. Sometimes I really think Liberty knows I’m
watching. According to our biologist, if the clutch is complete, we can
expect the eggs to hatch around March 25-28.

Here’s some eagle facts that might be of interest to our eagle cam viewers:

The nest is 100 feet up the tree and the camera sits another six feet
above that.
Bald eagles generally weigh around 10 lbs. Of course we have no idea
how much our two friends weigh in at.
The other birds seen around the nest are crows, turkey vultures and
ravens.
There are times when both parents will leave the nest and cover the eggs
with duff. This is usually when the sun is not shining.
The female eagle is larger, has a bigger beak and the white feathers on
her neck have a “notch” in front. The male’s white feathers form a more
perfect circle where they meet the brown feathers.

Visit the Eagle’s Nest website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist2/eagles.htm  

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