Michigan bald eagles could hatch chicks any day. How to watch it happen
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Michigan bald eagles could hatch chicks any day. How to watch it happenEagle couple Jackie and Shadow on pip watch with three eggs
Famous California bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, are expecting their three new eggs to hatch soon after last year’s unsuccessful hatch.
TwopairsofMichiganbaldeaglesareexpectedtohatchchicksinearlyApril.Livestreamsofthenests,calledeaglecams,areavailableonline.TwopairsofMichiganbaldeaglescouldbecomeparentsanydaynow,andthepubliccanwatchasithappens.
Theeagles,inwestMichiganandnearTraverseCity,havebeencarefullyguardingeggssinceFebruary.Basedontypicaleaglegestation,bothpairsofbirdscouldseechickshatchassoonasApril1.
Michiganishometohundredsofbaldeagles,withmanystayingyear-roundtofeedonfishfromtheGreatLakesandotherbodiesofwater.Thelargeraptors—whichjustofficiallybecametheU.S.nationalbird— buildsomeofthebiggestnestsinMichiganwhichtheyreturntoyearafteryear.
AmongthesitesnationwidethatwatchovertheAmericanicons,twoinMichiganareoffering
