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Three baby eagles have hatched in the nest featured on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ EagleCam.

All three eaglets were confirmed by DNR staff on Monday. Thanks to EagleCam viewers watching the feed like a hawk, staff believe the first sighting of a hatchling was on Thursday. They estimate that the young are between four and five days old.

Bald eagle chicks are about the size of a tennis ball when they are born and typically weigh about three ounces. 

They'll grow quickly, reaching up to 3 pounds by three weeks old. By then, the eagles will be able to stand, move around the nest and feed themselves.

They'll be about two-thirds of their adult size by early May, when they’ll start to fledge. The young will fly away from the nest around the end of June or early July.

EagleCam fans will have plenty of activity for the rest of the season. The parents will start bringing back food for the hungry eaglets.

The adults have been nesting in the area for about five years, and they have fledged chicks at this site in the past, including two female chicks last year.

This is the second batch of eaglets caught on camera 

since the original nest fell in April 2023

. And the first season in the new location brought a few surprises, such as the pair picking a different nest nearly 300 yards away from the camera, and 

 to the abandoned nest to raise her own family.

The nest live stream has helped to highlight the restoration of bald eagles in Minnesota and around the country. The stream draws viewers from more than 150 countries and all 50 states in the U.S. It also provides a fundraising venue for the nongame wildlife program, allowing Minnesota to continue protecting at-risk wildlife.

Gifts to the Nongame Wildlife Fund can be made online anytime at 

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Three baby eagles have hatched in the nest featured on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ EagleCam. They estimate that the young are about four days old.

Triplets! 3 baby eagles confirmed on Minnesota DNR EagleCam

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