Three eggs laid within a week, game commission says

May 2024 · 1 minute read

A pair of Pennsylvania bald eagles laid two eggs this week, bringing the total to three, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said.

The game commission has partnered with HDOnTAP and Comcast Business to provide a live look at the eagles' nest, nuzzled high up in a sycamore tree in Pennsylvania farmland.

The game commission says the first egg was laid Feb. 13 and then another egg was laid Sunday, followed by the third egg Wednesday.

The bald eagle population continues to see a resurgence in Pennsylvania.

In 1983, there were only three nests left in the entire state, compared to more than 300 today, officials say.

As the population continues to increase, so do the chances of negative interactions with humans, the game commission says.

The presence of lead in the environment is one of the major threats to the bald eagle, but people can help reduce this threat by choosing to use non-lead ammunition while hunting or by burying carcasses and gut piles so they’re not consumed by the scavenging birds.

These eggs should start hatching shortly after St. Patrick’s Day, according to the game commission.

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