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Second egg hatches at Pgh. bald eagle nest

Two bald eagles sit in their nest Friday evening in the Hays neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Bald eagle pairs are active on two additional sites in Allegheny County. More than 200 nests have been reported in Pennsylvania.

PITTSBURGH — A second eaglet has hatched at a Pittsburgh bald eagle nest.

The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania says the second egg hatched at about 7 a.m. Sunday. The first eaglet emerged Friday, and a third egg is still in the nest.

On Saturday, both parents fed fish to the first eaglet. The nest is in the city’s Hays neighborhood along the Monongahela River. A live video stream of the nest has become popular locally. The female bald eagle in the nest previously fought off a raccoon that tried to raid her eggs.

Bald eagle pairs are active on two additional sites in Allegheny County after being absent for many decades. More than 200 nests have been reported in Pennsylvania.

To get a look at the nest, go to the Butler Eagle website, www.butlereagle.com, and look for the link “The Pittsburgh Eagle Cam” on the right side of the home page.

The live-stream camera of the nest is provided by Murrysville-based PixController, which is working with the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

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