We have a 2nd baby! Stars and Stripes are parents again at Avon Lake eagle nest
Related Video Above: Students name new Avon Lake eaglets last year.**
AVON LAKE, Ohio (WJW) — The bald eagle nest near Avon Lake‘s Redwood Elementary School has now welcomed two eagle babies.
Parents Stars and Stripes could be seen keeping multiple eggs warm and protected over the last month. Tuesday, around 6:40 a.m., nest watchers reported seeing a hatched egg among the twigs. Then Wednesday, another eaglet was reported hatched at 7:30 a.m.
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This isn’t the pair’s first foray into parenthood, as seen on the live eagle nest camera feed over the years. The pair has reportedly had more than 15 successful fledges since 2015, according to the school.
Screenshot photo courtesy Avon Lake City Schools Photo courtesy Avon Lake City Schools
Eagles normally lay two or three eggs a couple of days apart, and the couple had multiple eggs and hatchlings last year as well.
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In the past, the school has held a naming contest for the eventual baby birds.
Watch a live stream of the eagle family right here.
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