LIVE Video: Pair of American Bald Eagles Nesting in DC

IMAGE from Tuesday morning published with permission of © 2016 American Eagle Foundation, EAGLES.ORG. from live video feed

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WASHINGTON, DC -- A pair of American Bald Eagles are nesting at the National Arboretum and are expected to welcome two eaglets in about 35 days, according to the American Eagle Foundation.

The 412-acre United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service as a division of the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.

The eagle foundation says the pair of eagles is the first to nest in this particular spot since 1947. The spot sits high in a Tulip Poplar tree amongst the Azalea Collection, the foundation reports.

Live video

Two live video cams, aka DCEagleCam, are set up to keep an eye on the eagles’ progress. (Click on the DCEagleCam link to watch the live video.) The cameras are powered completely by a large solar array designed and donated by Alfred State College, SUNY College of Technology, which was also partially funded by the District Department of the Environment.

On Tuesday, the eagles can be seen in a damp environment. The DC area is soggy, after receiving several inches of snow and rain and is under a Flood Watch Tuesday from the National Weather Service. In a few days, by Saturday, the weather service is calling for sunny skies and 60 degrees.

The foundation has nicknamed the pair “Mr. President” and “The First Lady.” The first egg was laid last Wednesday and the second was laid on Sunday, Valentine’s Day. The eggs are expected to hatch right around the first day of spring, which is March 20.