1st Bald Eagle Egg Hatches At Duke Farms In Hillsborough

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The first of two bald eagle eggs has hatched Duke Farms in Hillsborough.

"The first egg has hatched. I repeat, the first egg has hatched. This is not a drill!" tweeted @DukeFarmsFdn.

The egg hatched around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.

The first bald eagle egg of 2022 was laid at 3:37 p.m. Jan. 17, and the second egg arrived at 3:52 p.m. Jan. 20.

Now the egg timer remains for the second egg, which will most likely hatch around March 1 or 2, according to Nora DiChiara, director of programs and strategic planning at Dukes Farms.

The chicks will then most likely fledge, or become capable of flying, by the middle of May, DiChiara said.

The eggs and the bald eagle parents can be seen on Duke Farms' Eagle cam, which livestreams the nest 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Three bald eagle eggs were laid in 2021; two successfully hatched, and one died. An attack by an intruder at the nest is believed to possibly be linked to the reason the final egg did not hatch. Read More: Attack At NJ Bald Eagle Nest After 1st Egg Arrives At Duke Farms

To catch a glimpse of the new chick and the bald eagle parents, watch the Dukes Farms camera live at dukefarms.org/eaglecam.

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