Young Bald Eagles Take First Flight Of 2023 At Duke Farms

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Both sibling young bald eagles at Duke Farms have officially taken their first flight on Monday morning. (Video below)

The bald eagles that hatched in late January at the nature preserve in Hillsborough took their first flights at around 5:41 a.m. and the second at around 8:40 a.m.

"The Duke Farms juvenile eagles have fledged!" said Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. "We expect that they'll return to the nest for the next week or so, while they learn to navigate their new world."

The first egg was laid on Jan. 20 and the second on Jan. 23. The first egg hatched on Feb. 27 and the second on Feb. 28.

Duke Farms has a live 24-hour eagle cam set up about the nest to allow bird enthusiasts to catch a glimpse of the eagle parents and new chicks as they grew up at dukefarms.org/eaglecam. Read More: A Bird's Eye View Of America's National Bird: Duke Farms Eagle Cam

Watch the young bald eagles' first flight below (around 4:21:12 and 3:30:25):

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