Streamed Nesting: Hanover Bald Eagle Family Grows as Mom Lays Second Egg
A bald eagle family streamed on a Game Commission live camera in Codorus State Park near Hanover is growing: the nesting mother laid her second egg Thursday, expanding a brood that biologists note typically ranges from one to three eggs.
What happened at the Codorus State Park nest?
The family nested in the Codorus State Park near Hanover, and the nesting female laid a second egg this week. Observers of the live camera saw the nest register a new egg, a simple but pivotal moment in the pair’s breeding season. Bald Eagles typically lay between one and three eggs and take around 35 days to hatch, so the appearance of a second egg changes the immediate expectations for the nest’s timeline.
Why was the nest Streamed and who installed the camera?
The Pennsylvania Game Commission installed a live camera near the large nest to monitor and document the family’s activity. The live feed has streamed the nest to provide continuous observation of the birds in their natural setting. That installation places the nest within a managed observation effort intended to record nesting behavior and the development of eggs without disturbing the birds.
How long until the eggs hatch and what does that mean for the family?
With two eggs now present, the typical incubation period gives a working expectation: eggs take around 35 days to hatch. That period represents a sustained phase of incubation and care for the nesting female and the adult pair. The addition of a second egg affects brood size and the energy requirements for feeding and protecting hatchlings once they arrive, shaping the family’s immediate needs through the incubation and early fledging stages.
Back at the nest in Codorus State Park, the scene that began with a single egg has shifted into a quiet intensification of parental duties. The camera that first captured the family continues to transmit each small movement, and as the calendar of incubation advances, the nest will remain a focused site for watching nature’s slow, exact work. For viewers and wildlife managers alike, the moment of a second egg is both an ordinary step in a species’ cycle and a fresh chapter in a single family’s story—streamed in real time from the edge of their tree-top home.
