Dedicated Hays bald eagle buried in snow shakes it off
Neither snow nor rain nor ... more snow stopped the Pittsburgh Hays bald eagle from tending to her two eggs Wednesday.
A live webcam caught the eagle seemingly buried in snow while incubating eggs that are expected to hatch this week or next, said Rachel Handel, spokeswoman for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh winter doesn't stop the nesting progress of these birds.
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Video courtesy of ASWP and CSE Corp.
The Pittsburgh winter doesn't stop the nesting progress of these birds.
The once endangered raptor is quite hardy and acclimated to the snow and cold, with the nation's largest population living in Alaska.
What a crazy second day of spring! Did you capture any photos of a snow covered eagle on the #PGCEagleCam ? https://t.co/ikiNdY3Qu0 Despite snowy winters, the eagle population continues to thrive in Pennsylvania. Cam Partners: @HDOnTAP , @comcastbusiness and @DCNRnews pic.twitter.com/gDaWP11uIF
— PA Game Commission (@PAGameComm) March 21, 2018
The Hays eagles nest on a bluff above the Monongahela River and are the first pair of eagles to breed in the city limits in at least 150 years.
This is their six year of nesting on the same hillside.
CSE Corp. and Audubon have live webcams on the eagle nests in Hays and Harmar, with both pair of birds incubating two eggs.
Mary Ann Thomas is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach her at 724-226-4691, mthomas@tribweb.com or via Twitter @MaThomas_Trib.
