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Eaglet hatches at the U.S. Steel Irvin Nest, second eaglet expected any day

Updated on: April 8, 2024 / 7:52 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

First eaglet hatches at the U.S. Steel Irvin Nest

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Bald Eagles at the U.S. Steel Irvin Nest, Irving and Clair, welcomed their first eaglet of the season this morning!

As of now, the eaglet is known as USS 7 and just as the name implies, it's the seventh successful hatch inside the nest.

Pixcams/USS Steel

Four days after USS 7's egg was laid, a second one was laid as well and according to U.S. Steel, USS 8 is expected to hatch "any day."

You can watch the hatching at this link.

There is also a 24/7 live stream of the nest at this link, as well.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.