ST PAUL, Minn. — Proud parents of Minnesota's newest resident are showing off their addition to the family.
A newborn eaglet made its debut Monday morning on the Minnesota DNR's Nongame Wildlife EagleCam, less than a day after its birth. Viewers of the live stream could see the fuzzy baby bobbing around as its parents nurtured it and maintained the nest.
Eagle-eyed stream viewers first spotted the miracle of birth on Sunday night, following the first signs that the nest's lone egg had hatched.
Around 6:40 p.m., the nesting mother eagle stood briefly to reveal the cracked, open eggshell and what appeared to be the possible movements of a fuzzy newborn eaglet.
Minnesota DNR Nongame Wildlife Representative Lori Naumann has been monitoring and controlling the live stream camera; she tells KARE 11 that the condition of the cracked egg appeared to be as expected for a newly hatched eaglet.
The mother eagle has largely remained in its position most of the night, offering only fleeting glimpses at the eaglet underneath her body.
It has been an eventful season for the Minnesota DNR's EagleCam. In February, the nest's resident eagles became viral sensations as they weathered a major snowstorm, quickly becoming covered in snow.
A few weeks later, tragedy struck the nest as one of the two eggs originally in the nest was found to have broken. Experts believe the egg got stuck to the male's brood patch, which is a bare spot of skin that helps keep eggs warm while nesting. In a post at the time, the DNR said "We don't know if the egg was already broken when the male stood up, or if it happened earlier."
Celebrating its tenth year in 2023, the DNR's EagleCam is part of the Minnesota DNR Nongame Wildlife Program, which helps to support more than 700 species in the state. The EagleCam's 24/7 live video stream is supported by donations.
WATCH: In February, the EagleCam captured the nesting eagle emerging following a major snowstorm in Minnesota.
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