WATCH: Another eaglet has arrived, hatching at nest in DC

Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS

Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS

A pair of American bald eagle chicks has landed at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington.

The chicks are the offspring of Mr. President and The First Lady, and are named DC4 and DC5. The first one arrived Tuesday morning in the nest high above the ground in a tulip poplar tree, and the second hatched Thursday afternoon.

The adult eagles are a mated pair and are the first American bald eagles to nest in this location since 1947, according to the Washington, DC Bald Eagle Nest Cam website.

Hatch Watch has begun! The nesting pair of Bald Eagles at the United States National Arboretum have been incubating an...

Posted by American Bird Conservancy on Friday, March 24, 2017

Pittsburgh also welcomed an eaglet this week, the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania reported.

The chick's arrival in Hays is almost nothing short of a miracle after a tree holding the first nest and egg was blown over in a storm last month. The eagles quickly found another tree, built a nest and laid an egg.

Here's the latest from the Arboretum's Eagle cam!

Posted by U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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