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Nature takes care of nature. The eggs will feed and sustain other forms of life, be it ravens, flying squirrels, insects or other critters.
It appears one eggshell lost its structural integrity and broke by 7:52AM. By 11:40AM the egg crumbled further and disappeared from view. It likely remains in the bowl.
It is uncertain whether Jackie stepped on the egg at 7:13AM and breached it. She stopped incubating on 4/8 and she could be moving less carefully around the eggs. It is unclear if there was any development inside. We will watch to see whether more information presents itself.
In a surprise turn of events, Jackie showed up after dark at 7:48PM and vigorously aerated the nest bowl, effectively hiding the remaining two eggs from the camera view. They remain in the bowl and may reappear later.
Both Jackie and Shadow spend the night together on one of their favorite roost trees. The Night Vision image at 8PM+ is grainy as it was already very dark.
♀Mommy Duty Report:Jackie attended the nest for 8 min, 2 visit(s). She was last seen incubating or tending the eggs on 4/8.
♂Daddy Duty Report: Shadow attended the nest for 8 hr 18 min, 5 visit(s). He did not attempt to incubate the remaining 2 eggs after the third egg disappeared from view.
For more information about the Sentry Trees and Roost Trees commonly used by Jackie and Shadow: bit.ly/3F7Xh1l
🥚Egg1 was laid 1/25 16:55 bit.ly/48OfNt5, Egg2 was laid 1/28 13:59 bit.ly/3OkpEi7, Egg3 was laid on 1/31 17:58 bit.ly/3SGTwb5 .
It is unlikely that the eggs will hatch at this point. We have no way of knowing why. It could be environmental, such as temperatures, humidity percentages, oxygen levels at high altitude, etc. It could be biological with something just being off at the time the eggs were created. It is very unlikely that either Jackie or Shadow are infertile since they have already had 2 sets of chicks together - in 2019 and 2022.
ℹResident Bald Eagle male: Shadow (unbanded) since May 2018. Estimated hatch year: 2014
ℹResident Bald Eagle female: Jackie (unbanded) since September 2016. Estimated hatch year: 2012
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