Egg hatches in U.S. Steel's bald eagle nest

Kellen Stepler TribLive Sun, Apr 7, 2024 • 04:18 PM

An eaglet hatched at a bald eagle nest at the U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin on Sunday morning. Screenshot from livestream of U.S. Steel bald eagle nest An eaglet hatched at a bald eagle nest at the U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin on Sunday morning.

An egg in the bald eagles’ nest at U.S. Steel’s Irvin plant in West Mifflin has hatched.

Bald eagles Irvin and Claire, who nest near U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works — Irvin Plant, welcomed the first eaglet of the season Sunday morning, according to Andrew Fulton, spokesman for U.S. Steel.

The eaglet is the seventh successful hatch at the nest, Fulton said. The nest is located along the Monongahela River.

A first view of the eaglet’s face was displayed on live video at 11:55 a.m.

A second egg remains in the nest, and is expected to hatch soon, Fulton said.

A live video feed of the nest can be found here:

Kellen Stepler is a TribLive reporter covering the Allegheny Valley and Burrell school districts and surrounding areas. He joined the Trib in April 2023. He can be reached at kstepler@triblive.com.