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Washington, D.C., biologists wait for bald eagles to hatch

WBUR | By Scott Tong
Published April 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM MDT
A bald eagle populates Croons Lake on September 12, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. The Long Island region provides a welcome habitat to a host of wildlife. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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A bald eagle populates Croons Lake on September 12, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. The Long Island region provides a welcome habitat to a host of wildlife. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Wildlife biologists in the nation’s capital are monitoring a massive bald eagle nest where eaglets are expected to appear any day now.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong joined wildlife biologist Dan Rauch to check in on the nest and the eagles.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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