Two eaglests sit in their nest in Chiago’s South Deering neighborhood on Thursday, May 7, 2026. | Chicago Tribune via AP / Chris Sweda
CHICAGO — Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors’ first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in more than a century.
Chicago Park District officials announced last week that bird-watchers observed nesting activity starting in February in Park 597 along the Calumet River on the city’s Southeast Side. The first eaglet was spotted in the nest on April 28 and a second was confirmed May 7.
Irene Tostado, a park district spokesperson, said the eaglets appear to be two to three weeks old.
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