The big (upper) bald eagle nest on the NCTC campus is now 22 years old. The nest was started in the fall of 2003 and the first eggs were laid in the spring of 2004. In the spring of 2024, the eagle pair began building a smaller (lower) nest in the same Sycamore tree. The upper nest is 90 ft. above ground level and the lower nest is 75 ft. above. Each fall and winter, the eagles add new nest sticks and begin mating for the new season. In 2025, the first egg was laid on February 10, the second egg Feb.13 and the third egg on Feb.16. Both adult eagles take turns incubating eggs for 35-38 days before hatching. We hope to see these eggs start hatching the week of March 17.