9860594 THE EAGLES USUALLY RETURN YEARLY TO OUR AREA AROUND LATE OCTOBER/EARLY NOVEMBER. EGGS ARE LAID AROUND THIS TIME. INCUBATION PERIOD FOR THE EGGS ARE 35 DAYS AND A CLUTCH CONSISTS OF ONE TO THREE EGGS. 9860595 WHEN THE CHICK IS FIRST VISIBLE IT IS A LIGHT TAN COLORATION. THE PARENTS ARE VERY VIGILANT AS THE CHICKS ARE VERY VULNERABLE AT THIS STAGE. 9860611 THE PARENTS ARE CONSTANTLY OUT FINDING FOOD TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR YOUNG EAGLETS. 9860612 THE CHICKS ARE FED BY THE PARENTS IN THE EARLY STAGES. THEIR RAPID GROWTH FROM HATCHING TO FLEDGLING OCCURS WITHIN AN 11 WEEK PERIOD. AS THEY GROW THEY ACQUIRE A DARK BROWN/BLACK COLORATION. 9860614 HERE THEY ARE READY TO FLEDGE ( ABLE TO FLY FROM THE NEST ) AND EXPLORE THEIR TERRITORY WITH THEIR PARENTS AND HONE THEIR SKILLS IN HUNTING AND SURVIVAL. THEY USUALLY STAY WITHIN THE VICINITY FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER THEY BEGIN FLYING AND THEN MIGRATE NORTH. THESE JUVENILES WILL RETAIN THEIR DARK COLORATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS WHEN THEY BEGIN TO GET THEIR WHITE HEADS, GOLD BEAK, GOLD TALONS AND WHITE TAIL FEATHERS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MATE AROUND 5 TO 6 YEARS OF AGE. LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 28 TO 30 YEARS.