A 30-year first: Pair of golden eagle chicks found thriving in a nest in the ...
(WorldNews Environment)

A pair of golden eagle chicks were found in a nest in the Santa Monica Mountains, the first time anyone has identified these protected birds of prey breeding in Southern California in at least 30 years, the National Park Service reported Wednesday. In late May, two eaglets were seen in a nest located in a large cave within the western end of the national recreation area northwest of Los Angeles. Now 12 weeks old, the chicks were continually fed by an adult, mated pair of golden eagles and appear quite healthy, said Katy Delaney, ecologist with the U.S. National Park Service. A pair of golden eagle chicks, a fully protected species in the state of California, have been found in a nest in a...