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Fans of Alcoa's Eaglecam might want to keep an eagle eye on the nest this week, given the weekend arrival of the first bald eagle egg of the season.

On Sunday, the webcam revealed an egg in a 7-foot nest occupied by Alcoa's adopted pair of eagles, Alcoa Davenport Works spokesman John Riches said Monday. The eagles, which Alcoa named Liberty and Justice, first built the nest in 2009 in a tree on Alcoa's Riverdale property along the Mississippi River.

"Generally, they have an average of two or three eggs a season," he said, adding that, typically, additional eggs should come within a day or two of one other. The pair have produced two or three eggs each year they have nested there.

Riches said that visitors to Eaglecam website, alcoa.com/eaglecam, can view the nest year-round. A second camera installed last fall recently began streaming additional live video shot from a different angle.

"After the eggs hatch, there are going to be a lot of people wanting to watch again," he said.

Visitors will see that the eagle parents now take turns minding the nest and keeping the eggs warm, he said, adding that they will "get off the egg from time to time to slow down incubation."