The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for help locating bald eagle nests here in the Mahoning Valley as well as other parts of the state.

Division of Wildlife is conducting a statewide bald eagle nest census in 2025 and is requesting the public’s help to locate active eagle

The bald eagles living at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Plant have welcomed their first egg of 2025. Mother Stella laid the egg around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stella joined Irvin in the nest after Claire left late last year. Irvin has lived at the nest for six seasons.

Bald eagle enthusiasts are tuning in by the thousands to watch the live stream of Jackie and Shadow's nest as three eggs might hatch in 2025.

In a social media post Monday, Feb. 4, Friends of Big Bear Valley, which operates two web cams trained on the eagle pair’s nest above Big Bear Lake, announced that “pip watch” — looking for signs of a chick hatching — begins March 1.

Bald eagle eggs typically hatch after 35 days of incubation, according to the East Tennessee State University. But Jackie and Shadow’s eggs will likely hatch after 38 to 39 days, or longer, since they have three eggs to tend to, the nonprofit said in the post.

The bald eagles nesting at U.S. Steel's Irvin Plant have laid their first egg of the year. While it's the sixth season for dad Irvin at the nest, there's a new female this time. Stella is replacing Claire,

The Raptor Resource Project says a second egg is expected later this week.