Overview
- The eaglet hatched at Park 597, also called SEPA Station #1, near the Calumet River on the Hegewisch–South Deering border, according to the Chicago Park District.
- Park staff and local birders began tracking the pair in February and later confirmed the hatch when the chick lifted its head from the nest.
- Officials urge people to avoid the site because close human presence can cause nest failure, and they ask anyone nearby to keep distance and stay on marked trails.
- The Park District opened a public naming contest with up to three name submissions per person due May 15, finalists set for May 19, and public voting running through June 1.
- The 10.3-acre woodland was recently restored by removing invasive plants, seeding native species, and adding native groundcover, a push the city credits with helping large raptors return to Chicago.