Say hello to Pi, Pat and Flora, 3 Virginia eaglets whose lives are being livestreamed

Three eaglets who hatched in northern Virginia in March now have names following a contest open to the public.

Pi, Pat and Flora beat out hundreds of name submissions for the 10-week-old eagles whose entire lives have been documented on a live camera in their nest. They've been referred to as DG3, DG4 and DG5 until now.

The first eaglet was born on March 14, also known as Pi day because 3/14 corresponds with the mathematical symbol Pi, or 3.14. The second eaglet emerged on St. Patrick's Day. Hence their new names, Pi and Pat. The youngest sibling was not born on a holiday.

Viewers from across the globe watched as each eaglet hatched and as they've been growing up, though one of them has been away from the rest of the family after a scary fall over the weekend.

Here's what you need to know about the Dulles Greenway eagles:

Family history

Pi, Pat and Flora are pictured on March 19, 2023 shortly after the youngest eaglet hatched.
Pi, Pat and Flora are pictured on March 19, 2023 shortly after the youngest eaglet hatched.

The eaglets' parents, Rosa and Martin, arrived to the nest in 2021. The cameras now capturing their daily lives were installed between the 2021 and 2022 nesting seasons.

Last year, the eagle cam captured the birth of Rosa and Martin's eaglet, named Orion, and his successful departure from the nest a few months later.

At any given moment, people all over the world are tuning in to watch the eagle family. As the camera livestreamed the eaglets' birth in March, for instance, people were watching from Japan, Australia, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Finland and Canada, among other locations, said Terry Hoffman, a spokesman for the Dulles Greenway, the group running the eagle cam.

A scary fall

The eagles' fans were dismayed in recent days after Pat fell out of the nest when it partially collapsed. He was rescued soon after and was being kept in a sanctuary for observation.

"We are pleased to see (Pat) is alert and eating well at the wildlife rehabilitation facility," Hoffman said Wednesday. "A further update will be provided when we know more after the eaglet has some time to rest and recover from what must have been a very frightening experience."

Pat the eaglet is recovering from a 90-foot from its nest.
Pat the eaglet is recovering from a 90-foot from its nest.

On the Dulles Greenway website, the group posted that Pat "will likely not be re-nested as it would be dangerous to the other two eaglets."

"Human intervention at this stage could cause the eaglets to prematurely leave the nest and be injured," the post said. "There can be no intervention on the nest condition during the active eaglet season. The nest will be assessed and evaluated during off season."

Hoffman said the group hopes to release Pat near the nest for a family reunion. If and when it's back home, the eaglet and its siblings are expected to start taking flight as early as soon as later this week. At least one of them has been furiously flapping its wings in preparation.

3 lucky eaglets

Pi, Pat and Flora are pictured together on a rainy day on May 20, 2023. They're expected to start flying any day now.
Pi, Pat and Flora are pictured together on a rainy day on May 20, 2023. They're expected to start flying any day now.

Eaglets grow extremely fast. Within just three months of being born, they are ready to fly and most will leave the nest for good.

Many eagles don't survive their first few days of life, with danger coming from predators, storms and even each other. Fans of the Dulles Greenway eagle family were worried not all three eaglets would survive infancy, which is why naming contests are typically held a couple months after hatchings.

Eagle parents typically are extremely watchful and caring as their babies grow, bringing them food and scaring away any predators.

As each day has passed and the eagles continued to grow and thrive, their fan bas has grown steady each month, Hoffman said.

"Wow. Eaglets are getting big so fast!" one user wrote. And another: "Our sweet baby eaglets are turning into big teenagers."

Once the eaglets leave, Rosa and Martin will again be empty-nesters.

Martin and Rosa the bald eagle couple of the Dulles Greenway Wetlands make improvements to their nest in January 2023.
Martin and Rosa the bald eagle couple of the Dulles Greenway Wetlands make improvements to their nest in January 2023.

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