Patience pays off with early eagle chick sighting for Salem volunteers

Heather King kept a close eye on the eagles at Minto-Brown Island Park for weeks. Though it was early in the season, she was fairly sure the couple living there had an egg incubating, because the pair was staying close to the nest at all times.

So when King spotted the eagle chick’s head peeking above the nest last week, she felt “vindicated.”

“I’m guessing that the egg was laid much earlier than any of…