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JUNE 27, 2018

I remember my first Bald Eagle so vividly. I dragged the guy I had just started seeing (reader, I married him) on a frosty February morning to an eagle walk at Croton Point Park (Croton-on-Hudson, NY). But before it could go down the hatch, a Bald Eagle swooped in and snatched it. Fascinating wildlife viewing?

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Data from the wind-power companies notes the deaths at least 85 Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles since 1997, with at least 67 of those deaths occurring with in the past five years. ” As if eagles didn’t have enough environmental hazards to worry about. . News Bald Eagles Golden Eagles windmills'

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MARCH 29, 2013

Pro-tip: If you are a Red-tailed Hawk don’t attack a Bald Eagle on its nest. Such an idea when put into practice will not end well for you.

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MAY 6, 2011

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. No explanation of his decision is known to exist, though he did simply state “The Escutcheon is born on the breast of an American Eagle without any other supporters to denote that the United States of America ought to rely on their own Virtue.&#

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AUGUST 13, 2013

After three years of observation at a Bald Eagle nest in Washington state, I believe that young birds do, in fact, learn to fly — and they appear to learn much the same way we do. My work focused on a consistently productive bald eagle nest in Kirkland, Wash., … Birds Bald Eagle raptors'

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Though the late night Barred Owls were nice and the Bald Eagle hanging out on the lake was very pleasant, Corey most preferred when he came across a mixed flock of wood-warblers. The reward for my long vigil was catching one still in its calico plumage. Corey spent his weekend camping in the wilds of the western Catskills.

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JANUARY 26, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Bald Eagle that he watched (and photographed) hunting and eating a Blue-winged Teal at Viera Wetlands. Sure, Corey saw rarer birds, more colorful birds, and birds that he wanted to see more than a Bald Eagle but the experience of watching such a show was amazing. How about you?

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MARCH 7, 2014

Keep your eyes to the skies for uncommon birds like this leucistic Bald Eagle ! Daylight Savings Time falls this weekend in those areas that observe this tradition. Remember, springing forward means one less hour of sleep this weekend, not one less hour of sleep! Corey will be birding the heck out of some random part of New York.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

Sharron Montgomery went through the same thing with a badly-behaved educational Bald Eagle named Booker T. Birds American Crow Bald Eagle brown-headed cowbird great-horned owls Red-tailed Hawk sandhill crane wildlife rehabilitators' “He had a death grip on that ring,” said Vonda.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Merlin and Peregrine, amongst others, dazzled the crowds on this, one of the busiest weekends at this important sanctuary. Hawk Mountain attracts a colorful crowd during fall migration Hawk Mountain is renowned as the world’s first refuge for raptors.

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APRIL 17, 2013

The ruling is important because as recently as three years ago, several Hopi were prosecuted for illegally killing eagles. Bald Eagle in Brevard County, by Nate Swick. On a somewhat brighter note, ABC News shares the story of a Bald Eagle that lived to see another day, thanks to modern technology.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The structure of wings is addressed in Chapter 8, “Feathers and Flight.” Among their other uses, wings are also employed for balance during copulation, a not unimportant or inconsequential usage, as the male Bald Eagle ably demonstrates in the photo, above right. Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior. By John Kricher.

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JULY 6, 2014

kept a special eye out for Bald Eagles ? Quick show of hands… how many of you in the U.S. My favorite sighting this weekend was not of the regal representative of my nation’s pride but rather a single brilliant Indigo Bunting at Lake Skaneatles.

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MARCH 26, 2012

If you are someone who spends time in the field carrying binoculars anywhere near where Bald Eagles might be a possibility you have probably had a conversation like this. Mr. Incompetent: Hey, did you see that eagle? Where did you see an eagle? And Bald Eagles are much larger and have white heads and tails!

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

He was pleased that the birdseed he brought with him attracted a variety of common woodland birds, but the highlight of the weekend was the sheer volume of Bald Eagles. Corey enjoyed a long weekend in Narrowsburg, New York, along the Delaware River at the New York-Pennsylvania border. How about you?

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MAY 2, 2021

But occasionally people see it – especially when it’s a hard-to-miss bird like this Bald Eagle. Within walking distance of her house were a pair of Bald Eagles with two chicks. One morning she discovered the male eagle on the ground, appearing – as you can see from the two photos – unwell.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Watching a Bald Eagle catch and eat a Blue-winged Teal at Viera was amazing. Having an up-close-and-personal photo shoot with a Florida Red-shouldered Hawk. The image isn’t great, but finally seeing a Whooping Crane was a moment to remember for sure! And, perhaps my favorite aspect of the festival: giant, pink birds!

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DECEMBER 8, 2013

Last week, the President Obama’ administration announced a rule change that will allow wind energy companies to apply for 30-year permits to “take” Bald Eagles (like the one above photographed by Nate Swick) and Golden Eagles. News Bald Eagle Golden Eagle wind farms Wind turbines'

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JULY 26, 2013

It was the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, calling to report a Bald Eagle standing “crumpled” in remote area near Wausau, Wisconsin. A waste truck driver had found the eagle, but was unable to stay with her until we could arrive. This eagle is not long for this world.”. We are off to rescue a Bald Eagle, kiddo!”

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MARCH 22, 2013

The Liberty University Flames, represented by their American Bald Eagle mascot, Sparky, were also bounced from the tournament, while the Marquette Golden Eagles, Oregon Ducks, and Louisville Cardinals advanced from their first-round matches. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Marquette Golden Eagles. Temple Owls.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Occasionally, a Bald Eagle from a nearby nest will come through looking for a Common Murre to snag, creating a chaotic scene of murres fleeing to the safety of the sea. Immature Bald Eagle I try to get visitors interested in the Pigeon Guillemots , Black Oystercatchers , and cormorants, but puffins are really what they came to see.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

A thoughtful reader just pointed me towards one of the coolest posts I’ve seen in a long time, one which asks and then answers the question regarding whether the Golden Eagle or the Bald Eagle is the fiercest predator. The brutality here is mind-boggling!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2014

I was both surprised and pleased to spy a Bald Eagle flying over my house, which is quite uncommon so far from the lake. For those of us interested in observing avifauna, the last six or so weeks of a year offer enough time and opportunity to finish up with the year list we’d love to look back on. Have you been working on yours?

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JULY 16, 2021

However, closer inspection of the fine print revealed this wine is actually from Chile, where t**s – or any members of the family Paridae , for that matter – don’t even exist.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Plus, we’re told, the brown bear cam features frequent cameos by Bald Eagles !). And that’s just the birds–you can spy on everything from panda bear cubs to beluga whales. Photos courtesy of explore.org/projectpuffin and Audubon. Birding Birds terns video'

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Jean Keane lived in Home and one day she noticed a couple of eagles near her home, started to put out some fish for them and then several years later she’s a hot tourist attraction using a stockpile of freezer burned fish from a local company to feed over 200 Bald Eagles a day.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Birding at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is really pretty darn cool… Great Horned Owl on nest Bald Eagle on nest Sorry for such a short post – the next one will be longer, I promise! But when you see the two birds on nests that I spotted you will understand why I thought that two was more than enough.

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MARCH 30, 2020

My birding there in normal times tends to be in winter and early spring: I’m getting Common Mergansers and Bald Eagle for my year list in January, scouting for the Christmas Bird Count in late November and early December, and making sure to find Wilson’s Snipe in the early spring.

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

Bald Eagle. It’s a good day when the opportunity to see them improves by 616 acres! Magnolia Warbler. Photo by © Michael Todd. Indigo Bunting. Photo by © Michael Todd. Summer Tanager. Photo by © Michael Todd. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Downy Woodpecker. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Pileated Woodpecker. Photo by © Mike Blevins.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

I was chatting with Gordon about this and we discussed how drones could be a safer way to get photos of birds or document birds for breeding surveys, but he was quick to point out, “You and I already have an idea of what a safe distance would be to test that out with an active bald eagle nest.

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JUNE 22, 2011

This adult Bald Eagle politely moves away from the nest to defecate (watch out). Other nesting birds, most notably raptors, herons and some sea birds, defecate by backing up to the edge of the nest and producing a projectile poop squirt like this Red-tailed Hawk nestling. But the eaglet is just beginning to branch.

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OCTOBER 29, 2011

dawn at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge juvenile White-crowned Sparrow Gray Catbird White-tailed Deer Carolina Chickadee Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Bald Eagle Get on over to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Tell them I sent you. … a.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Americans of a certain age will recall how close their country came to losing the Bald Eagle.). But that tragedy is compounded when the species at risk is a country’s national bird. Sadly, that is indeed the situation in Samoa, where the Manumea , or Tooth-billed Pigeon , numbers fewer than 200 individuals.

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JULY 3, 2014

As with the bald eagle, which was successfully delisted from the ESA, the conservation work and recovery strategies for the wood stork are expected to result in an eventual delisting of the stork in the not too distant future.

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JULY 12, 2013

Paul led me across the yard to the edge of the woods and pointed to the baby eagle, pictured at left. I guess in the heat of the moment, everything looks like a baby eagle; but it was actually an almost-fledgling Cooper’s Hawk. Bald Eagles weigh 8 to 10 pounds, Cooper’s Hawks weigh 8 to 14 ounces.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Time enough, I suppose, for our newcomers to figure out that those aren’t eagles. although in real life Osprey are most likely to face off with thieving Bald Eagles and the occasional Raven , the Missoula Osprey’s avian opponents include the Idaho Falls Chukars and Orem Owlz.

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MARCH 30, 2011

There was also a group of Bald Eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) soaring nearby, including this juvenile, who seemed to be enjoying aerial maneuvers with its sibling. My eye followed this young eagle as it circled its way to the ground, just over a small rise and out of sight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cFKUm5lPpM

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