10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2014

The Bald Eagle is not just an American symbol, it is also a quintessentially American story. Inside a Bald Eagle’s Nest: A Photographic Journey through the American Bald Eagle Nesting Season , by Teena Ruark Gorrow and Craig A. Reviews Bald Eagle book review'

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JUNE 19, 2024

From the iconic Bald Eagle to the elusive Steller’s Sea-Eagle, the grand White-tailed Eagle, and the noble Golden Eagle, we’ll cover everything you need to know. Note, this list is based on the eagles provided by the official list provided by the University of Alaska Museum Department of Ornithology.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Since 2006 a pair of Bald Eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) nesting at Turtle Bay in Redding California have successfully raised a dozen eaglets! This year when the pair returned to Turtle Bay, they decided to build a new nest in an adjacent tree.

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Bald Eagle Turtles Eagles Sacramento 187

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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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Puffins Oregon Bald Eagle Portland 197

10,000 Birds

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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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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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Rabbits Eagles 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In his first chapter, on the Raven, Moss is an enthusiastic borrower from Bernd Heinrich’s classic The Mind of the Raven , and in chapter ten (about which more below) a good deal is sourced from a 2022 book, The Bald Eagle , by Jack E. There’s a fair amount of etymology, too.

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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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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Davis points out in his book published earlier this year, The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird. On the other hand, Davis is, of course, a big fan of the Bald Eagle, as Audubon was not.

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Bald Eagle Louisville Pennsylvania Haiti 147

10,000 Birds

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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Bald Eagle Delaware Pennsylvania United States 201

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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 9, 2019

Of what he did see, a pair of Bald Eagles at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was the highlight, a species that didn’t used to be around in June in Queens at all. So, Bald Eagles as his Best Bird of the Weekend. Corey only birded for a bit on Saturday afternoon and didn’t see much that was terribly exciting. How about you?

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2019 Bald Eagle Jamaica Eagles 115

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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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Eagles Bald Eagle United States Horses 211

10,000 Birds

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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Eagles Bald Eagle Seattle Game 184

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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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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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Eagles Bald Eagle Farming Obama 165

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

On August 21st, Maryjane Angelo of Skye’s Spirit Wildlife Rehabilitation in Pennsylvania received a call from a man who said his nephew was standing in the middle of a rural road, guarding a Bald Eagle. People who say they have found an eagle have rarely found an eagle.

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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Pennsylvania Eagles 244

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AUGUST 17, 2016

This Bald Eagle, photographed by Corey, was after Blue-winged Teal in Florida, not Atlantic Puffins in Maine. From the “careful what you wish for” files, in the face of climate change–related drops in fish populations, a resurgent Bald Eagle population appears to be developing a taste for Maine’s seabirds and shorebirds.

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Bald Eagle Puffins Pigs Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

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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Georgia Bald Eagle Tennessee 2018 204

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

People whoever they are (even the most experienced of hawkwatchers) love Bald Eagles – it’s just a given. In my experience if you show a non or novice birder their first Bald Eagle and they will be amazed, show someone their first Thayer’s Gull and they aren’t likely to gasp (sorry, larophiles)!

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 237

10,000 Birds

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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Bald Eagle New York City New York Birds 182

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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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Bald Eagle 2014 Eagles Hunting 171

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AUGUST 25, 2019

What could be better than the New York State Fair, especially after a Bald Eagle deigned to circle overhead in honor of everything that makes the Empire State great? Enjoy what today has to offer while looking forward to what is to come. My extended family from The Bronx visited us this weekend for some upstate festivities.

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2019 Costa Rica Bald Eagle New York 124

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Perhaps most striking, a pair of Bald Eagles looked down on us from a snag, eventually spreading their large, dark wings over the water. Two Bald Eagles look out over their watery kingdom. Another pair (or perhaps the same two after they landed) rested on a particularly submerged log.

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Bald Eagle Transported Eagles Birds 154

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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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United States Bald Eagle Eagles Seals 185

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JUNE 23, 2018

Bald Eagle. Featured image – Bald Eagle. One of them was a rare ground nest located on Cabbage Island – the precious ecosystem that was saved by citizen action forty years previously. And, the total count for Georgia broke a state record at 218 active nests for the third year in a row. Photo by © Robin Edwards.

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

Clapper Rail , American White Pelican , Snowy Owl , Cackling Goose , Blue-winged Teal , Bald Eagle , Lark Sparrow , Clay-colored Sparrow , Pine Warbler , and Turkey Vulture are all good birds for the count. We found three Bald Eagles for the count, but only one of the Willow Lake birds and it was at Meadow Lake.

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10,000 Birds

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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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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2016 Wildlife Bald Eagle Florida 186

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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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Bald Eagle 2014 New York Eagles 193

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Crawling back to work can be tough, but at least you can celebrate Cyber Monday at the office… While Bald Eagles have become nearly as common as Red-tailed Hawks in Upstate New York in winter, I still thrill to every sighting on the long drive from Rochester to NYC and back.

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2018 Bald Eagle New Jersey New York 114

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MARCH 2, 2024

However – and I am not saying this out of misplaced national pride – there is one bird in the Netherlands that proves Jefferson wrong and Buffon right: the White-tailed Eagle (or Sea Eagle ). It’s the only Dutch eagle. Our eagle makes Baldy look imparfait, even a bit manqué.

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Beavers Netherlands Eagles Bald Eagle 141

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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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MARCH 27, 2020

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. Have you had rehab experiences with eagles? photo by John Huba. Was there a role model for Mars?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 253

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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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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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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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