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Saturday, May 23. 2020

The Bald Eagle conservation success

The population success of the American Bald Eagle in the lower 48 of the US (never in danger in Alaska) is an accomplishment to feel good about. It's now listed as "Least Concern."


This eagle, unlike the Osprey which ranges world-wide, is a North American sea eagle. Europe and Asia have their own sorts of sea eagles. 


It's sort of amusing that the conservation successes of the Wild Turkey in the US parallel those of our sea eagle.  Ben Franklin famously wanted the Turkey as the US' national symbol, but now it's just a bourbon.

Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 13:31 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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The American Eagle Foundation operates daytime and nighttime nest cams if anyone's interested in watching eagles hatch to leaving the next. Seasonal.

https://www.eagles.org/
#1 Hugh Evan-Thomas on 2020-05-23 14:43 (Reply)
Cool site!

I saw a bald eagle many years ago at the San Diego zoo. It was the most amazing, majestic, beautiful creature I'd ever seen!
#1.1 mudbug on 2020-05-23 14:59 (Reply)
I used to have a mating pair that lived behind my house until a hurricane blew away their nest and nearby development chased them away permanently. Gave them names: Ralph and Alice from the Kramdens of Jackie Gleason fame. Alice was constantly nagging Ralph. Fun to watch. Miss them.
#2 Stargazer on 2020-05-23 15:31 (Reply)
'Just a bourbon', good grief, man.
#3 archer2010 on 2020-05-23 17:05 (Reply)
Off subject: methinks it is time for the winter sleigh picture at top of your home page to come down. I'm ready to move on to summer!
#4 CT on 2020-05-23 17:47 (Reply)
When I first visited Maine in the 70's, all three birds were almost unheard of. The one well known osprey nest (in Pulpit Harbor) was a landmark. Now, all three are quite common in Maine, especially wild turkeys...
#5 tim ferrell on 2020-05-24 05:21 (Reply)
I’ve seen a pair for the last month or two in central Massachusetts near Worcester. Never saw them here before.
#6 Bruce Anderson on 2020-05-24 08:09 (Reply)
In Alaska they are like seagulls. Most of them hang out near the ocean. I have seen so many bald eagles in Juneau that there literally were no more perches for an eagle to stand on. Here on the West coast of the lower 48 we see lots of eagles too. In the winter a lot of eagles come down to Washington and Oregon to winter. In the Spring a lot of them stay for various reasons. Surprisingly these big powerful birds rarely cause problems.
#7 Lee on 2020-05-24 10:15 (Reply)
I live in Washington, and there are a goodly number of bald eagles in the neighborhood.
#8 Sam L. on 2020-05-24 10:54 (Reply)
Lots of wild turkeys and several bald eagle sites in Greenwood Lake and Warwick, NY , less than 50 miles NW of NYC. Almost drove off the road the first time I saw a bald eagle 5+ years ago.
#9 Paul Skonberg on 2020-05-24 11:11 (Reply)
I saw a bald eagle just east of Cambridge, Nebraska several days ago beside the highway. He was trying to fly off with a large piece of road kill but after getting about 30 feet in the air he dropped it. Yes. The animal was already dead. It was smashed. Anyhow, as I passed by he was circling back to the carcass.

When I was a kid, one never saw eagles or turkeys. Now turkeys are abundant, but the eagles are still somewhat rare.

However, what really puzzles me are the ticks. When I was a kid, I would play in the weeds and climb trees and never EVER saw a tick. Nowadays I can have ticks on me after walking through overgrazed pasture.

I wonder where they came from?
#10 feeblemind on 2020-05-24 11:37 (Reply)

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