Bald Eagle Migration Update: April 5, 2006 Today's Report Includes:
Today’s Map and Data
Field Notes from Eagleye Nye Hello Journey North:
About V98
You can see some really neat intra-day movement for V98 in this data, allowing you to calculate how far she moved over how much time, and even calculate a speed! Watching U25 Then there
is U21; what happened to her? Blown off course? Why am I saying this?
Take a look at her surprising "backtrack".
Especially take a look at her flight on 3 April. What do you think
this circular pattern might be caused by? And our youngsters? There’s still not a whole lot of movement from them. It is like they feel there is no hurry or need to get anywhere in particular! Until next week, do some digging into the maps and enjoy the data! Eagleye
Try measuring eagle flight distances a new way! In addition to using a map scale you might want to try the On-line Distance Calculator. Enter latitude and longitude for any 2 data points and let the calculator give you the distance. Try this! There’s
a special surprise waiting for you. When you click on the Eagle Distance
example you can try calculating how far Eagle
U25 traveled on 10 April.
Traveler U21: Exploring Reasons for Erratic Flight Pattern
Hint: Use the NOAA archives to view weather maps for days that have passed. What happens AFTER 3 April? Look carefully for the next few day's path. Then see if you can answer this:
To respond to this question, please follow these instructions. Building a Nest
Imagine you are a researcher who has just been hired to find facts about eagles’ nests. What fascinating facts can you find about eagles’ nests? Teacher Tips
Discussion of Challenge Question #8 Describe the route traveled by U27 in her migration March 11 – 26. (direction, states/countries visited). How many miles did she travel in total during that time? What clues might tell us that she has reached her nesting ground? You worked hard to solve this challenge! Take a look at how one classroom calculated their answer: Discussing CQ#9 and #10 Challenge Question #9 What do you think makes the Pepacton Reservoir a major eagle use area? List the factors that make this area good eagle habitat. Several students submitted their research findings. Great research work! Challenge Question #10 Great observations! I guess we will have to wait and see what the next few weeks will bring. The Next Bald Eagle Migration Update Will Be Posted on April 19, 2006. Copyright
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