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Bald Eagle Questions

Look carefully at the live eagle map >>. Zoom in. Select the "i" button and click on the dots to find last summer's nesting sites. (Hint: they will show many dots on top of each other.)

1) U21 latitude and longitude of 2006 nest site (_____,______) .

2) U25 latitude and longitude of 2006 nest site (_____,______).

3) U27 latitude and longitude of 2006 nest site (_____,______).

4) V98 latitude and longitude of 2006 nest site (_____,______).

 

U25 wintered around the Aberdeen Proving grounds. Today she is roaming around central Labrador. What is U25’s range (distance between these 2 areas) this spring? (Hint: Use the scale of miles on the live map. >>)

 


Now check the distance using the On-line Distance Calculator. >>
(Hint: Go to the Web site and put in the latitude and longitude for her southern most sighting and for most recent sighting.)

 

How do the range distances compare? Which is the most accurate?