Today's Report Includes:
- Eagle Migration: Map, and Data
- Explore! Map Quest U27
- Journal Question:
- Links: This Week's Bald Eagle Resources
Small Satellite
backpack (PTT) for
an eagle.
Weighs about 100 grams.
| “It is interesting to note,” writes Peter Nye, “quite a few of our winter-captured adults and our young fledgling eagles appear to go down to the Chesapeake Bay area. Locate this area on your map, and zoom in and see if you can find Aberdeen Proving Grounds. (Try Google Maps >>.) This area is favored by the eagles. It is at the mouth of the Susquehanna River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay from the north. As of 9 March, U27 remains in the same area.” | |
What is the ideal habitat for Bald eagles? Remember: Habitat is a place with all the requirements necessary for a plant or animal to live. Habitats include the required food, water, cover, and space.
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Peter Nye challenges us to do some research using data from the Journey North Archives. He asks, “When do you think U27 will leave? Look up her departure date last year. The time is very close!” |
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This
week we have a 2-part question. (Hint: Click on Spring 2006 map, then select U27 on the drop-down menu. Zoom in and click to study the dates.) |
Use
this for Question #1 Spring 2006 Map |
| Weather maps can be helpful tools for predicting eagle behavior. Will colder weather keep eagles on their wintering grounds longer? Let’s look at the map showing temperature anomalies (how much colder or warmer temperatures were from what is normal for the week). | |
| Where
are the satellite-tracked eagles on this temperature map? Describe
the temperatures on their wintering grounds. (Hint:
Remember purple means 9 degrees colder than normal.) Then answer: Question
#2: |
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