Today's Report Includes:
What's
this eagle waiting for?
(Move your mouse over picture to find out!)
Did you know it takes about 35 days to incubate an egg? The eggs are
about 2.75 inches long by 2.25 inches wide.
Photos courtesy First Light Power
Excited
eagle spotters are now reporting in from across the northern latitudes:
"The
raptors are back. Both Golden and Balds arrived right behind the ducks
and geese. The Golden comes in quite close to the house and barn looking
for easy prey." West Danby, NY 03/22/08
Eagles Nesting:
"Verified with photos of two eagles sitting in an old nest
watching the ice fishermen watching them!" Kenora, ON 03/19/08
"I have an eagles nest in my back field. This is the 3rd year they have used this new nest; we helped them build it by putting out branches for them." Dafter, MI 03/23/08
Some of our NY eagles are still waiting. Maybe the weather just hasn't been right to give them that push northward. Nothing seems to be holding back U27 and our Golden eagle R24. Find their location and predict their next stops when you study this week's maps.
Meanwhile, more and more people are noticing more raptors moving. How about you? Keep your own eyes to the skies!
Her
migration has started! Which direction will she go from her location
in northern NY? "Eagle-Eye" Nye and his team were excited to capture her. In all the years of their work they haven't often have an opportunity to study Golden eagles and their habits. Read Nye's notes on this work >> |
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How can you tell a Golden Eagle from a Bald Eagle? How would you answer? Color: Immature Bald Eagles are similar to immature Goldens, but differ in fundemental aspects of shape. Immature Bald Eagles always have patchy white underwings and (occasionally) bellies. Golden Eagles have crisp white patches on the inner primaries and at the base of tail. Shape: |
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Today's news is exciting. U27 is really on the move. Take a close look. Then try measuring how far she has traveled since leaving her winter roost location at the south end of her range. Get out a ruler and some string to answer the questions in today's Map Questions Handout >> |
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The
NH Eagles (No Eagles,
Yet!) Stay tuned until next week when we hope to have news from Chris Martin about his project. |
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The Next Bald Eagle Migration Update Will Be Posted on April 2, 2008.
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