Today's Report Includes:
An
Eagle Dinner
Photo: Jon McRay
The eagles appear to be settled in to their summer grounds. Although they all began the winter around New York State, they have scattered across NE North America: U25 traveled far north into Newfoundland, S28 migrated just over the NY border into ON, U27 is summering in PQ, and U21 is just north of Lake Superior.
Golden eagle R24, arrived at her summer grounds April 6. If all is on schedule for raising a family this season, she is now probably incubating eggs for her new family. Bald eagle U27 arrived at her nest site a week earlier, on March 31. Her eggs may now be ready to hatch!
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As the migration season draws to a close, we'd like to turn your attention behind the scenes. Over the past 4 months, in addition to his busy job, Peter Nye found extra time to share his research. More special thanks, to Glenn Hewitt for organizing each week's data for our maps.
Thank you to Christian Martin at New Hampshire Audubon and U.S. Fish and Game for including us on their brand new project to capture and track a bald eagle. Sharing the experience from the scientist's point of view was priceless. Let's wish them luck next winter!
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Thank
you, Peter! |
Thanks,
Glenn! |
Thank
you,Chris! |
After
about 35 days of incubation an eagle chick hatches out of its egg.
The EagleCam chick pictured here hatched on April 9, 2008. The mother
eagle laid this egg on ______ (date). The chick is ______weeks old
now. An eagle chick will be nearly full grown at 9 weeks of age.
This bird will be fully grown around _______(date). |
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it looks small in the nest, at three weeks the chick will be about
1 foot high with feet and a beak that are very nearly adult size.
At three or four weeks, it is covered in its secondary coat of gray
down. In another two weeks or so, black juvenile feathers will begin
to grow in. This eaglet will take its first flight, some 10 to 13
weeks after hatching. This will happen about _______ (date). |
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| It has been a fun and interesting spring learning about eagles! Take a minute and review what you've learned. | ||
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Custom-made
Eagle Decoy. Were YOU fooled? >> |
What
do You Notice? Describe all you see. >>
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A
High-flying Gymnast? What is this Bald Eagle Doing? >> |
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Talon-grappling,
cart-wheeling, and tumbling mid-air behaviors. >> |
Will
this Eagle Catch Lunch? Look Closer >> |
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We've had a lot of fun learning about eagles this spring! Thanks to everyone who participated in tracking these magnificent raptors with Eagleye and Journey North. See you next spring!
This the Final Bald Eagle Migration Update for Spring, 2008. Join us again in February 2009!
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