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Migration
Update: March 4, 2009 |
Welcome
to the 2009 Journey North Bald Eagle Study! |
What
Do Eagle's Eat?
Check it Out! >> |
Maps
and Data |
It
is March, and when March arrives with a storm, which it did—bringing
lots of snow to the East—we say it has come in "like a
lion." How will the wintery weather affect the eagles? Let's
look at our map for clues. |
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Questions
about this week's map >> |
Map
Questions >> |
One
eagle is starting to move! Study the map. Can you tell which one?
Eagle
U25 has traveled in a NE direction for the second week in a row.
Let's watch her flight in animation this spring. Keep your eye on
this map each week to see if she is really starting her migration,
or whether she is just moving to a new winter location.
When
did she start her migration last year? Find out here >> |
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Explore:
Bald
Eagle Field Observations |
Winter
is a great time for observing bald eagles. Where is the best place
to find eagles? What are eagles doing now? Observers reporting in
to Journey North share some fascinating sightings that will help you
better understand eagle behavior. |
Eagle
Map
Keep your eyes on the skies and report in if you see something interesting.
We'll keep track on our eagle field observations map.
Meanwhile, read some of this winter's selected sighting observations
and see what you can learn about eagle behavior.
- Citizen
Bald Eagle Field Observations >>
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Slideshow:
What Do Eagles Eat? |
Eagles
are on an endless search for food. As you learned from reading the
Field Reports (above), they eat many different things depending
on what is available. Imagine having to eat 10 to 15% of your own
body weight each day to survive. How many pounds would that be for
you?
Keep
your eagle journals handy while you read this slideshow so you can
add some eagle facts to your list!
- Food
for Life: What Do Eagles Eat? >>
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Try This!
Spy on an Eagle's Nest |
Norfolk
Botanical Garden has an eagle nest you can watch from your classroom!
A pair of adult bald eagles is incubating 3 eggs under the watchful eye
of a remote camera. Their first egg was laid on February 10. The second
one came three days later, and the third was laid February 19.
This is the 4th year in row that this pair has had a three egg clutch,
according to officials. Last year, two eggs were broken and the third
egg hatched. That eaglet is being cared for at the Wildlife Center of
Virginia after contracting Avian Pox.
Bookmark
your class computer to keep an eye on the activity! >>
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Links:
This Week's Eagle Resources |
- Food
for Life: What Do Eagles Eat? >>
- Learn:
Eagle Migration and Weather >>
- Lessons,
Activities, and Resources >>
- Journey
North for Kids:
Eagles >>
- Vocabulary
in this Update? habitat, incubate, egg clutch
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Eagle
Journal >>
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The
Next Bald Eagle Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 11, 2009.
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