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Bald Eagle Migration Update: February 26, 2002
Today's Report Includes:
- Field Notes from Peter Nye: Migration is Underway!
- Satellite Data from Seven New York Eagles
- The Weather Connection: How Fast Did Eagle E63 Travel?
- Challenge Question #6
Field Notes from Peter Nye: Migration is Underway!
This is an unscheduled update to bring you the news: Nye?s first two eagles have taken a surge northward, launching the migration season of 2002!
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The Nye family is on vacation so we didn?t expect to hear from Peter.
?I decided to bring my laptop on vacation after all.........can't stand not knowing where all the little buggers
are!? he wrote from sunny Arizona.
?Eagle E63 was indeed the one to watch. On February 20 he had finally moved north from the Chesapeake Bay, where
he?d been since December. At 1 pm that day he was in Pennsylvania, but near Sullivan County, NY where we caught
him last spring on March 1. Five hours later he had traveled another 83 miles further north. Eagle K70 on her way
back north too...More next week when I?m back from vacation!?
Eagle Eye Nye
New York State Dept. Environmental Conservation
Delmar, NY
The Weather Connection: How Fast Did Eagle E63 Travel?
It?s not every day that the satellite catches an eagle while it?s migrating. Remember: The eagle?s transmitter only sends information every 2 days--and sometimes at night when the eagles are sleeping!
Let?s check the weather on the afternoon that E63 was moving: Look at the weather map on the left. Do you see the strong low pressure system to the west of New York? You can see stormy weather was coming. The map on the right shows wind direction best. Notice that south winds were blowing along the entire East Coast. Winds blow from the south as low pressure moves in and a high pressure moves away. (See the high pressure out over the ocean?) Those south winds must have given Eagle E63 a free ride north, from Pennsylvania into New York.
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So how fast did Eagle E63 travel?
Challenge Question #6
?If E63 traveled 83 miles in 5 hours, how many miles per hour did he go, on average??
How to Respond to Today's Challenge Question:
1. Address an e-mail message to: jn-challenge-eagle@learner.org
2. In the Subject Line of your message write: Challenge Question #6.
3. In the body of your message, answer the question above.
The Next Bald Eagle Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 5, 2002.
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