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alp227

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Tue Mar 26, 2013, 01:15 AM Mar 2013

First eaglets born on north shore of Lake Ontario in decades



The first bald eaglets to be born on the north shore of Lake Ontario in decades have hatched near Hamilton.

The parents have been nesting at Cootes Paradise Nature Sanctuary at the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) for several years, but until now had not managed to hatch young.

These are thought to be the only eaglets to hatch in the region since bald eagle populations throughout North America collapsed in the 1980s, the RBG’s Head of Natural Lands, Tys Theysmeyer, told CBC News.

"We actually saw a little one poke its head up out of the nest," he said. "No one really knows when the last ones were born in this area. That's how long it has been."

full: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2013/03/25/hamilton-eaglets-hatch-at-rbg.html
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First eaglets born on north shore of Lake Ontario in decades (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2013 OP
Thank you - I can only hope for many more success stories such as this. n/t UtahLib Mar 2013 #1
Awwww. I love stories like this!!! secondwind Mar 2013 #2
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