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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe eagle has landed, and it's nesting in record numbers
One nest is just North of us. We see him hunting from time to time. Last time it was a goose.
MARK DAVIS / THE WORLD HERALD
Bald eagles remained on the federal threatened and endangered species list until 2007. The next year, Nebraska removed the bird from its endangered list.
http://www.omaha.com/outdoors/the-eagle-has-landed-and-it-s-nesting-in-record/article_16ba3dc7-67e2-5d80-b079-7e7d91814319.html
POSTED: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 12:30 AM | UPDATED: 1:12 AM, SUN FEB 22, 2015.
By David Hendee / World-Herald staff writer
Also read: A county-by-county look at where bald eagles nested in 2014: http://www.omaha.com/outdoors/where-eagles-pair/article_36af2376-ba5d-11e4-b7c5-03b446e89c98.html
Not only have eagles landed in Nebraska, but theyre feathering their nests in record numbers.
Continuing a soaring trend, Nebraska hosted a record 146 known bald eagle nests last year, with adult pairs actively incubating eggs or tending to young in 111 of them, according to the State Game and Parks Commission.
Nebraskans, however, shouldnt be lulled by the growing number of nests and consider annual records to be routine, said Joel Jorgensen, Game and Parks nongame bird program manager in Lincoln.
Its worth taking a few moments to consider this species remarkable recovery, he said.
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The eagle has landed, and it's nesting in record numbers (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Feb 2015
OP
California even re-established them on Catalina Island after DDT killed them off.
SunSeeker
Feb 2015
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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)1. Cool.
I have never seen an eagle in the wild. There's quite a few up here in CT too. I just haven't seen any.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. Birdees!
SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)3. California even re-established them on Catalina Island after DDT killed them off.
a kennedy
(29,673 posts)4. And eaglet #2 arrived last night......
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
Can never have enough Eagles........although for some reason the live stream isn't live at this time.
Can never have enough Eagles........although for some reason the live stream isn't live at this time.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)5. Go birds!
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)6. The eagles are coping just fine in the snow.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)7. As rare as human beings are not. A crime against nature and millions of years of selective evolution to not love them.