IN THE NEWS 2017-2024

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:29 am

A new species of bird from around 68 million years ago has been discovered on the island of Madagascar, and its unusual beak could give new insights into how modern birds evolved.

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:53 am

Not really in the news, but newsy eagle info with great pictures throughout Indiana!

Bald Eagles Are Now Thriving in Indiana Thanks to Conservation Efforts

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12703

Here we go again. 176 snow geese have been found dead in Gibson county.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12703

We all like first times things are seen in the world. So here is an article by ktvz.com on a condor at the Oregon Zoo who double-clutched while her egg was hatching:

gigi · **Posted:** Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:38 am

Wow! What an amazing and fun story!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12703

Sullivan County shares it's upper border with Vigo County in the state of Indiana (Terre Haute is in Vigo County).

Posted: Mar 30, 2021 / 03:24 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 30, 2021 / 03:24 PM CDT

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana Conservation Officers are now investigating the shooting deaths of two juvenile bald eagles in the same area of the state.

Reward offered for tips on killing of bald eagle in Vigo Co
Officers located the second juvenile eagle after responding to a call to a rural area in northern Sullivan County along County Road 800 West, approximately 8 miles west of Shelburn. As part of the investigation, the body of the eagle was recovered from a tree and found to have been shot. Officers believe the shooting occurred in early January.

The first juvenile bald eagle determined to have been shot was discovered in a southern Vigo County tree on March 10. Officers determined that juvenile eagle was killed from a gunshot to the breast area.

A joint $2,000 reward is being offered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Indiana Turn-in-a-Poacher, Inc. to anyone with information leading to conviction of the responsible party/parties. Contact DNR Law Enforcement Central Dispatch at 812-837-9536 or the TIP hotline at 1-800-847-4367 (TIP-IDNR).

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:30 pm

I heard about both of these. Just makes me sick.

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2021 4:43 pm

Devils Tower climb routes closed to protect nesting falcons

NPS photo
"GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - Some rock climbing routes on Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming have been closed to protect nesting falcons.

The closures, which remain in effect until young falcons fledge, give peregrine and prairie falcons an undisturbed area for courtship, nest selection and nesting, according to the National Park Service.

The annual closures also protect climbers. Falcons sometimes fly aggressively at people to protect their nests, the Gillette News Record reported.

The closed routes are between those named "Good Holds for Godzilla" and "Accident Victim" and will be listed at a climber registration kiosk near the Devils Tower National Monument visitor center. More than 100 other climbing routes remain open.

Devils Tower is an almost 900-foot igneous rock formation known for its role in the 1977 science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

All climbers must register with park officials before attempting to climb the tower."

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12703

That's a beautiful photo too!

gigi · **Posted:** Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:58 pm

A news story about reintroduction of peregrines in Indiana. Then and now.

https://www.wrtv.com/lifestyle/history/ ... population

Carolyn · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:56 am

The New Brunswick sighting of an eagle native to eastern Russia is generating excitement across North America's bird-watching community.

Article

From FaceBook

Beth · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:03 am

Wow!! Thanks Carolyn!

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:16 am

That is amazing. But I think it is likely an escaped bird. Maybe held illegal and not reported missing?
The picture with the attacking small birds (red-winged blackbirds???) is beautiful.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12703

On the killing of 2 osprey chicks by authorities from an editorial by Donna Cole in the annapoliscreative.com:

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:21 pm

That is sad.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12703

Yes, very sad as they could have easily waited for them to fledge ...

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:15 pm

Beutiful article about the return of Peregrine Falcons at the Taughannock Creek in New York State:

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:33 pm

Thank you, Ingrid. Lovely article 100 years in the making. :loveshow:

Dutch Eagle Fan wrote:

Beautiful article about the return of Peregrine Falcons at the Taughannock Creek in New York State:

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2021 4:24 pm

gigi wrote:

Thank you, Ingrid. Lovely article 100 years in the making. :loveshow:

Dutch Eagle Fan wrote:

Beautiful article about the return of Peregrine Falcons at the Taughannock Creek in New York State:

I found it very moving. The way it is written is )almost) poetic.

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:09 am

Wonderful article, photos...Many thanks Ingrid!

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