Croton resident Rob Armanini of Feed The Birds reports that around 8-10 eagles are in the Croton area, and he says that number is likely to improve: “Sort of like wandering teenagers, eagles roam widely but tend to return to their natal territory. This is why NY State had a decades-long effort to bring baby eagles from Alaska and raise them on artificial platforms. As those eagles mature, they come home to what they regard as their birthplace in New York.”
Croton Mayor Schmidt noted that bringing the bald eagle back from the brink of extinction in New York has been a result of many people working for many years, beginning with federal legislation to ban DDT back in 1972 and...read more here http://tiny.cc/hykqmy
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It's good to see their population growing. They are beautiful birds! (Rob)
ReplyDeleteWe're very lucky here in the Hudson Valley to have so many.
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