NX has checked in. She hasn't traveled far since her last check-in.
Camellia has checked in as well. He is in Chesapeake.
Duane Noblick has posted 10 new pictures of Dad Norfolk (Bald Eagle) that he took on March 30th.
Rhoda Gerig has posted a series of pictures of an Osprey nest.
Sam Maggio (DegasGoneDigital) has been busy. He has recent posts of Great Blue Heron babies, an Egret in flight, and various other birds.
Bob Mislan (ShutterBugBob) has posted pictures of the Norfolk Bald Eagles. He has pictures of the male and female taken over the last week.
A Bald Eagle from Gloucester, VA was admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. It is being treated for lead poisoning. It is Bald Eagle #13-0283 and was admitted March 31st. The initial report and a few updates are available.
A sad story out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming: A Bald Eagle that was being tracked was recently killed by lead poisoning. It was found dead next to an Elk carcass, with some nearby gut piles. There was an average of 145 visible lead fragments in each gut pile. Another dead Bald Eagle was found in the same area in March. It died of head trauma, but it also had high lead levels. (There is no telling if the lead caused unstable flight, resulting in the head trauma. Lead poisoning causes neurological symptoms in Bald Eagles, reducing muscle control and coordination. Which could have caused the Eagle to have a collision while in flight.) In the area where this occurred, during the 2012-13 hunting season, they asked hunters to voluntarily switch to non-lead ammo -- and 41% of successful Elk hunters there used non-lead ammo. For the next hunting season, lead ammo will not be allowed. If you are a hunter, or know a hunter, please stop using lead ammo and encourage others to do the same!
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