Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Blogs:
Akron Law Café:
The Supreme Court at the Tipping Point - Be Sure to Vote
Car Chase:
Welcome to Car Chase!
The Heldenfiles:
The Sporting Life
Patrick McManamon:
A midweek visit to the Browns as they prepare for Dallas
Browns Bulletin:
Game preview: Week 1, Cowboys at Browns
Cleveland Browns:
Cleveland Browns v. Dallas Cowboys - Stallworth injured.
Cleveland Indians:
Indians get 10th road win in a row 9-3.
Akron Aeros:
For those tracking the Aeros Saturday…
Akron Zips:
The morning after
Varsity Letters:
Week 3 Football Scoreboard
Kent State Sports:
Singletary suspended and other notes
The Sports Mix:
OSU v. OU: Third Quarter
Ohio Politics:
Weekend Daily: The Mostly Sarah Palin Edition
All Da King's Men:
Palin Derangement Syndrome
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Biden Sums Up GOP Convention
HRLite House:
Request for Publications - Fire, Police, & Job Analysis
Akrocentric:
"Sunflower," a poem by Frank Steele
Akron Gamer:
Rhythm game info bonanza
BokBluster:
Campaign Slogans
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Marilyn asks, when is the pumpkin festival?
Sound Check:
LeRoi Moore, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies
Tia's Trends:
ICSC Columbus
Number of eaglets, nests higher than ever
By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008
It's a record year for bald eagles in Ohio.
A record number of eaglets have hatched from a record number of nests, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife.
This year also marks the 21st successive one in which the number of resident bald eagles has grown, with their territories expanding, the wildlife division said.
Of 2008's 184 nests, 119 were known to be successful in producing eaglets. At 16 other nests, wildlife biologists were unable to determine whether eaglets hatched.
By the latest estimate, Ohio had 222 eaglets in 43 counties, surpassing the 2006 record of 206 eaglets, the wildlife division said.
At least 203 of the eaglets already have fledged, or flown off on their own.
Last year, Ohio had 164 eagle nests, with 155 of those nests producing 194 eaglets.
Active nests in the Akron-Canton area include one in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Brecksville, one at Tinkers Creek in Aurora, one near Lake Rockwell north of Kent, one on Breakneck Creek between Kent and Ravenna, one at Killbuck Marsh near Shreve and one at Walborn Reservoir in Stark County's Marlboro Township.
Eagles are found in the largest numbers in Lake Erie wetlands, but the birds are moving in increasing numbers to inland locations.
Ohio has 21 new nests in 18 counties this year. Northeast Ohio counties with new nests are Ashland, Columbiana, Geauga, Lorain, Mahoning, Richland and Trumbull.
In 1979, there were only four bald eagle nests in the state. The number of bald eagles has grown as the environment has gotten cleaner.
The bald eagle is listed as a threatened species in Ohio.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
It's a record year for bald eagles in Ohio.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
