To make the Bald Eagle Nest Watch program more accessible, we are working to collect 50 spotting scopes to share among our partners and volunteers statewide. These scopes will be donated to Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance, but will be made available for use across Wisconsin by our partner organizations and citizen scientists.
Gold Medal Volunteers: Mary, Kelley, & Ginni
Mary was at my door, letting me know the nest was indeed down. Having no idea what we might find, Mary and I made our way through the jungle of the marsh area that had two fallen nests, parts of the nest tree along with many other downed trees. And there in front of us, the two eaglets were sitting on top of the fallen debris.
Photo by Beth Berger Martin
Why retrieve a deceased eaglet
Like a root canal or buying new gutters, sometimes we do unpleasant things because a lot of good comes from it. This story falls into that category of unpleasant-but-good events. With proper permitting, we retrieved a dead eaglet from an eagle nest, and we learned a LOT from what we found.
Photo by Beth Martin
