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Record Number Of Bald Eagles Spotted In Massachusetts

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This survey of bald eagles in Massachusetts has sighted at least 102 eagles, a record high for the region.

An annual survey of bald eagles in Massachusetts identified sightings of at least 102 individual birds. This breaks the all-time record in the state, set in 2009.

The preliminary 2011 statewide survey tabulated sightings of 102 eagles with 75 adults, 23 juveniles, and four of unknown age.
The specific regions in which the eagles were spotted on January 7, 2011 include:

  • Quabbin Reservoir (33)
  • Connecticut River (18)
  • Merrimack River (11)
  • Wachusett Reservoir (5)
  • Lakeville/Middleborough (5)
  • Chicopee  River (3)
  • Deerfield River (2)
  • Wattupa Ponds (2)
  • Mystic Lakes (2)
  • Housatonic River, Sheffield (2)
  • Housatonic River, Orange (1)
  • Westfield River (1)

Statewide, previous surveys identified 8 birds in 1979, 71 in 2009, 72 in 2010, and 102 birds in 2011. The nationwide count of bald eagles typically ranges from 13,000 to 16,000 birds each year.

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Newburyport Current, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, 2011 United States (Regional)

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Wild Animals Conservation Endangered Species English Birds

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