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Proposed wind farm a threat to bald eagles

Last updated Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:18am

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A wind farm proposed near the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina could kill up to 20 bald eagles a year, according to a preliminary estimate by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Perched in front of the Wasatch Range, Bald Eagles rest at the Great Salt Lake nature Center at Farmington Bay Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 in Farmington, Utah. (Drew Godleski/Standard-Examiner)

Now's a good time to view bald eagles

Jeff DeMoss Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 4:00pm

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge serves as a haven for a multitude of birds on their way to other destinations -- the ultimate avian truck stop, if you will.

Right now, its most prominent customers happen to be America's national symbol

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Courtesy photo Woods Cross police
A bald eagle is believed to have hit a power line Sunday in Woods Cross, injuring a wing. It was rescued by police and wildlife officers. The bird died the next morning during surgery.

Bald eagle dies during surgery after sustaining injury in Woods Cross

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 12:33am

WOODS CROSS -- Police and wildlife officers tried to save a bald eagle that likely hit a power line and crashed to the ground Sunday.

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Officials investigate eagle deaths at wind farm

Louis Sahagan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 9:47am

LOS ANGELES -- Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of at least six golden eagles at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree Wind Project in the Tehachapi Mountains, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday.

So far, no wind-energy company has been prosecuted by federal wildlife authorities in connection with the death of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. A prosecution in the Pine Tree case could cause some rethinking and redesigning of this booming alternative energy source. Facilities elsewhere also have been under scrutiny, according to a federal official familiar with the investigations.

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Mindy Rabideau (left) and Jennifer Evans take a female bald eagle back to her quarters recently after Dr. Doug Folland, Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine certified with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, checked on the wing he operated on in December. The eagle had a revolutionary surgery called arthrodesis, or surgical fixation of a joint, and is now recovering at Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City.

Wing Has A Prayer

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Monday, February 14, 2011 - 9:53pm

CENTERVILLE -- Most veterinarians in the Top of Utah are accustomed to working with dogs and cats.

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Above, two bald eagles roost patiently in a tree at the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area in Farmington on Saturday. Hundreds of folks came to scope out the birds during Bald Eagle Day.

Eagles stop in Utah on way north

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 10:10pm

FARMINGTON -- Dallyn Platt was wide-eyed when he saw some bald eagles on Saturday.

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A day to learn about bald eagles

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 3:28pm

The bald eagle, America's most iconic bird and national symbol, will be on full display this weekend at locations throughout Utah.

On Saturday, you'll have a chance not only to see bald eagles, but to learn more about them during the Division of Wildlife Resources' annual Utah Bald Eagle Day.

Avid birders might not need any guidance for bald eagle viewing; however, Bald Eagle Day provides an opportunity for those who aren't as familiar with the birds' habits to get some good views of them.

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A wild bald eagle takes flight at sunrise after perching in a sycamore tree near rain-fed Santiago Creek in Irvine Regional Park in Irvine, California. Nature and bird enthusiasts have been delighted with the rare bald eagle sighting, which has been seen recently near the Orange County Zoo's captive eagle program, where a captive female bald eagle has been calling back and forth with the wild bird.

Sightseers flock to see wild bald eagle roosting outside O.C. Zoo's exhibit

Los Angeles Times, Tony Barboza

Last updated Monday, January 31, 2011 - 1:39pm

IRVINE, Calif. -- Maybe the guy just wants some company.

That's the speculation about a wild bald eagle that's taken up residence right outside the Orange County Zoo's bald eagle exhibit.

The bird of prey first appeared last weekend and has spent every morning and evening since then perched in a tree above the zoo's 6-year-old female bald eagle, Olivia. The two have been squawking back and forth all week, said Donald Zeigler, manager of the small zoo in Irvine Regional Park.

Bald eagles are spotted from time to time in the rolling foothills, oaks and sycamores surrounding the zoo, but never before has one taken such an interest in a zoo resident. Olivia is kept at the zoo because an eye injury prevents her from being released back into the wild.

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