It’s #SaveTheEaglesDay! Since the bald eagle restoration program ended in ’89, their population continues to grow. Winter is one of the best times to view eagles in NYS—they start arriving in Dec., with concentrations peaking in Jan. & Feb. https://t.co/A0yKlwT3bY
? Maria Mahar pic.twitter.com/ia2diwyFjC— NYSDEC (@NYSDEC) January 10, 2021
In 1976 there was only one pair of bald eagles nesting in New York. Conservation efforts have increased that number to 389 territories in 2015.
Bald eagles mate for life – which can be over 30 years.
Nests are reused and added to each year, growing to over six feet across, eight feet deep, and weighing hundreds of pounds.
An eagle’s 2-inch-long talons can exert 1,000 pounds of pressure per square inch.