A couple of people asked about another banding opportunity.
Here is link to my post on the one for Big Island: http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=757. As well as my link to pics on my photobucket site: http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Elgin%20Eagles/.
And finally, thanks to the people at crane creek for this one. If you can, go to this, you will get as close to an Eagle as you want.
Here is press release that they sent me:
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2008
PUBLIC WELCOME AT CLEAR FORK BALD EAGLE BANDING
FINDLAY, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife will be conducting a bald eagle banding on Monday, June 16, 2008 at Clear Fork Reservoir in Richland County. This event is open to the public, and offers a great opportunity to see our national symbol up close.
The event will begin at 10:00 a.m., and last about an hour. A biologist will retrieve the eaglet. Once on the ground, the eaglet will be given a brief health examination and fitted with a metal leg band and then be returned safely to the nest. This event is weather-dependant; heavy rain, high winds or lightning would be cause for cancellation.
By the later half of the 20th century, the bald eagle was classified as an endangered species. This, however, is a case with positive results. Through the diligent efforts of the Ohio Division of Wildlife and a concerned public, the bald eagle population is coming back and is no longer on the federal or State of Ohio endangered list. Its federal and state status has been upgraded to "threatened."
Participants should meet in the shared parking area for Picnic Area 2 and 3, which is located just off State Route 97. After a short introductory briefing, Division of Wildlife employees will remove the eaglet from the nest and return to a pavilion near the parking area to conduct the banding. Visitors are encouraged to wear clothing suitable for the weather and for walking a short distance.
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For Further Information Contact:
Scott Butterworth, ODNR, Division of Wildlife
(419) 424-5000
J. Scott Butterworth
Wildlife Management Supervisor
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Wildlife District Two
952 Lima Avenue
Findlay, OH 45840
419.429.8360
419.422.4875 fax
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