{"id":219310,"date":"2010-01-21T13:01:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T18:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=8346"},"modified":"2010-01-21T13:01:57","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T18:01:57","slug":"best-places-to-view-the-wintering-bald-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/219310","title":{"rendered":"Best places to view the wintering Bald Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Green Right Now Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

As mascots go, the U.S. Bald Eagle has been much beloved, but not always well tended. Once prolific in the U.S., the population wavered and fell dramatically in the 20th Century — until biologists discovered that DDT and other pollution was impairing the bird’s ability to reproduce.<\/p>\n

\"Bald<\/p>\n

Bald Eagle (Photo: National Wildlife Federation.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That was one big canary in a coal mine.<\/p>\n

With DDT now banned, the Bald Eagle has rebounded, and was removed from the Endangered Species list in 2007. Where once the U.S. Bald Eagle numbered only several hundred breeding pairs, there are now an estimated 9,000 or more Bald Eagles <\/a>living in the wild, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/p>\n

The National Wildlife Federation<\/a>, knowing that familiarity breeds fondness (at least when it comes to wildlife), is asking Americans to celebrate the return of the Bald Eagle<\/a> by going bird watching.<\/p>\n

NWF compiled this list of places<\/a> in the U.S. where one is likely to spot the national emblem in its winter habitat.<\/p>\n

Bald eagles can be seen in every state except Hawaii, according to the NWF. The group’s list includes an Eagle-inhabited spot in every state, but notes that some state’s enjoy larger winter congregations of the birds, while others may support just a few breeding pairs.<\/p>\n

The places to visit:<\/p>\n

Alabama <\/strong>
\nLake Guntersville State Park<\/a>, (256) 571-5440 or<\/p>\n

Alaska <\/strong>
\nAlaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve<\/a>, (907) 465-4563 or<\/p>\n

Arizona<\/strong>
\nMormon Lake<\/a>, (928) 527-3600<\/p>\n

Arkansas <\/strong>
\nBeaver Lake<\/a>, (479) 636-1210<\/p>\n

California<\/strong>
\nKlamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (530) 667-2231<\/p>\n

Colorado<\/strong>
\nAlamosa National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (719) 589-4021 or<\/p>\n

Connecticut<\/strong>
\nConnecticut River Shepaug Eagle Observation Area<\/p>\n

Delaware<\/strong>
\nBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (302) 653-9345<\/p>\n

Florida<\/strong>
\nThree Lakes Wildlife Management Area: Prairie Lakes Unit<\/a>, (407) 436-1818<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/strong>
\nOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (912) 496-7836<\/p>\n

Hawaii<\/strong>
\nBald eagles are found in every state but Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Idaho<\/strong>
\nLake Coeur d’Alene\/Wolf Lodge Bay,<\/a> (877) 782-9232 or<\/p>\n

Illinois<\/strong>
\nCedar Glen Eagle Roost<\/a><\/p>\n

Indiana<\/strong>
\nMonroe Lake<\/a>, (812) 837-9546<\/p>\n

Iowa<\/strong>
\nKeokuk Riverfront Area and Lock and Dam 19<\/a>, (800) 383-1219<\/p>\n

Kansas<\/strong>
\nPerry Reservoir<\/a>, (620) 672-5911<\/p>\n

Kentucky<\/strong>
\nBallard Wildlife Management Area<\/a>, (502) 224-2244<\/p>\n

Louisiana<\/strong>
\nWhite Kitchen Preserve<\/a>, (225) 338-1040<\/p>\n

Maine<\/strong>
\nMoosehorn National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (207) 454 -7161<\/p>\n

Maryland<\/strong>
\nBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (410) 228-2677<\/p>\n

Massachusetts<\/strong>
\nQuabbin Reservoir<\/a>, (413) 323-7221<\/p>\n

Michigan<\/strong>
\nErie Marsh<\/a>, (517) 316-0300<\/p>\n

Minnesota<\/strong>
\nVoyageurs National Park<\/a>, (218) 283-6600<\/p>\n

Mississippi<\/strong>
\nNelson Dewey State Park<\/a>, (608) 725-5855<\/p>\n

Missouri<\/strong>
\nSandy Island Natural History Area, (314) 968-1105<\/p>\n

Montana<\/strong>
\nHauser Lake<\/a>, (406) 454-5840<\/p>\n

Nebraska<\/strong>
\nKingsley Dam<\/a>, (402) 471-0641 or<\/p>\n

Nevada<\/strong>
\nLake Mead National Recreation Area<\/a>, (702) 293-8906<\/p>\n

New Hampshire<\/strong>
\nAdams Point Wildlife Management Area<\/a>, (603) 271-2461<\/p>\n

New Jersey<\/strong>
\nDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area,<\/a> (570) 426-2452<\/p>\n

New Mexico<\/strong>
\nBosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (505) 248-6911<\/p>\n

New York<\/strong>
\nMongaup Falls Reservoir<\/a>, (845) 557-6162<\/p>\n

North Carolina<\/strong>
\nJordan Lake State Recreation Area<\/a>, (919) 733-4181<\/p>\n

North Dakota<\/strong>
\nRiverdale Wildlife Management Area,<\/a> (701) 328-6300<\/p>\n

Ohio<\/strong>
\nOttawa National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (419) 898-0014<\/p>\n

Oklahoma<\/strong>
\nSalt Plains National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (580) 626-4794<\/p>\n

Oregon<\/strong>
\nBear Valley National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (530) 667-2231<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania<\/strong>
\nMiddle Creek Wildlife Management Area<\/a>, (717) 787-1323<\/p>\n

Rhode Island<\/strong>
\nScituate Reservoir<\/a>, (401) 222-6800<\/p>\n

South Carolina<\/strong>
\nACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (404) 679-7154<\/p>\n

South Dakota<\/strong>
\nKarl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (605) 487-7603<\/p>\n

Tennessee<\/strong>
\nReelfoot Lake State Park<\/a>, (731) 253-9652<\/p>\n

Texas<\/strong>
\nLake Fork Reservoir<\/a><\/p>\n

Utah<\/strong>
\nOuray National Wildlife Refuge,<\/a> (435) 545-2522<\/p>\n

Vermont<\/strong>
\nHarriman Station, (603) 448-2200<\/p>\n

Virginia<\/strong>
\nMason Neck National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, (703) 490-4979<\/p>\n

Washington<\/strong>
\nSkagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area<\/a>, (360) 445-4441<\/p>\n

West Virginia<\/strong>
\nSouth Branch of the Potomac River<\/a>, Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad, (304) 424-0736<\/p>\n

Wisconsin<\/strong>
\nNelson Dewey State Park<\/a>, (608) 725-5374<\/p>\n

Wyoming<\/strong>
\nBuffalo Bill State Park<\/a>, (307) 587-9227<\/p>\n

For more information on the recovery of the Bald Eagle, see these resources:<\/p>\n

The Eagle Institute<\/a>, based in the Northeast U.S.<\/p>\n

The National Eagle Center<\/a> in Wabasha, Minn.<\/p>\n

Where Would They Be Now?<\/a>,<\/em> an article published by NWF about species brought back from the brink of extinction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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