New Bedford Guide Your Guide to New Bedford and South Coast, MA
“Yesterday, our staff banded two bald eagle chicks from a nest in Middlesex county.
Both eaglets got a silver federal band and an orange state band to help identify them as they mature and eventually make nests of their own! Bald eagles are listed as a species of special concern in Massachusetts, and leg ID bands are critical for population monitoring. Learn more: bit.ly/MA-bald-eagles.
All photos by John Garp:
