Bird Watching: Bald Eagle - Our National Symbol - Vol. #6, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
A nice side view of a juvenile Bald Eagle ......

If you recall on the previous thread, in late November, I photographed a juvenile with a tag (S-47) and a GPS monitor attached. His name is Hudson. For unknown reasons his GPS monitor is not working. His last physical location was identified on 12-7-09. I contacted the authorities that monitor these Bald Eagles and they told me that a number of things could have happened, including a malfunction. The units are solar powered so the recent lack of sun could be at play. Of course, that is wishful thinking. These GPS monitors cost over $3,000 each plus another $1,000 for the monitoring services. They are monitoring 64 Bald Eagles so that cost alone is over a quarter million dollars.