Bird Corner
Bald Eagle V/9 from Poplar Island, NH Spotted in Denmark, ME After 18 Years
V/9 spotted in Denmark, ME in 2026, photo by Lauren diBiccari (BRI). Considering BRI’s multi-decadal history of bird work in New England, it’s not unlikely that one of our long-standing biologists has crossed paths with birds they banded. This was the case when BRI staff spotted a [...]
Bald Eagle 57 / C – Nestling from Freeport, Maine spotted on the Gaspé Peninsula
Two eagles observed flying along the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec in August 2025 © Hugues Deglaire In July 2025, BRI biologists Bill Hanson and Chris Persico banded a Bald Eagle nestling in Freeport as part of a long-term Bald Eagle contaminants monitoring project throughout the state of [...]
Bald Eagle Red X/R – Nestling from Shapleigh, Maine
BRI's Raptor Program Director, Chris DeSorbo climbs a tree to safely monitor a young eaglet in the nest. The story of banded Bald Eagle Red X/R begins almost two decades ago, in early June 2006, near Shapleigh, Maine. There, BRI’s Raptor Program Director, Chris DeSorbo, found himself [...]
