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 in Denmark, [...]

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 Maine. The leg bands [...]

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 60 feet up a [...]