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 Maine. The leg bands [...]

By |2026-04-22T06:54:33-04:00March 23, 2026|

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 60 feet up a [...]

By |2026-04-22T06:41:45-04:00December 17, 2025|
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