Lower 48 Has 4 Times as Many Bald Eagles as a Decade Ago

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Lower 48 Has 4 Times as Many Bald Eagles as a Decade Ago. Some 316,000 eagles now cruise the skies in the Lower 48—more than four times the previous estimate, from 2009.  



Cornell Lab eNews, April 2021
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In March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the latest population estimate for Bald Eagles, and the news was heartening. Some 316,000 eagles now cruise the skies in the Lower 48—more than four times the previous estimate, from 2009. See how the most accurate eagle count in history was partly powered by 180,000 eBirders plus sophisticated eBird Science models.

Dig Deeper: Explore the latest Bald Eagle distribution models, including colorful animated maps that show where eagles go throughout the year...