March 7, 2005
February Bald Eagle Workshop Filled to Capacity
See the original entry including eaglecam video here:
Both sessions of the Annual AZGFD Bald Eagle Workshops, held 26 February, were completely booked shortly after signup was opened.
Although Master Naturalists had a significant early notice edge, AZMN's were not well represented. A large number of attendees were from the Phoenix area. Some were international visitors.
Three great speakers from the program talked about the life history of bald Eagles, management techniques, and their efforts for Bald Eagle Recovery. All were thoroughly illustrated with photographs and data of eagles and nesting habitat in Arizona. This was followed by a field trip where AZFGD furnished transportation, and staff scouted Bald Eagle locations in advance all along Lake Mary Road, and had spotting scopes set up and trained on eagles before workshop participants arrived. The AZ Daily Sun reporter attending had a good photographic example of the viewing opportunity on its front page the following day, taken from a location by the dam at Lower Lake Mary, seen in the photo above. Snow flurries didn't seem to bother viewers or eagles.
Posted by The Naturalist at March 7, 2005 4:54 PM