I have also noticed the lack of eagles at Lilydale. It looks like all of the nests failed this year, and I'm also not seeing the adults.
There's a chart on the Raptor Center website that goes through June 26 and shows the number of raptors of various types that they tested and that tested positive. That's probably less than the number that actually died and were eaten by animals, etc. They listed 45 bald eagles. No specifics as to locations they came from. https://raptor.umn.edu/about-us/our-research/HPAI Very sad. Eagles and great horned owls were especially hard hit. Pat Wolesky -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom Gilde Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2022 3:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Raptors, metro area. Subjectively, I am not seeing the familiar eagles and osprey in SW St. Paul and Lilydale. I’m wondering whether anyone has, or can point me to, objective data about the impact of avian flu on our local raptors. I miss them. Tom Gilde ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
