05-07-2019 18:03 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

Commission Needs Help Counting Bald Eagle Nests

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says there are too many bald eagle nests for the agency to count on its own and it needs the public’s help.
The commission used to release bald eagle numbers annually on the Fourth of July back when the birds were threatened. But bald eagles have made a comeback, from three nesting pairs in 1983 to more than 300 nesting pairs now around the state.
Sean Murphy, an ornithologist with the commission, tells the Tribune Review that t
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