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Scientists and volunteers across Virginia and the nation will undertake the country’s annual count of the bald eagle, its national bird, during January.
The census has been scheduled to run from Jan. 1 to 15, with target dates set for Jan. 9 and 10. The twoday concentrated effort is designed to provide scientists with a base count which will, it is hoped, prevent counting the same birds twice as they move from one location to another.
Virginia’s major concentration of eagles will be found in the eastern part of the state, according to the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. Last year, the commission reported 287 birds counted, the highest number since the count began.
The Rappahannock River basin held the largest number, with 112 birds counted. The Potomac and James Rivers were two other areas supporting good numbers of wintering eagles, the report said.
Dr. Michael Byrd, a scientist on the faculty of the College of William and Mary, will fly most of the eastern portion of the state, including the Eastern Shore, to count the eagles.
The commission is requesting assistance in its count again this year. Anyone who sights a bald eagle during the survey period (Jan. 1 to 15) is asked to send a postcard to the Virginia Game Commission, 4010 W. Broad St., Richmond, Va. 232301104, Attention: Suzie Gilkey. The card should include the date and exact time of the sighting, the location
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