Bald Eagle Sighting

Bald Eagles have been increasing in numbers throughout Connecticut for quite a few years.  At one time, you could only see them along the Connecticut River or at Shepaug Damn during the winter.  But over the past decade, breeding pairs have been setting up their nests and staying all year long. 

Bald Eagles were once an endangered species due to DDT, a pesticide heavily used in the 1960s and 1970s that caused the eagles' eggs to weaken.  As a result, the population of our nation's bird crashed. 

Thanks to increased protection and legislation, the Bald Eagle population turned away from extinction over the past 30 to 40 years.  In June 2007, the Bald Eagle was removed from the Federal endangered and threatened species list.  It is still protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

In Connecticut, the Bald Eagle is considered threatened and the state's DEEP (Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection) keeps a close eye on all nesting pairs.

(Picture taken January 20, 2018 - Guilford CT)

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