Please come out tomorrow, January 18th at 11:00 for a lecture on golden eagles at the Bernheim Visitor Center entitled ‘Return of the Thunderbird’. It will cover the Bernheim Golden Eagle Project in its entirety with lots of background info, pictures, maps, and history. I will also answer any and all questions about golden eagles, […]
Bernheim Golden Eagle Migrates from Canada to Bernheim
December 14, 2018 Forests are a big part of Bernheim’s identity. The large forest blocks that comprise Bernheim and exist throughout the knobs form a ring around the Bluegrass. The reason these forests still exist is mainly due to the steep terrain and topography found in the knobs, as anything with agricultural value has long […]
Harper Update: he’s found his summer home
We are pleased to announce that the golden eagle Harper has completed his migration from Bernheim Forest to his breeding grounds in Canada. He arrived in Churchill, Manitoba on March 30, 2018. Churchill is a town on the Hudson Bay best known for polar bears, beluga whales, and spectacular northern lights displays. It is also […]
Harper update: his return to Canada
Our most recent update on Harper’s Location shows that he has entered into Canada. After crossing over the eastern tip of Voyageurs National Park, he flew north then over the Rainy River District of Ontario. Here the boreal forest, a forest made up of primarily coniferous trees, begins in an area known as the Canadian […]
Harper Update: Flight Patterns
It has been 5 days since our last transmission of Harper’s location. He is likely to be in Canada now, having passed Duluth, MN and then over the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park. It may be a while before he gets back into cellular range to transmit the data. We hope that if he […]