The golden eagles are moving steadily south towards Bernheim along with the arctic air mass. Harper, the male golden eagle ,flew over 260 miles during a 24 hour period on Nov 10-11 with speeds topping out at 74 miles per hour and heights of 3795 feet as he traveled across Wisconsin and Illinois. Wind gusts […]
Flock with Bernheim this KY Gives Day
They say birds of a feather flock together. Well, together we can support bird research at Bernheim. Donate to Bernheim through Kentucky Gives Day on Tuesday, May 14, and help us raise $20,000 toward installing Motus wildlife tracking stations at Bernheim, the first of its kind of conservation research capability in Kentucky. Your donation will […]
Harper and Athena Follow Different Routes as Athena Heads into Michigan
On March 14 we saw Athena, the female golden eagle, fly over South Bend, Indiana on her way towards Michigan. As she approached the Michigan state line, she was traveling at 55 miles per hour on a northern course. She continued heading north and is now 8 miles from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. […]
Harper and Athena continue migration north on separate routes
Migration continues for the pair of golden eagles. Athena is shown to be moving rapidly north and was last documented passing just 20 miles west of downtown Indianapolis, a route not used by Harper in previous years. A delay in Harper’s data transmission has left his route less detailed, although a rough position transmitted and […]
The eagles begin their migration, appearing to take separate tracks north
The golden eagles began their spring migration heading north on March 11, 2019. After spending the winter together, and within the last few days, primarily in the interior sections of Bernheim’s forest, traveling between Harts Run and Overalls Fork watersheds. Harper and Athena roosted together near the Bernheim boundary on the night of March 10. […]