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. […]
The sounds of spring are here
Spring is here! Okay, okay, I know it’s not official until the sun passes directly over the equator sometime on March 20. But it is here. I heard it arrive. Three weeks ago as I was preparing to leave for work, in the pre dawn hour, I heard the opening notes. Even with snow on […]
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. […]
Bernheim Golden Eagles Will Begin Migration in Coming Days
Spring migration for the pair of golden eagles at Bernheim is likely just days away. Harper, the male eagle we have been tracking since 2015, began his migration north on March 9th in 2018 and March 12th in 2015. Each year he has followed a similar route on his way north to Churchill, Manitoba on […]