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October 8, 2025
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at October 8, 2025
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By: Bryan Watts10/2/25 The royal tern is the most abundant large tern throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Seen loafing on pilings and docks throughout the Chesapeake Bay […]
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May 24, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at May 24, 2010
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One of the most frequently asked questions on the WVEC eagle cam at Norfolk Botanical Garden is what do the eagles eat or do they only […]
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April 6, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at April 6, 2010
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I was stood up by Azalea this morning! After nearly two weeks at the Tidewater Research Station in Plymouth, NC, I decided yesterday that it was […]
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January 16, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at January 16, 2010
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In contrast to the morning of Jan 15 when both adult eagles came to the nest early in the morning, stayed about 30 minutes and then […]
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January 12, 2010
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at January 12, 2010
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As the scientific name for the bald eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus (white-headed fish eagle) indicates, their principal diet is composed of fish – as much as […]
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October 5, 2009
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at October 5, 2009
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Azalea has returned to the landfill in King and Queen County, VA. CCB has documented other transmittered eagles using this site to forage and roost. She’s […]
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October 5, 2009
Published by Center for Conservation Biology at October 5, 2009
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Azalea has returned to the landfill in King and Queen County, VA. CCB has documented other transmittered eagles using this site to forage and roost. She’s […]
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