A trio of species that were once a rare sight in Ohio are making a comeback. Bald eagles, bobcats and black bears are all ...

Each spring, ODNR uses aerial surveys of a portion of the state to estimate Ohio's population of nesting bald eagles. A complete nest census, in which every bald eagle nest in the state is counted, is ...

There are 964 active bald eagle nests in Ohio. About 60 years ago, only 417 nesting eagle pairs could be found in the entire ...

Eagles, the United States' national bird, are thriving in Ohio, according to a recent census by ODNR. Here are the counties with the most nests.

Bald eagles once neared extinction in Maryland due to DDT. Now, thanks to conservation efforts, their population has soared ...

The bald eagle isn't just a potent symbol of national pride. Experts celebrate resurgence of bald eagle populations after ...

Maryland’s bald eagle population has surged from 44 breeding pairs in 1977 to over 1,400 in 2025, a recovery driven by pesticide bans, habitat protections, and dedicated monitoring. Glenn Therres, a ...

Famed bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow briefly flew the coop July 4 during Big Bear Lake fireworks celebration. By late ...

Eagles are sacred for many Native Americans, who can obtain dead birds for religious use through the federal government. Bird ...

Pete McMartin says: Our eagles don’t whistle or pipe, weakly or otherwise. They bitch. They bicker. Like all married couples, ...

The act ended up recovering the bald eagle, considered near extinction in the 1960s, with only 417 known nesting pairs recorded in the lower 48 states in 1963. Now, the bird is no longer under threat; ...

This expanded growth is largely in part of conservation programs across the nation and in Ohio that focus on breeding and development.