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In Vermont, the bald eagles are back - The Boston Globe

In Vermont, the bald eagles are back At the beginning of this century, there were no eagles nesting in Vermont. Now there are more than 40 pairs. By Kevin Cullen Globe Columnist,Updated May 10, 2021, 5:49 p.m. Email to a Friend A bald eagle is perched on a rock in the Blackstone River in Northbridge, Mass.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff QUECHEE, Vt. — Along the banks of the Ottauquechee River, a bald eagle soared above the village’s iconic covered bridge the other day, a slew of ravens in hot pursuit. If the return of bald eagles to Vermont has been welcomed by conservationists and ordinary residents alike, the ravens seem less enamored, regarding the eagles, like other raptors, as potential raiders of their nests.

In Vermont, the bald eagles are back

In Vermont, the bald eagles are back Kevin Cullen © John Tlumacki/Globe Staff A bald eagle is perched on a rock in the Blackstone River in Northbridge, Mass. QUECHEE, Vt. Along the banks of the Ottauquechee River, a bald eagle soared above the village’s iconic covered bridge the other day, a slew of ravens in hot pursuit. If the return of bald eagles to Vermont has been welcomed by conservationists and ordinary residents alike, the ravens seem less enamored, regarding the eagles, like other raptors, as potential raiders of their nests. Not that long ago, these sorts of avian dogfights, if you’ll pardon the mixed metaphor, were unheard of in Vermont, as were sightings of eagles altogether. But now bald eagles are so common in Vermont that they are slated to be removed from the state’s endangered species list.

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