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Bald Eagle nest numbers fly past 200 in 2017

The Bald Eagle’s comeback continues unabated.  We just finished crunching the numbers for 2017 and our estimated total of active nests in Nebraska last year is 209.  This is the first time Bald Eagles nest numbers have exceeded 200 in Nebraska in recorded history.   The species likely bred historically, but was extirpated prior to 1900.  In 1991, Bald Eagles successfully nested in the state for the first time in more than a century.  The 2017 total also represents a 29% …

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