Bald Eagle w/Transmitter: Again!

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Call it deja vu.” Last spring, we posted an item about a Bald Eagle that was photographed flying near Overpeck Park. The eagle was notable because it had a transmitter on its back.

Last weekend, perhaps the same eagle was seen just north of the Meadowlands District not far from last year’s sighting, and it, too, had a transmitter. (See photo above by Mike Malzone. Thanks, Mike!)

With a bit of research and help last time around, we determined that the eagle was six years old, and originally from northern Manhattan — based on the non-transmitting transmitter and the bird’s leg bands. That post is here.

Now, if we could somehow get a photo of this eagle’s legs….

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