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In the 1980s, as part of the state’s bald eagle reintroduction program, 73 eaglets were relocated to Lake Monroe from Alaska and Wisconsin, and today the eagle population in the region is booming.
The WMA has four units: Mission Lake Unit (4,447.62 acres), Hynes Bay Unit (1007.72 acres), Guadalupe River Unit (1138 acres), and the San Antonio Unit (818 acres). State and federally threatened species observed: brown pelican, reddish egret, white-faced ibis, wood stork, bald eagle, white-tailed hawk, peregrine falcon, and whooping crane.
In 1971, there were only five bald eagle nest sites in Texas, according to state wildlife officials. Conservation efforts have helped the birds regain ground, and a 2005 survey found that the ...
The bald eagle is placed in the genus Haliaeetus (), and gets both its common and specific scientific names from the distinctive appearance of the adult's head. Bald in the English name is from an older usage meaning "having white on the face or head" rather than "hairless", referring to the white head feathers contrasting with the darker body. [4]
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
The beloved eagles are perched 75-feet-high over their nest, damaged by a violent storm system that ripped through North Texas on Tuesday. After the storm, bald eagles ‘Nick’ and ‘Nora ...
Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System was assigned in 1965, [citation needed] running from Cumberland, Maryland (Corridor E, now I-68) to Bellefonte along US 220. [8] The portion in Pennsylvania, from Bedford north to Bald Eagle, was upgraded to a freeway in stages from the 1960s to the 1990s
US 90 Alt. west – Eagle Lake: North end of US 90 Alt. overlap: Spur 10 south FM 1489 – Simonton: Austin: Wallis: FM 1952 south – Tavener: FM 1093 east – Fulshear: South end of FM 1093 overlap: SH 60 south – Wharton FM 1093 west – Eagle Lake: North end of FM 1093 overlap: Sealy: FM 3013 west – Eagle Lake: I-10 – Columbus, San ...