“It’s not something you usually see”: nesting eagles attract bird observers in Airlie Gardens – Starnewsonline.com

But strong protection measures under the Federal Law on endangered species and strict regulation of egg wear chemicals have allowed the eagles to recover, which prompted the US Fish and Wildlife Service to remove it from the endangered list in 2007 (although the federal And the state defense of The Birds remain, including not hunting or breaking).

Lindsay Addison, a coastal biologist at Audubon North Carolina, said Airlie offers many draws for eagles who want to nest. These include proximity to coastal waters for fishing birds and large trees-many dead or broken-to support their large nests. Birds are also notorious “klepto-parasites” for theft of food from other birds of prey, especially Ospreys, and Airlie and its surrounding areas are home to many marine hawks.

And while Airlie’s location in the Wilmington city district may not look like a habitat on the main eagle, Adison said the birds were very adaptive.

“They can live near people,” she said, noting that the nests of eagles are often found in units or golf courses. “They don’t have to be in isolated, wild places.”