Eagle Taking NYC Birders By Storm Was Born In New Haven: Report

New Haven CT

07 February, 2022

3:16 PM

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NEW HAVEN, CT — A bald eagle that New York City birders have been tracking for two years was recently the subject of a New York Times story — and that eagle hails right from our backyard. Rover, the bald eagle, was first spotted in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery around two years ago, and a few weeks ago he made his way to Central Park, the New York Times reported. His presence in the city speaks to the possibility that more bald eagles could be spotted over urban areas soon, the Times said. And it just so happens that the infamous eagle was born in New Haven and was banded in the city by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP biologist Brian Hess banded Rover and his sister after they were born in May 2018, the Times said. Years later, Hess was told a bald eagle with a black band reading "R7," the tag he had given Rover, was spotted in New York City, the Times reported — and he recognized it. Read The New York Times' full story here.