The eaglets were banded on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The federal bird banding labratory is operated by and bands are now issued by US Geological Survey Biological Resources Division rather than the US Fish and Wildlife Service. This banding data will be entered into the USGS bird banding data base so that any future recovery or identification of these eagles will be known.
Each eaglet was scheduled to be fitted with two bands. One was an identifying band with detailed identification information, the other (purple) is meant to be easily spotted in the field. The purple color indicates it is from the Chesapeake Bay region.
The youngest eaglet did not receive a band because it was too small to hold the band. The middle eaglet slipped out of the bands after returning to the nest. The bands were retrieved. Both will be banded at a later date. The oldest eaglet received the band with the purple identification band NC
Below are some photos of the banding:
 Bands - 3 sets - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Climbing to the nest - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Eaglets in the nest - photo by Nathan Jones |
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 Mom circling overhead - photo by Erin Bates |
 First eaglet banded - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Eaglet with bands - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Measuring the eaglet's wing - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Measuring the beak - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Measuring the beak - photo by Erin Bates |
 Group photo - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Youngest eaglet - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Press watches the banding - photo by Amanda Wells |
 Weighing in at 2 pounds - photo by Erin Bates |
 Meeting the fans - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Meeting the fans - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Meeting the fans - photo by Erin Bates |
 3 eaglets with Reese Lukei, Bryan Watts and Libby Mojica of Center for Conservation Biology - photo by Joe Foreman |
 Preparing to go back to the nest - photo by Joe Foreman |
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