Eagles on the rebound in Georgia - Gainesville Times

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Eagles on the rebound in Georgia

An adult eagle sits on a nest in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is scaling back nest monitoring after finding evidence of continued growth in eagle populations statewide. Photo courtesy of Georgia DNR.

05312018 EAGLES 2.jpg — An adult eagle sits on a nest in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is scaling back nest monitoring after finding evidence of continued growth in eagle populations statewide. Photo courtesy of Georgia DNR.

Bald eagle populations are healthy enough in Georgia that the state is scaling back its surveys of nesting birds.