NEWS

 Posted 2-15-2011

There have been some inquiries as to how our young female, Kelly, is doing.  Remember that Kelly, dispersed to northern Illinois, in September, 2010.  Since then, Kelly has been spending time in Marshall and Woodford County, IL, north of Peoria.  She stays close to the Illinois River and nearby lakes, often moving 3-9 miles in one day.  She appears to have settled into this area for now, moving up and down the same 18 mile stretch of river and visiting Billsbach and Goose Lake on several occasions (Figure 11). 

Figure 11.  Kelly’s locations, along the Illinois River in northern Illinois,
during the first two weeks of February, 2011.

Turner, our young male, continues to be the more adventurous of the two young eagles.  Remember that in early January, 2011, Turner returned to Kentucky, flying back from Illinois into Livingston County, Kentucky.  Since then, he has continued to cover a lot of ground.  In late January, he explored the Tennessee River, the Kentucky Dam area and even Kentucky Lake (Figure 12).  In fact, Turner spent one week in mid-January exploring the whole of Kentucky Lake, venturing all the way to Tennessee.  He was in Tennessee for just two days until he began to travel back north along the lake, ending up in Livingston County, KY for several days in late January.  In February, Turner has been spending most of his time in southern Illinois, but continues to stay close to the Kentucky border (Figure 13). 

Figure 12.  Turner’s locations in western Kentucky and Tennessee
during the last two weeks of January, 2011.

Figure 13.  Turner’s locations in western Kentucky and southern Illinois
during the first two weeks of February, 2011.