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Article: Eagles nest at Navy Yard has failed; officials suspect predator ate eaglet.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- May 30, 2007
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Byline: Sandy Bauers
May 30--THE NAVY YARD EAGLES NEST -- the first in Philadelphia in two centuries -- has failed, wildlife officials said yesterday.
Although it is impossible to confirm, they suspect that one or more eggs hatched April 4 and that another large bird or a raccoon then killed and ate the young a day or so later.
In any given year, about 20 percent of eagles nests fail for any number of reasons, said Doug Gross, a wildlife biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
This year, five other nests among about 100 statewide have failed, including one near the Pickering Creek Reservoir in Chester County. Both that nest ...