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Article: birding; ON THE WING; Travels with Whitey; Researchers are tracking a golden eagle found in southwestern Wisconsin to learn if this western bird is broadening its range.(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 8, 2009
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Byline: JIM WILLIAMS
A golden eagle from the prairies of southeastern Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin is taking some researchers on an Arctic adventure.
Golden eagles are relatively unknown in Minnesota, infrequently seen, counted in small numbers and for a long time thought to be lone wanderers from the west.
These huge brown birds do winter here, however. They hunt for prey on the steep grassy slopes in the driftless area. Any given winter, about five dozen golden eagles cross the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Wisconsin and back.
Goldens are essentially birds of western North America. They nest all the way up to the Arctic ...