William Bowerman of the Wings Over Water Research Institute, and two volunteers examine a bald eagle in May. COURTESY OF WINGS OVER WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LANSING
The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining, and funding delays aren’t helping the cause.
Researchers who have spent decades climbing trees, banding eaglets and monitoring nests say something unusual is happening this year.
Field crews working with long-term monitoring programs say they’ve found empty nests where aerial surveys previously documented young birds. They’ve also seen malno…
