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June 14, 2006

Bald eagles discovered in Fall River / Photo

Special to The Journal photo
Jim Terrio, director of the Fall River Water Department, looks at a bald eagle chick found in the North Watuppa watershed area.

FALL RIVER, Mass. -- State wildlife officials have found a family of bald eagles living here -- the first such discovery in the southeastern Massachusetts city in more than 200 years.

The mayor's office today announced the unusual discovery of two eaglets -- a male and a female -- and two adults living in a nest atop an 80-foot white oak in the North Watuppa watershed.

State wildlife officials joined representatives from the Fall River Water Department at a "banding ceremony" today, in which state wildlife biologists placed tracking devices around the eaglets' talons. The eaglets are believed to be about a month old.

The mayor's office also launched a naming contest. The person who suggests the best name for the brother and sister eaglets will win a American eagle gold coin worth $100.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Kia Hayes

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