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January 16, 2008

Mass. to count bald eagles

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. -- Wildlife officials and volunteers will be fanning out along Massachusetts waterways in search of bald eagles.

The annual count of the once-endangered birds is being conducted today as part of the nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey.

Among the sites being surveyed are the Quabbin Reservoir in Belchertown, the Merrimack River in Newburyport and two adjacent ponds in Lakeville.

A year ago, observers spotted at least 47 bald eagles in Massachusetts. The state's all-time high came in 2005, when 75 were counted.

-- The Associated Press

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