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Beaver Island reports bald-eagle and cardinal sightings, 1989

Also 1989 Beaver Island Eagle Alert · Donegal Bay cardinal sighting

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TypeEvent
Date1989-01-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1989-01-03
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Observation
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Summary

The January 1989 issue records bald-eagle observations near Kelly’s Point and town, a statewide Eagle Alert, and an unusual cardinal flock near Donegal Bay.

Evidence limits

These are local observations and a newspaper summary of a DNR survey, not a complete bird census, nesting study, or official count.

Sources

  1. Reports bald-eagle sightings near Kelly’s Point and town, a January 5–19 DNR Eagle Alert, and a flock of about five cardinals near Donegal Bay. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports bald-eagle and cardinal sightings, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bald-eagle-cardinal-sightings-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Bird News,” Beaver Beacon, January 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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