April is Citizen Science Month, a time to celebrate the amazing contributions and discoveries that passionate volunteers have made to science.

Amanda Hull and her mentor monitor a Bald Eagle nest for EagleWatch.

The Center for Birds of Prey takes in more than 200 raptor chicks every season.

The eaglet has been safely placed in a foster nest.

“The sharp gaze of raptors keeps me honest in my life and in my art.”

The Audubon Center for Birds of Prey admitted 784 birds to the Raptor Clinic in 2020, rehabilitating and releasing 254 back into the wild.

This season, 480 community volunteers donated 7,530 volunteer hours for nest monitoring, data reporting, and in some instances, the rescue and transport of Bald Eagles in need of medical attention.

EagleWatch will step into the role of providing nest information to stakeholders and will continue to maintain and update the nest map while assigning nest ID’s for new nests reported to EagleWatch and the FWC

Volunteers stayed safe amidst the coronavirus pandemic to monitor Bald Eagle nests across the state.

This season, staff banded and released eight eaglets from five counties. Six of the fledgling eagles came from natural nests and two came from nests on artificial structures. Since inception in 2017, the study has banded and released 48 juvenile eagles.