Front Range Bald Eagle Studies (FRNBES) is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the study and conservation of nesting and winter roosting Bald Eagles in the northern Colorado Front Range.
FRNBES is eligible to receive tax deductible bequests, devices, transfers, or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522. Tax ID (EIN Number): 82-4123314 • DLN Number: 26053569008028
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Email: info.eaglestudy@gmail.com
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Colorado Front Range Bald Eagle Nest Territories and Prey
/in General NewsNest territories are essentially equivalent to what are called core-use areas, which are areas used more frequently than any others by wildlife. These areas contain homesites, refuges, and the most dependable food sources. These areas contain homesites, refuges, and the most dependable food sources. Since core-use areas for bald eagles are commonly calculated based on usage pattern for a much larger home range—well beyond visual tracking—telemetry is commonly used. However, the equivalence of core-use areas for nesting eagles can also be reliably determined by careful field studies that integrate geospatial data for perch locations and defended distances against other eagles. These core-use-equivalent areas are defined our studies as nest-territories, and here we’ll discuss how we map them and what they tell us about our territorial bald eagles.
Prairie Dogs on the Front Range – a Keystone Species and Crucial Food Supply for Bald Eagles and Other Avian and Non-Avian Wildlife.
/in General News, UncategorizedNot only are prairie dogs a vital prey source for bald eagles but are they crucial for many other avian and non-avian wildlife in the Colorado Front Range, and thus considered a keystone species.
Visiting or “Other” Bald Eagles That Spend Time In Occupied Bald Eagle Nest Territories in the Northern Front Range
/in General NewsOne of the questions many eagle lovers often have is “could that bird be the offspring of the territorial pair of bald eagles?”
Call to Protect Rare Tree-Nesting Golden Eagles in Loveland, Colorado
/in General News, Take ActionPlease join FRNBES and our partners at Colorado Sierra Club, Rocky Mountain Wild, and host of Colorado Audubon Chapters in advocating of for the protection this treasured pair of golden eagles and their habitat.
Summer 2020 Disturbance and the Stearns Bald Eagles
/in General News, The Sterns'Pair NestThe Stearns nesting bald eagles have been repeatedly impacted by human activity and development. This appears to be occurring again in the summer of 2020, as a result of loud construction activity in close proximity to one of their most common use areas. In addition, the City and County of Broomfield plans to allow oil and gas remediation work near this site during September, 2020, a time when the Stearns eagles begin nest-building.
Stearns 2019 Post-Fledge
/in General News, The Erie Nest, The Sterns'Pair NestIn the initial two weeks post-fledge, the adult and juvenile eagles focused most of their activity in an ~130-acre area of the hay fields north and northeast of their nest. The adults were busy tending to the two active juveniles in what we call the early “herding cats” phase of the post-fledge dependence period (PFD).
CR 16 Juvenile Practices Longer Flights
/in CR16 Nest, General NewsFederal Lawsuit to Protect Stearns / Broomfield Nesting Bald Eagles
/in General News, Take Action, The Sterns'Pair NestFRNBES filed two federal lawsuits versus U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding permitted allowances for a construction company to build a large apartment complex in close proximity to an active Bald Eagle nest (the Stearns nest in Broomfield, Colorado).
The Death of a Bald Eagle Nest
/in General News, The Erie Nest, The Sterns'Pair NestThere are two very different ways in which an eagle nest is lost due human causation.
Call To Action – A Bald Eagle Nest in Colorado Needs Our Help
/in General News, Take Action, The Erie NestIn Colorado’s Front Range – specifically in Weld County – Bald Eagles are in trouble. Weld County is among the fastest human growth areas in the state, and residential and commercial development continue to threaten existing eagle territory.