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Bald Eagle Chick Count

Number of Wild Bald Eagle Chicks Known to have Successfully Fledged in Central California Coast Region.

Sal Lucido, Ventana Wildlife Society Co-Founder

The year 2010 marks seventeen years that the American Bald Eagle began its journey of self sustainability along the California Central Coast. It was in 1993, when a fledgling core of reintroduced Bald Eagles began repopulating the region for the first time since 1934. From 1986-2001, the reintroduction efforts by the Ventana Wildlife Society and collaborative partners raised and released 70 bald eaglets to this region. The success of this program has been lauded as one of the more successful endangered species recovery efforts of our time. The Bald Eagle was removed from the Endangered Species List in 2007. As you review the annual survey results, take pride in knowing that success can be achieved when people are willing to work hard together and motivated by something worthy beyond themselves. This is truly a remarkable and uplifting story unfolding before our eyes.

Robert Redford wrote on March 20, 1996:
“The Ventana Wilderness [Wildlife] Society exemplifies a public/private partnership at its best. With a highly inclusive approach to their work, they involve the public as well as draw on the expertise and resources provided by both relevant government agencies and other environmental organizations. Thus, in less than a decade they have succeeded in not only introducing many to the wonders of our natural world and the challenges facing it, but have actually accomplished the restoration of wildlife and rehabilitation of habitat to address those challenges…I encourage those of you considering support of this program to look at the track record and sound management of this organization and to do what you can to help them. I believe it is a sound and important investment.”

In just the last four years, there have been more Bald Eagle chicks raised in wild nests from wild pairs reintroduced by Ventana Wildlife Society than the organization released in the 1980’s and 90’s combined. A total of 163 chicks have been wild raised by the Bald Eagles on the Central Coast since 1993. This regional population of eagles is growing strong and they are now commonly seen by many people. Thanks to all of the supporters of this effort, Bald Eagles are once again thriving in the region because of you!