The Vermont Bald Eagle Restoration Initiative needs your help! Volunteers, funding, food for the eagle chicks and good stewardship of our natural environment are critical to the project's success and the rebirth of a breeding eagle population in Vermont. To help out, you can: Report bald eagle sitings! The bald eagles we've released have large metal bands on each leg. If you see an eagle, let us know. We want to know where and when you saw the bird, whether it was with other eagles, and whether there is any white on the head or tail. If you have a spotting scope and can identify a band number, that will help us track the released birds' progress and movements.   Below is a list of the 10 birds released in 2006, and their state of origin. 6/H - Maryland 6/X - Maryland 6/Y - Maryland D/A - Maryland D/B - Maryland D/C - Maryland D/D - Massachusetts (hatched in captivity) D/M - Maine D/N - Maine D/K - Maine Below is a list of the 11 birds released in 2005, and their state of origin. 7/K - Maryland 7/M - Maryland 7/N - Maryland 7/P - Maryland 7/U - Maryland 7/R - Maryland 5/Z - Virginia 6/D - Massachusetts 7/V - New York 6/E - New York 7/S - Maine Below is a list of the eight birds released in 2004, and their state of origin. 6/A - Maryland 6/B - Maryland 7/A - Massachusetts 7/B - Massachusetts 7/C - Massachusetts 7/D - Maine 7/E - Maine 7/H - Maine To report an eagle sighting, drop an email to Eveleen Cecchini at director@ofes.org . Volunteer to baby-sit the chicks! Our young eagles in Addison, Vt., need round-the-clock supervision and regular feeding. To volunteer, contact Eveleen Cecchini at (802) 985-8738 or email director@ofes.org. Positions are limited, and training is required. Donate freshly caught fish! Eagle chicks need a lot of nutrition, and fish are their favorite food. To arrange to donate fresh, unfrozen fish, contact Eveleen Cecchini at (802) 985-8738 or email director@ofes.org. Send a donation to the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife's Nongame and Natural Heritage Program, 103 So. Main St., Waterbury, Vt., 05671-0501 or contact Outreach Coordinator Lilla Lumbra at (802) 241-1454 or email lil.lumbra@anr.state.vt.us. Be an active steward of the environment. Lead fishing sinkers and fishing line can injure or kill eagles and other birds, so switch to steel sinkers, and clean up after yourself and others. For more information on safe disposal of your lead sinkers and sources for non-lead alternatives, contact Margaret Fowle at (802) 229-0650 or email fowle@nwf.org, or call the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife at (802) 241-3700. Give the birds space, and retreat slowly if you happen upon nesting eagles or other birds. Eagles, ospreys, and other wildlife are timid around humans, and can abandon their nests if disturbed repeatedly. Leave a large buffer between you and them, and retreat slowly if they call - it's a sign that you're too close. Call OFES at (802) 324-4111 or your local game warden if you suspect an eagle is in trouble. Visit any of the Vermont Bald Eagle Restoration Initiative's partners' websites to learn more. Learn more about eagles. Schedule a program about bald eagles through OFES at (802) 985-8738 or director@ofes.org or CVPS at (802) 747-5427 or scostel@cvps.com. Terms of Use - Copyright 2007 Central Vermont Public Service Copyright photos CVPS, Floyd Scholz U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife Web related issues || Site developed by Interactive Media Advertising