May 30 at 1pm - Studio Broadcast: Live from the Eagles Nest

“Live from the Eagle’s Nest!” is our bi-weekly program during the bald eagle nesting season at the National Conservation Training Center. On each program we’ll catch up on the latest nest action and answer your eagle questions too. Teachers, students and anyone interested in bald eagles is welcome to join us on USFWS' KZbin Channel!
Today's presentation:
Make sure to join us for Live from the Eagle's Nest Thursday, May 30th at 1pm for hosts, Randy Robinson, who will be talking with Katie Fallon, and Megan Burdi, who will be talking with Jessica Andersen.
Katie Fallon, CPBT-KA, Executive Director. Katie is an educator, writer, and Certified Professional Bird Trainer. She writes the column Wingbeats for Bird Watcher’s Digest and is the author of the nonfiction books Vulture (2020, 2017) and Cerulean Blues (2011), and two books for children. She has taught writing at West Virginia University and Virginia Tech, and she is the Manager of the Cheat Lake Farmers Market. Since the mid-1990s Katie has trained a wide variety of raptors, parrots, and corvids. She holds a Master's degree in writing from WVU and a Bachelor's degree from Penn State. Her first word was "bird."
Jessica Andersen is the Rehabilitation Manager at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center. She has worked at BRWC for 9 years, and before that worked a year at a wildlife rehabilitation facility and wildlife sanctuary in Texas, and completed an internship at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, CA, the year before that. Outside of BRWC, she is a board member for the Wildlife Rescue League, a wildlife rehabilitation nonprofit organization in Northern Virginia. Aside from rehabilitation, Jessica is an avid birder, photographer, and is passionate about wildlife education and animal behavior.
This program starts at 1:00 PM ET. Please note this event may go until or past 2:00 PM ET.
Closed Captions for Program:
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Previous sessions have been recorded and are available for viewing: www.fws.gov/page/live-nctc-ea....
Photo: Jenna Dorsey / NCTC Eaglecam
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