October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
Alice Leurck saw this young Bald Eagle flying over the Celery Farm and caught its photo. Alice suggested today's mystery:
How old is this eagle?
((Always great to see a Bald Eagle, especially in the Celery Farm.)
Q. How do you determine a bald eagle’s age?
A. By plumage until they are 5 years old, then after that you cannot age them.
My guess five
Four years
Two year old?
I would say this is a third year eagle.
4 comments
Ginny
Q. How do you determine a bald eagle’s age?
A. By plumage until they are 5 years old, then after that you cannot age them.
My guess five
Diane
Four years
Marianne Herrmann
Two year old?
CAROL FLANAGAN
I would say this is a third year eagle.