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Just before 4 p.m. today a large, dark bird flew slow and low up the channel heading north here at Manchaug Pond. It circled east giving us another look before it headed toward Camp Blanchard. Definitely a juvenile eagle! Did you see it? I’ll be notifying MassWildlife of the sighting as part of the National Midwinter Eagle Survey! If you see an eagle now through January 13 email it in! Here’s the details:Help us count bald eaglesMarion LarsonOutreach Coordinator, MassWildlife Every year, MassWildlife participates in a midwinter eagle survey that occurs nationwide. This year, the Midwinter Bald Eagle survey period begins on December 30, 2009 and ends on January 13, 2010. I encourage everyone who is outdoors and sees an eagle during this time period to report his or her sighting! You can send your report to us at mass.wildlife@state.ma.us or to Eagle Survey, MassWildlife, Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA, 01581. Please provide the date, time, location, and town of eagle sightings, plus the number of birds, whether juvenile or adult, and your contact information. On January 8, 2010, agency biologists and many other cooperators will take part in a statewide effort to …