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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Dale Bowman

Winding a personal path through Starved Rock and the recovery of bald eagles

One of eight bald eagles viewed Monday in the area around Starved Rock while on a trolley tour. (Barbara Cunningham)

UTICA — Trolley driver Don Luttrell pointed, as we crossed the Route 178 bridge, “There’s one.” A mature bald eagle, vivid white head and tail, floated over the Illinois River between us and Plum Island.

With warm weather and open water, I thought one sighting would be good on our Starved Rock Lodge Eagle Trolley Tour. But we totaled eight Monday.

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