Minnesota's bald eagle population is at its highest level since 1972, when the state first started collecting data on the species. There are now almost 700 nesting pairs in the state. Mark Martel is the coordinator of conservation programs at the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center. He says the birds are nesting in areas that weren't traditionally considered prime habitat:
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