What's Minnesota's largest raptor? Hint: it might not be the bald eagle
Phys.org
February 17, 2026
Look at the armpits—or, technically, the "wingpits. That's what Scott Mehus, education director at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., told a group of bird watchers recently as they prepared to scan the winter skies for a majestic raptor that's especially tricky to identify: the golden eagle.
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Originally published on Phys.org on 2/17/2026