Berry College in Rome, GA has welcomed some new faces on campus - a pair of bald eagles. The college first caught a glimpse of the birds back in March, 2012 as they built a nest in a pine tree not far from the main entrance. Although bald eagles had been spotted in the vicinity of the campus for the past few years, this ranked as the first documented nest in the modern history of Floyd County, where Berry College is located.
Berry College in Rome, GA has welcomed some new faces on campus - a pair of bald eagles. The college first caught a glimpse of the birds back in March, 2012 as they built a nest in a pine tree not far from the main entrance. Although bald eagles had been spotted in the vicinity of the campus for the past few years, this ranked as the first documented nest in the modern history of Floyd County, where Berry College is located. Photographers from across the state showed up in droves to capture the activity. But, it turned out the eagles nested too late in the season to produce offspring and, by April, had moved on.
The feathered friends headed home to their nest again this past fall, however, and mated. During that time, the Berry College Telecom / Security team installed a surveillance system to view the eagles following the Department of Natural resources (DNR) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service guidelines.
The system was made possible through the generosity of Fluidmesh, which donated the equipment needed. An outdoor PTZ camera has been mounted on top of an emergency call station 500 feet away from the nest and another 400 feet away from a building in the opposite direction. Berry College selected Fluidmesh to partner with them on this project and donate the radios needed for the system.