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Following a “Name the Nestlings” social media campaign in which more than 36,000 people voted on five different name pairings, the two baby bald eagles at the US National Arboretum were officially named “Freedom” and “Liberty.”
Following a “Name the Nestlings” social media campaign in which more than 36,000 people voted on five different name pairings, the two baby bald eagles at the US National Arboretum were officially named “Freedom” and “Liberty.”
Following voting on the National Arboretum Facebook page, which took place from April 19-24, eagle experts and several private groups and government agencies made the announcement Tuesday, April 26 in Washington, DC. Other name pairings included Stars and Stripes, Freedom and Liberty, Anacostia and Potomac, Honor and Glory, and Cherry and Blossom.
Attending the announcement from Alfred State were Jeff Stevens, chair of the Electrical Trades Department; Dr. Craig Clark, vice president of Economic Development; and electrical construction and maintenance electrician students Mike Lee, of Brooklyn; Thomas Wzientek, of Buffalo; and Ethan Yanda, of Wayland.
These students, along with fellow electrical construction and maintenance electrician majors Justin King, of Uniondale, and Oliver Jackson, of Williamsville, installed a unique solar-powered trailer at the Arboretum in October to supply the energy for the public to view the nesting and hatching of the bald eagle family online. The hatching of the eaglets took place in mid-March.
