A couple of paired-up eagles took separate 1,700 mile journeys from northern Manitoba to Kentucky, going around opposite ends of 350-mile-long Lake Superior, then found each other within 24 hours.
Athena the golden eagle departed from the summer hunting grounds in late October, just a couple of days after her winter companion Harper. She flew southeast along the coast of Lake Superior then down through Michigan, clocking speeds up to 64 miles per hour.
Athena spent the first night alone in Bernheim, but found Harper the next morning — likely after calling to each other. Together, they flew to the top of a knob and sat together.
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