--- description: A cause of death is still unknown for the 13 bald eagles that were found dead on a farm in Maryland over the weekend title: 13 Bald Eagles Found Dead at Maryland Farm image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec238cb0a5ed9583/69887e9e428a9e744acd17d3/bald_eagle_maryland.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 13 Bald Eagles Found Dead at Maryland Farm by [Connor Mannion / NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Connor Mannion / NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 22, 2016 10:47 PM CUT  One of the mature bald eagles found dead at a Maryland-area farm. One of the mature bald eagles found dead at a Maryland-area farm.Maryland Natural Resources Police by [Connor Mannion / NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Connor Mannion / NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 22, 2016 10:47 PM CUT Thirteen bald eagles were found dead at a Maryland-area farm over the weekend and federal authorities are currently investigating, and offering a reward for any information. The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) were first called to the scene on Saturday afternoon after a man discovered four dead bald eagles on a farm in Maryland’s Eastern Shore region, according to NRP spokeswoman Candy Thomson. “Our officers searched the area around the farm and in total we found 13 bald eagles, three were mature, two were in the process of maturing and the rest were immature.” Thomson said. Bald eagles are considered fully… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/13-bald-eagles-found-dead-maryland-farm-n523696?cid=par-time%5F20160222 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4233249/bald-eagles-dead-maryland-farm/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4233249/bald-eagles-dead-maryland-farm/"},"headline":"13 Bald Eagles Found Dead at Maryland Farm","datePublished":"2016-02-22T22:47:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:16:50.713Z","description":"Their cause of death is still unknown","url":"https://time.com/4233249/bald-eagles-dead-maryland-farm/","keywords":["animals","Maryland"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec238cb0a5ed9583/69887e9e428a9e744acd17d3/bald_eagle_maryland.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Connor Mannion / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec238cb0a5ed9583/69887e9e428a9e744acd17d3/bald_eagle_maryland.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"bald_eagle_maryland","caption":"bald_eagle_maryland","creditText":"Maryland Natural Resources Police","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4233249/bald-eagles-dead-maryland-farm/","name":"13 Bald Eagles Found Dead at Maryland Farm"}}]}] ```