Will wonders never cease?

But we have a pair of bald eagles nesting at one of the local riverside
parks...way cool...

We've got a major migration heading north up the Missouri. I've seen
at least 10 (or maybe two 5 times) over the last week. Desoto Bend
park about 80 miles north of me has had a count of as many as 21 at
one time in the last week. As you said, Way Cool.
Frank Reid

The papers said it was the first time in decades....which would be more than
six 'cause I've almost got that many myself...

But we have a pair of bald eagles nesting at one of the local riverside
parks...way cool...

that'd be Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County....

john

On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:10:06 -0800, "asadi"
wrote:

The papers said it was the first time in decades....which would be more than
six 'cause I've almost got that many myself...

But we have a pair of bald eagles nesting at one of the local riverside
parks...way cool...

that'd be Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County....

john

Yeah, it is cool. We've got several in our area of the MS Gulf Coast again. We
even had one go over our home near Ocean Springs last week.

Here's a website I found:

www.baldeagleinfo.com/

TC,
R

"asadi" wrote in message
...
The papers said it was the first time in decades....which would be more
than six 'cause I've almost got that many myself...

But we have a pair of bald eagles nesting at one of the local riverside
parks...way cool...

that'd be Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County....

john


I used to see a few migrants each Winter around here, but I've stopped
training dogs and hunting ducks, the two activities that had me out all day
in their preferred haunts. There are three different mating pairs I
watch each year in exactly the same trees on my summer trips. I'd bet
that your pair will be seen for years in the same place, if they succeed in
breeding.

The most visible pair in Jellystone have been pestered by people that 'love"
them to the point they failed in raising their chicks, at least one year out
of the last 6. The Park has big signs up, "No Stopping, ... No Walking
in this Area, ... Eagle Management Area" etc .... which translate into
stupid tourist as "Slam on brakes and park in middle of the road, get out
with the kids yelling and screaming and walk over closer to try and get
pictures" and maybe even, " The Park shouldn't plant these animals right on
a curve, we almost got run over."

Anyway, at least some Eagles seem to be touchy about people being anywhere
near the nest and suspend feeding to stay on watch, to the obvious danger of
the babies.


Larry L ( who, once, had an Golden Eagle stoop down and get a crippled duck,
that had made it several hundred yards from our blind before folding up,
faster than we could get to it .... we were using steel shot long before it
was legally required and that day cemented the idea as 'good' in my head )


Way Cool birds, as you say

Way Cool birds, as you say



There are several places in the Harriman Ranch where old fences, no longer
used, extend down to the water like this

http://www.kimshew.com/flyfish/photos/log98.jpg


I once encountered two Bald Eagles sitting on one. Greedy to get a
"telephoto" shot with only a cheap digital camera available, I snuck closer
and closer, inch by inch, too dumb to take any shots as I moved in. When
I got close enough to make a great photo I snatched up the camera with too
quick a motion and watched them fly off undigitized before I could get it
set and aimed .... stupid hunter muffs easy shot after long stalk ;-(

On Feb 15, 12:26*pm, "Larry L" wrote:
Way Cool birds, as you say

There are several places in the Harriman Ranch where old fences, no longer
used, extend down to the water like this

http://www.kimshew.com/flyfish/photos/log98.jpg

I once encountered two Bald Eagles sitting on one. * Greedy to get a
"telephoto" shot with only a cheap digital camera available, I snuck closer
and closer, inch by inch, too dumb to take any shots as I moved in. * * When
I got close enough to make a great photo I snatched up the camera with too
quick a motion and watched them fly off undigitized before I could get it
set and aimed * * *.... stupid hunter muffs easy shot after long stalk ;-(

Somewhere in the late '70's, as I was fishing the Ft. Lewis ponds from
what was essentially a mini-bass boat (5hp motor on a low john boat
with an electric troller in front) I came upon a Bald Eagle doing the
National Geographic thing of snatching fish from the surface.
I lay down in the boat with only a hand on the electric motor and
crept close at no more than a mile per hour or so speed. I guess I
must have looked like a log floating. She was not spooked.
I had no camera, but lay there watching for a long while. Wonderful !

I was the base ecologist on attached McChord AFB and consulted with
the Grunts. We found three rookeries, but, other than telling the
Audobons, kept it to ourselves.

cheers

oz, who found the creeping technique great for watching Ospreys, also

the closest I ever got to one was hunkered down beside Cedar Run in upstate
PA. I 'felt' a shadow moving upstream behind me, looked up, and saw a
beautiful bald eagle flying straight up the stream, no more that 40 feet in
the air. Explaining, by the way, the extreme skittishness of the trout that
morning.....g
Tom

On Feb 15, 2:25*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
the closest I ever got to one was hunkered down beside Cedar Run in upstate
PA. I 'felt' a shadow moving upstream behind me, looked up, and saw a
beautiful bald eagle flying straight up the stream, no more that 40 feet in
the air. Explaining, by the way, the extreme skittishness of the trout that
morning.....g
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom

We have quite a few eagles and hawks here as well as on our Dryside
place. Here they like the areas near fish farms where they can pick
off the escapees that the sea lions don't get first. On the dry-side
its the moles, voles and other rodents they feed on. The most eagled-
up place is San Juan Island around American camp. Its rabbits,
rabbits, rabbits in an over nibbled grass and pellet covered acreage
that I call Little Bangladesh. The Golden Eagles are fat up there.

Dave

On Feb 18, 3:37*pm, DaveS wrote:
We have quite a few eagles and hawks here as well as on our Dryside
place. Here they like the areas near fish farms where they can pick
off the escapees that the sea lions don't get first.

We're similarly lucky here. The lower Susquehanna River and the flats
are a very productive fishery and are a favorite feeding ground for
local birds as well as those moving south in the Fall. One well-known
nest visible from a country road is as reliable for spotting
photographers as for spotting eagles.

From a parking lot below Conowingo Dam, it's not unusual to see
several adult or juvenile bald eagles fishing on the river or perched
on the transmission towers. I counted 18 with binoculars one
afternoon.

Still, there's no substitute for having one fly close by. Having one
come out of a nearby tree while kayaking on Brassua Lake is still a
highlight for me. Seems cooler when you're in their habitat instead
of spotting them from yours.

Joe F.

DaveS wrote:
On Feb 15, 2:25 pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
the closest I ever got to one was hunkered down beside Cedar Run in upstate
PA. I 'felt' a shadow moving upstream behind me, looked up, and saw a
beautiful bald eagle flying straight up the stream, no more that 40 feet in
the air. Explaining, by the way, the extreme skittishness of the trout that
morning.....g
Tom

We have quite a few eagles and hawks here as well as on our Dryside
place. Here they like the areas near fish farms where they can pick
off the escapees that the sea lions don't get first. On the dry-side
its the moles, voles and other rodents they feed on. The most eagled-
up place is San Juan Island around American camp. Its rabbits,
rabbits, rabbits in an over nibbled grass and pellet covered acreage
that I call Little Bangladesh. The Golden Eagles are fat up there.

Dave

we have some commercial catfish farms in my county. it is reported that
at times there are more than 20 bald eagles over the ponds.

jeff