X. Benedict Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Bald Eagles have returned to the Allegheny River Valley, I saw one two days ago, and a separate one this morning. It is nice to see they are making a comback. Who else has seen them and where?
Acantha Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Bald Eagles have returned to the Allegheny River Valley, I saw one two days ago, and a separate one this morning. It is nice to see they are making a comback. Who else has seen them and where? 649964[/snapback] You can find them many places in central FL. They used to nest and hang out in an area around Sanford I used to drive through.
meazza Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Bald Eagles have returned to the Allegheny River Valley, I saw one two days ago, and a separate one this morning. It is nice to see they are making a comback. Who else has seen them and where? 649964[/snapback] i see them where i go fishing, which is about 4 hours north from here. i saw like 5 last summer.
Mile High Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Used to see them at the Kinzua Resivoir on the Allegheny about 10 years ago all the time. My most recent was last year here in the Adirondacks at a place called Buck Pond when I was fishing.
Ghost of BiB Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 They held up highway construction in Savannah for about 2 years. Couldn't put an expressway through because there was a nest in the way. Pretty common in the South East.
cromagnum Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 On a fishing trip in maine near arcadia national park, glided above us at a height of 40ft....... Second time was fishing in the 10.000 islands everglades national park, that one dive bombed and snatched a 2lb. mullet...
Fezmid Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Saw dozens of them flying around in Alaska a couple of years ago. Not sure if that counts though
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 They're in Central Virginia, along the James River and the Rappahannock going towards Chesapeake Bay.
Dan Gross Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Didn't I read that they were close to being pulled from the endangered species list? If so, nice comeback.
The Warden Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Didn't I read that they were close to being pulled from the endangered species list? If so, nice comeback. 650029[/snapback] Only "threatened" now http://www.fws.gov/endangered/fr95580.html Ole' Ben Franklin much preferred the turkey as the national bird http://html.clickondetroit.com/sh/holidays...113-135438.html The eagle is the "welfare" client of the avain world
The Avenger Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 I saw one in Lowell, MA about 6 weeks ago. The one I saw was an immature, so he didn't yet have his white head, but you knew it was an eagle because it was WAY too big to be a hawk. When I saw him I pulled over, got out of the car and got a nice look at him - looked to be about 2 years old based on his coloring.
NCDAWG Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Two were just born here in charlotte, in some wildlife preserve. They were cute when first hatched, little gangly now.
Gary M Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 There have been a pair near Hemlock lake for around ten years. Would see them while fishing. Now we have them right outside Hornell, near the Almond dam.
IDBillzFan Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 I ran into Terrell Owens at the airport last year.
Lori Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 I ran into Terrell Owens at the airport last year. 650112[/snapback] Not hard enough, unfortunately...
Stl Bills Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 I grew up in Va and used to go to a Summer Camp in Surry,Va (don't know if thats spelled right). There was a bald eagle that had a nest about 20 feet up in a tree that was right on the Chesapeake Bay, it was massive...one of the coolest animals I've ever seen in the wild. In Louisiana, Missouri (don't ever go there it will remind you of the movie Deliverance) they have a gathering of Bald Eagles every spring. There is a small damn that is let down every spring....as the fish go over the damn they become stunned and briefly rise to the surface of the water. All types of birds of prey go there to feed on the fish. I was out there about 5 years ago and there were 3 Bald Eagles feeding at once...Pretty rare. Really cool animal, glad to see there numbers are increasing again.
X. Benedict Posted April 2, 2006 Author Posted April 2, 2006 A fellow told me this morning how a bald eagle took out a mallard duck on his pond in the country. It is always interesting to talk to writers. He wrote this: My Father's Cabin
Arkady Renko Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 They would make more of a comeback if there was 90% fewer people here.
Lori Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 A fellow told me this morning how a bald eagle took out a mallard duck on his pond in the country. It is always interesting to talk to writers. He wrote this: My Father's Cabin 650150[/snapback] Good read? Can't tell you how many times I've almost snagged that book off the 'local interest' shelf at the bookstore... maybe next time I'll hang onto it. Speaking of locals, ever chat with Mason Winfield? Fascinating, although his books make me want to sleep with the lights on...
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