Bald
Eagle Field Observations: Winter 2009
Observers
reporting in to Journey North have seen some fascinating eagle behavior!
Read each eagle sighting report below. Then get out your eagle journal
and sharpen your pencils.
Make
a list of all the different things observers reported seeing eagles eat.
Include some interesting facts about eating behaviors that they have reported.
Then write at least one thing you learned about
eagles by reading these citizen reports.
- Our
home is on a community lake at the North West edge of Wichita
KS, I watched a Bald Eagle diving toward the water and snag a
fish, then fly away toward a pasture. Wichita,
KS 2/21/09
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- Saw
3 immature bald eagles at Lake Mehagh in Buchanan, NY. One had
a white head but still mottled colored body. One dove to the water
twice but did not come up with anything. Buchanan,
NY 03/01/09
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- Several
people have reported seeing eagles feeding on deer carcasses this
week--on the Gravesville Road. I drove up this afternoon and 3
of us watched one mature bald eagle feast on a carcass in a field
about 100 yards from Gravesville Road. Gravesville-russia,
NY 02/17/09
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- I
counted 27 Bald Eagles at the Soo dump at 5pm of Feb16, while
birding for the GBBC. Sault Ste Marie, ON 02/16/09
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- We
saw 4 bald eagles at the Merrimac River Eagle Festival. They were
fishing in the open water off of Deer Island, Amesbury, MA. One
eagle snatched a fish from a seagull in flight. Another dove for
a fish and flew off to eat it in the pine woods. Two adult eagles
perched on the same tree. Amesbury, MA 02/14/09
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Today I observed over 20 Bald Eagles on the ice flows of the hudson,
Most Immature, at least 4 adults. One adult was in a tree feasting
on a DUCK while 3 immatures sat around watching. Stoney
Point, NY 02/09/09
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- There
is a pair that returns every year to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens
in Virginia. They already have three eggs in their nest. There
is a web cam on them 24/7 since their arrival in early Feb. Visit
the Eagle Cam >>
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- We
were driving down the highway and my daughter spotted a bald eagle
eating on a dead deer on the side of the hill. Capitan,
MN 02/07/09
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- Driving
country road. Temp about 67 sunny and windy. Saw a young male
bald eagle swoop near the front of my car and land in ditch clutching
something in his tallons. Stopped and watched him take off with
what appeared to be a large mouse or gopher. Fayette,
MO 02/06/09
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