Date: 03/15/2005

Number: 1

Pair of eagles nesting on the south shore of the Delaware River west of Port Jervis about 10 miles opposite Fish Cabin Brook that runs north from the Delaware about 1 mile east of Pond Eddy, and approx 3 miles west of Mongaup River. This pair nested and raised a family of (2) last year (2004). You are probably aware of this nesting site as I understand Peter Nye was in the area recently working along the Mongaup River. We are very curious about the territorial protection of nesting eagles in regards to other bald eagles, and or hawks. This pair of eagles (or at least one of the pair did--(one of the original pair was killed by an auto in 2003 during the summer opposite the nest in NY State along rt 97 just below Pond Eddy and at the mouth of Fish Cabin Brook where they (we think) nested before making a new home across the Delaware in Penna.) For several years we made a daily survey of the eagles along the
Delaware river from Port Jervis, to Pond Eddy, counting only on the trip up
(west) the river. This for obviously reasons-----eagles do move around and
could be counted twice, or even more. We made these counts daily in the
early morning, from mid December to mid March. In the several years we did
this we probably missed not more than a half dozen days, and due to very bad
driving conditions. The reports of these counts were forward to Peter Nye
by Peter Osborne, Director of the Minisink Historical Society, Port Jervis,
NY. These counts were made daily by myself and my wife, Jean each winter
from mid December to mid March, probably from 1993 to 1997 or 1998. I
think reports went to Peter Nye for at least 2 years, perhaps more. We
made the counts and Peter Osborne made up the reports.
We are very curious
about the possible territorial actions of these eagles. We are very
interested in whether or not eagles are very territorial while they are
nesting. In that stretch of the Delaware River from Mongaup River
westward to at least Pond Eddy, during the period from at least late
December or early January, to late summer, we see very few, actually almost
none, other than that pair of residents. Before this pair nesting in the
Pond Eddy area set up housekeeping, we saw many eagles daily with very few
days seeing none. Of course, we are aware that those eagles who are
migrants would probably not be in the area after mid March or early April
other than those just passing by on their way north. In other words we are
curous just how territorial bald eagles are.

Port Jervis,, NY

Latitude: 41.4 Longitude: -74.7

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