Comments on: Bald Eagle Comeback

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:56:24 +0000

Yes! We saw a bald eagle today (May 12, 2008) at Moraine State Park, flying along the north shore by Davis Point. What a beautiful sight!

By: MRC

MRC — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:36:54 +0000

My daughter and I had the thrill of seeing one of the bald eagles flying near our home north of Harmony, shortly before the holiday. It filled us with awe. And knowing that they are so close gives me hope that we will see them again.

By: Doug Bauman

Doug Bauman — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:33:13 +0000

Wonderful post! This gives me hope that someday I may see a Bald Eagle. They are still not that easy to see. I used to live in Washington Township, next the the reservoir where two purportedly live. I would visit there all the time in hopes of seeing my first wild Bald Eagles *EVER*. Yet I never saw them, there or anywhere else for that matter; AND I AM A BIRDER! It may be a success story, yet in my mind, they are still so rare that to me it seems nearly impossible to see these wonderful birds.

By: Paul Hess

Paul Hess — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:42:38 +0000

Kate,

I wonder whether the eagles Steve Gosser found and photographed putting sticks on the Osprey nest are the same pair that we saw a couple of weeks previously, carrying sticks onto a large pine across from the South Shore. Steve says he hasn’t seen any further activity at the South Shore location.

I’d be surprised if they like the Osprey platform site any better, because it has even more — and much closer — human traffic than the site across from the South Shore.

Best regards,
Paul Hess

P.S. Your blog is wonderful.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:23:47 +0000

Thanks for the news about the eagle shooting (see
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07332/837355-100.stm)

Immature bald eagles are completely brown so the person who killed this bird may not have known he was shooting at a bald eagle. On the other hand, it is illegal to kill hawks too, so the person who thought he was shooting at ‘a really big hawk’ was breaking the law in either case.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:47:57 +0000

I read in an article concerning the death of a 7 month old bald eagle in Butler County, PA. The bald eagle had been shot and lived about a week. The Game Commission believes it was deliberate.

The picture of the nest podium looks man made.

Unfortunately, I haven’t had the pleasure of ever seeing a bald eagle.

Love the pictures!