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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: MissPelled on March 20, 2013, 10:50:44 AM

Title: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: MissPelled on March 20, 2013, 10:50:44 AM

Nesting season is underway in Cayuga!

Title: Re: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: MissPelled on March 20, 2013, 03:10:20 PM

A welcome visitor to our tree!

Title: Re: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: Larrykin on March 20, 2013, 04:56:14 PM

Very nice. How far are you from the River? Is that the Grand River there?

Title: Re: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: MissPelled on March 20, 2013, 07:09:57 PM

Yes, that's the Mighty Grand!  The nest is across the river from me, about a kilometre away.  I have a tripod and a camera trained on the nest.  Last year this breeding pair fledged three lovely chicks - let's hope they're as successful this year.

Title: Re: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: rcflier on March 20, 2013, 09:51:38 PM

This is good news to see.  Lucky you to be so close to keep an eye on the activity.

I read on the net that a Bald Eagle nest was "removed" in the Cayuga area in January because "    it was too near to a wind turbine. "

Title: Re: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: MissPelled on March 20, 2013, 10:46:03 PM

Yes, there was one out near Fisherville that apparently had to come down.  I have mixed feelings about that.  Wind turbines are being built with no possibility of county involvement.  While I'm not happy that they had to take one down, I'm glad they did it before nesting season started so that the breeding pair could start scouting out a new location... :/

Title: Re: Cayuga Bald Eagle nest
Post by: MissPelled on March 23, 2013, 09:28:27 AM

Definitely sitting on some eggs.