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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: anatum on January 13, 2015, 09:04:46 PM

Title: Bald Eagle Meadowvale Village
Post by: anatum on January 13, 2015, 09:04:46 PM
Spotted this adult at dusk today just north of the 401 between Mavis and Creditview Rd. Not a great pic but proof enough. It flew into a small woodlot off of Old Derry so should still be there in the morning.
(http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww91/LCBO/Bird%20ID/bald_zpsceda98e3.jpg) (http://s709.photobucket.com/user/LCBO/media/Bird%20ID/bald_zpsceda98e3.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Bald Eagle Meadowvale Village
Post by: thouc on January 13, 2015, 10:55:22 PM
Cool, not an expected place to see one.
Title: Re: Bald Eagle Meadowvale Village
Post by: Paul O'Toole on January 14, 2015, 06:14:51 AM
Neat to see one in a Urban area.
Title: Re: Bald Eagle Meadowvale Village
Post by: anatum on January 14, 2015, 07:17:31 AM
Not to be snobby but I like that we have a full adult here. Often youngsters do the unusual stuff  :D
Title: Re: Bald Eagle Meadowvale Village
Post by: rcflier on January 14, 2015, 05:01:23 PM
I live just south of the 401 at 2nd Line West, so it's a quick km or so the that area.  Actually I spend a fair bit of time hiking on the CVC trails there.  

I went at daybreak to try to locate this beauty, but all I found were 4 RTH roosting in the trees on the south side of Old Derry Road south of the  CVC entrance.

Maybe I'll try again tomorrow morning.

happy birding, bob
Title: Re: Bald Eagle Meadowvale Village
Post by: Bird Brain on January 20, 2015, 06:51:35 PM
Always thrilling to see a Bald Eagle, my "Spirit Animal"!   8)

"anatum", Bob and others ... keep your eyes open in the trees at the farm field at Old Creditview Rd./Old Derry Rd.  I've also sighted a Bald Eagle at Argentia Rd./Campobello Rd. walking around on the ground by the Icynene company!  Haven't sighted any recently so it's great to know that there's one around - usually see an adult Bald Eagle flying above Lake Aquitaine heading SW about 5-6x per year.