Jordan Lake bald eagle Ranger Nest update:  the nest survived the wind, but the nest tree is severely damaged.  I got word Saturday night about the damage to the nest tree and that only 1 parent was seen.  Before dawn this morning, I dashed to the lake hoping to see both parents.  Mates often switch off incubation duties at dawn or visit the one on the nest then and the early hour would probably be my best chance to see both eagles.  At 7:37 AM Dad Ranger brought a fish to Mom Ranger who had been on the nest when I could first see the nest in the early light.  My sigh of relief could probably be heard all over the lake.  Since Mom is incubating, I take that to probably mean at least 1 egg has survived. I have started the slideshow with a view of the nest from last Sunday so you can see that both uprights were snapped off in the storm. You can see one arm of one of the uprights laying across the nest behind the eagles.  It took me a good 15 minutes to find a view point as my usual observation point is now flooded by more than 50 feet of lake.  I will keep y’all updated.  PS: H&G nest is intact – we are watching to see if the parents there are ok. At First Nest none of us can see the nest because there too there is more than 25 ft of lake between us and the observation point – I do know that at least 1 of the parents there is ok, but it was too far away for me to know which one.  The winds and rains have been hard on the bald eagles but they are tough and resilient!