Jordan Lake State Park

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By Celebration

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The winner will be announced on February 5, 2024.

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Good luck! 💪

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Bald Eagle Fishing

By Intruder at First Nest

Jordan Lake. First Nest. An immature bald eagle tried to invade First Nest in hopes of stealing the eggs. Dad Bard was the one incubating the eggs. The youngster – about a three-year-old – came barreling in straight at the nest and realized it had made an error. A very very fast encounter – all of about 30 seconds! Everybody was fine … including the youngster who I saw pop out on the other side of the tree line and go barreling up the lake. Whew!

By Blue-Eyed Lake Glider

Join the blue-eyed lake glider for a quiet interlude. As the double-crested cormorant gets closer to its breeding season its eyes will become a brighter deeper blue … a hint that though it is winter now spring will follow in March-April.

By Cold Lake, Warm Grayced

It was 22°F, clear, crisp and thankfully almost wind-free just after sunrise this morning. I didn’t see any bald eagles during my nest checks. The lake level is 220.24ft. I got home to find Grayced enjoying a patch of sunshine … I brewed a cup of hot Earl Gray tea and joined him. Am thawing out!

By Cold Weather at First Nest

First Nest update… Nope the photo is not of one of the eagles! Yesterday the lake level was still so high that I could not see the nest but I did manage to glimpse one of the parents dashing across the cove and into the tree with the nest and that is good news especially in this cold cold weather. The photo is a little brown-headed nuthatch that was looking at me like “well Doc what are you going to about this cold weather? I have to fluff my feathers all up and you have to bundle all up.” Frigid air indeed.

By Quarterly Bald Eagle Count

This morning was the Quarterly Jordan Lake Bald Eagle Count. My group counted 4 bald eagles. The count started at 7 AM. Sunrise was at 7:24AM … I took this photo 15 minutes later. The “real feel temperature” was 27°F. Being in good company, we all chuckled, enjoyed the crispness of the air and the sparkle of the frost and were blessed to see those four eagles. It will be sometime before I know what the total count all over the lake works out to be. Given the flood conditions at a lot of the count sites some people were having trouble getting down to their normal viewing positions. Have a very blessed day and stay warm!