JL Eagle Nest report, H&G nest Great News! April 18, 2017

By neighdoctor April 18, 2017 JL Eagle Nest report, H&G nest Great News! April 18, 2017

I want to share with all of you the wonderful results of a conversation I had today with Mr. Gordon Myers, Director of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. He has been thinking about not only our concerns about the bald eagles of Jordan Lake and prescribed burns, but other’s concerns about the lake’s large ecosystem. Mr. Myers felt the time had come when a study group composed of the concerned entities and citizens who love, enjoy and cherish Jordan Lake and its gamelands needed to get together. Mr. Myers asked me if I would join this group: to help start a journey toward balancing the needs of the trees and the eagles, the waters and the turtles, the forest and the deer, the meadows and butterflies.

I resoundingly said yes. Mr. Myers is putting all prescribed burns in blocks with bald eagle nests on hold for more than the two weeks delay we had been asking for. He wants input from the very diverse set of interests he is asking to join the study so decisions about things like prescribed burns can be made in concert and agreement. Thank you, Mr. Myers.

That is Hershey landing this morning in front of the H&G nest. Just behind his head you can see the beak of Granola. To the left and looking owlish is Raisin.

JL Eagle Nest report: HC has Fledged! 4-14-2017

By neighdoctor April 14, 2017 JL Eagle Nest report: HC has Fledged! 4-14-2017

First Nest

HC has fledged!!

He took has first flight sometime between Wednesday and today.

In the video clip you can see his indecision:

food or the lure of flight.

H&G nest report: Hershey is Embarrassed 4-2-2017

By neighdoctor April 2, 2017 H&G nest report: Hershey is Embarrassed 4-2-2017

Eagles are proud and mighty…and sometimes embarrassed by the smaller beings at the lake.

That streak is an osprey on a mission. The male osprey took on Hershey,

perhaps to prove he was the best mate for the female osprey who was hovering nearby.

JL Eagle nest report: First Nest, 5 photos March 7, 2017

By neighdoctor March 7, 2017 JL Eagle nest report: First Nest, 5 photos March 7, 2017

Each year when the ospreys return to Jordan Lake, territory disputes occur.
The east side of the First Nest Cove belongs, more or less, to the ospreys.
The west side of the cove, more or less, belongs to the bald eagles.
The osprey female initiated this encounter when Petruchio crossed the “line”.
Ultimately Petruchio pushed the osprey back east of the line and for the moment quiet reigned.
I gotta admit I admired the spunk of the much smaller osprey!

JL Eagle nest report: H&G nest, 2 photos March 7, 2017

By neighdoctor March 7, 2017 JL Eagle nest report: H&G nest, 2 photos March 7, 2017

Godiva is just in front of the nest.
The 1 year old bald eagle to the far upper right made the mistake of flying too close to the nest.
I sure wish I was equipped to be able to show all of you better photos of this nest.
There are only a couple of viewing points that will not disturb the nest –
they are more than 1000 feet across the cove from the nest.