Jordan Lake Dam Map to View Bald Eagles

By neighdoctor February 19, 2020 Jordan Lake Dam Map to View Bald Eagles

I have put together a map of the riprap at the dam so each of you can get the best chance of seeing the bald eagles. The red arrow is at the Half-Way point. If you pass this point, all the eagles are going to go down river because you have passed their 330 foot personal space parameter. The 330 foot distance is according to the Federal regulations involving bald eagles. Take your chair and sit no further down river than the red arrow and you should see an eagle! Do remember that if you should find yourself near a bald eagle nest the viewing distance doubles to 660 ft. Good Luck!!!!!

Jordan Lake, Haw River Gathering: Challenge!

By neighdoctor February 15, 2020 Jordan Lake, Haw River Gathering: Challenge!

The bald eagle that starts the challenge is a 3-year-old. His opponent is a 4-year-old. The Gathering is often full of face-offs! They disappeared behind the trees so I am not sure who won the bout.

Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River Gathering: Yearling Bald Eagle

By neighdoctor February 13, 2020 Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River Gathering: Yearling Bald Eagle

Sometimes the elegant simplicity of a black and white photo is the best declaration of the power of a yearling bald eagle.

Jordan Lake & Haw River: Jordan Lake Neighborhood All Rained Out!

By neighdoctor February 11, 2020 Jordan Lake & Haw River: Jordan Lake Neighborhood All Rained Out!

The Jordan Lake Neighborhood was water-logged this morning and the rain just kept falling on eagles, vultures and crows. Oh, and on Doc Ellen.

Jordan Lake: bald eagle Ranger Nest, Damage to Nest Tree

By neighdoctor February 9, 2020 Jordan Lake: bald eagle Ranger Nest, Damage to Nest Tree

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!