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By Jordan Lake Event: Do Bald Eagles and Ospreys Make Good Neighbors?

Event Invitation:  Saturday, March 23, 2019, from 2:00 to 3:00PM.

The dynamic fish hunter the Osprey, has started its late winter migration back towards the Lake.  What a great time to discuss the interactions of the Ospreys and Bald Eagles of Jordan Lake!  Please join Doc Ellen and Ranger McMurray for an indoor/outdoor presentation about these magnificent predators.  We will also discuss other migratory birds, warblers, sparrows etc. that come north in the spring. Weather permitting, we will spend some time outside after the indoor portion.  Please dress accordingly.  No reservations required, just show up!  
For questions, email steve.mcmurray@ncparks.gov or contact Doc Ellen via her Facebook Page.
 
An Osprey parent and an immature Bald Eagle face off because the eagle got too close to the osprey’s nest.

By JL Raptor report: Bald Eagle! 1 photo, 1 slideshow 07/28/2018
Bald Eagle!!!
 
I had gone to check out Hershey and Godiva’s nest.
Hoping maybe to see one of them near the nest.
But it was an unknown adult bald eagle that caught my eye.
The eagle came streaking out of the next cove over.
There was a very angry momma osprey right on the eagle’s tail feathers.
She threatened the eagle until he left the area.
I managed to catch just a few moments of the action.
It was great to see a bald eagle again – it had been more than a week since my last sighting.