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Mr. Luddite

On 3/19/2015 10:42 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:51:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Here in cornfield county we don't have any bald eagles but the area is loaded with Hawks and owls. Really a treat to listen to the hoot owls in the woods at night.

I bet there are eagles around you too but you usually see them way up
in the air if they are not nesting nearby. People spot them in just
about every state now that they are "back".
Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between a buzzard and an
eagle at altitude. Around here the bird most often confused with
eagles is an osprey and they are plentiful.
I remember we saw one a couple of times right there in DC in the 50s
tho. It was always very high and going somewhere east to west and
back..
The recovery of the Bald Eagle is one of the wildlife success stories
that should make us all feel a little better. I see them quite a lot
these days and it still makes me feel good every time.

And like some other bird species, they mate for life and will return to
and use the same tree nest for years to produce young.