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Article published January 11, 2006

 

At least 6 new pairs of eagles discovered

Ohio is in midst of its annual survey

 

 

If you think you've seen an eagle nest, pass the word along to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources this week.

 

 

But don't make a fuss around the birds. Nosy humans discourage eagles from reproducing, often forcing them to abandon their nests.

 

More at link above

Great news!!

Time for Lee's Chicken to start expanding.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

Time for Lee's Chicken to start expanding.

 

Like they're going to open up shop in Philadelphia.

If they are smart, they should.  Do you know how many black folks would crave that smoked-potato wedges in Philadelphia? 

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

All kidding aside, it is absolutely breath-taking to see a bald eagle in the wild.  If you haven't ever done so, make the trek up to Lake Erie over the next few months as the bald eagles mate and hatch their young.  Bring a good telescope or set of binoculars (preferably with a tripod to keep the image steady.  I saw a pair of them several years ago near Camp Perry and it was amazing seeing these birds fly back and forth bringing food back to these huge nests up in the trees.

 

I had the privilege several years ago in Nebraska at Desoto Bend National Park to see one up close as it was released back into the wild after recovering from an injured wing.  Makes your heart pound when it's head turns around and focuses those eyes on you.  You sort of get the feeling what it must be like to be prey. Yikes!

All kidding aside, it is absolutely breath-taking to see a bald eagle in the wild.  If you haven't ever done so, make the trek up to Lake Erie over the next few months as the bald eagles mate and hatch their young.  Bring a good telescope or set of binoculars (preferably with a tripod to keep the image steady.  I saw a pair of them several years ago near Camp Perry and it was amazing seeing these birds fly back and forth bringing food back to these huge nests up in the trees.

 

I had the privilege several years ago in Nebraska at Desoto Bend National Park to see one up close as it was released back into the wild after recovering from an injured wing.  Makes your heart pound when it's head turns around and focuses those eyes on you.  You sort of get the feeling what it must be like to be prey. Yikes!

 

You mean Delaware State Park is not good enough anymore? (maybe they don't have any Eagles this year) ;-)

Forgive me for that omission.  Delaware State Park and several other inland locations (mostly near lakes) are also good eagle watching spots.  I beleiev Delaware has two nests now.

  • 3 weeks later...

Brecksville Reservation site attracts new couple: eagles

Friday, February 03, 2006

John C. Kuehner

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Brecksville -- A pair of courting eagles are building a nest along the west bank of the Cuyahoga River in Brecksville.

 

Naturalists and biologists hailed the news because it is the first eagle's nest recorded in Cuyahoga County in at least 70 years.

 

What's also remarkable is that the eagles -- members of a species known for being picky about where they nest and eat -- are using the Cuyahoga River as their main source of food, which is another sign of the waterway's comeback.

 

More:

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/113895957738740.xml&coll=2

Eagles have landed in Westerville

 

A young pair of bald eagles is nesting in the northwest section of the city, not far from Polaris; ODNR officials say they are the first 'urban eagles' in Ohio.

 

The ragged treeline that separates Alum creek from a parking lot northwest of Cleveland Avenue and County Line Road was an unlikely place for a pair of endangered bald eagles to make their nest.

 

More at:

http://www.snponline.com/FRONT/Stories/1.HTML

Eagles love sprawl!  :-D

Yeah,  better bring in the poodles and weiner dogs.

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Article published February 13, 2006

Watchers gain eagle-eyed skills

Workshop gets in the face of rapturous raptors

 

By JOSHUA BOAK

BLADE STAFF WRITER

 

 

As they migrate from their winter havens in Venezuela to breeding grounds as far north as the Arctic, large populations of falcons, hawks, and eagles pass through northwest Ohio.

 

The Black Swamp Bird Observatory led a workshop yesterday to help volunteers identify and count the migrating raptors, or carnivorous birds, during the next three months.

 

Conservation of the birds' habits along Lake Erie's marshland is one of the primary motivators behind the project, which generates data used to help implement parts of the U.S. Clean Water Act.

 

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Eagle closer to losing 'endangered' status

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

John Heilprin

Associated Press

 

Washington- The American bald eagle, after battling back from the threat of extinction because of habitat loss and the pesticide DDT, took another step Monday toward coming off the endangered species list.

 

The Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service issued draft voluntary guidelines spelling out how landowners, land managers and others should protect the bird once it no longer is safeguarded by the 1973 Endangered Species Act.

 

More at:

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/113992176522670.xml&coll=2

  • 1 month later...

No-egg nest for Westerville eagles?

 

Eaglets unlikely this spring with young female growing increasingly inattentive to the nest, volunteers fear.

 

By ANGIE SCHMITT

 

The pair of bald eagles that found a home in Westerville this winter won't be adding any eaglets this spring, say volunteers monitoring the nest site.

 

Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources had high hopes that first-time nesting couple would have a successful group of hatchlings, when they were spotted renovating a red-tailed hawk's nest behind a business northwest of Cleveland Avenue and County Line Road in December.

 

More at:

http://www.snponline.com/FRONT/Stories/MAIN.HTML

  • 2 months later...

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Article published May 23, 2006

 

State finds evidence of eagle resurgence

Big birds meet the banding crew

 

By JIM SIELICKI

BLADE STAFF WRITER

 

OAK HARBOR, Ohio - Two plump eaglets were hauled from their nests and given new identities yesterday.

 

Eaglets P59 and P65, their official names, are representative of the growth in the eagle population in Ohio.

 

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is banding eagles in six nests this year, two of which are in the Lake Erie marshes, including near the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station off State Rt. 2.

 

More at link above:

  • 7 months later...

Wildlife area opening up to eagle fans

 

By JIM SIELICKI

BLADE STAFF WRITER

 

 

HURON, Ohio - Northern Ohio eagle watchers are getting another venue for tracking the raptors in an area that was previously off-limits during nesting season.

 

Part of the 155-acre Steinen Wildlife Area and the adjacent 73-acre Community Foundation at Eagle Point will be open, marking the first time visitation to this section of the wildlife area along U.S. 6 will be allowed during winter.

 

More at:

 

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FROM THE STUMP

Eagles no longer difficult to spot in Ohio

Sunday, January 21, 2007

JOHN SWITZER 

 

It used to be a stroke of good luck to see a bald eagle in the wild in Ohio.

 

Now it’s almost as easy as falling off a log, and believe me, I’ve fallen off plenty of logs.

 

During the recent Mid Winter Eagle Survey by the Ohio Division of Wildlife and volunteers, 410 eagles were found wintering in Ohio. Not all the reports have been turned in, so there might be another 10 to 30 eagle sightings.

 

More at:

http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/01/21/20070121-C2-00.html

 

  • 4 months later...

Eagles return to Cuyahoga Valley

Bald twosome plus hatchling set up by the river

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Laura Johnston

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Brecksville -- The last time bald eagles hatched in Cuyahoga County, FDR was in the White House and the country was mired in the Great Depression.

 

Now, 70 years later, a newly hatched national symbol huddles in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

 

"It's a real exciting time for the park," said interpretive ranger Paul Motts, standing on the Towpath Trail across the Cuyahoga River from the birds' home. "It just shows our great efforts in trying to preserve areas like this."

 

More at:

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1179995460315830.xml&coll=2

 

  • 9 months later...

Two-day-old eagle survives snowstorm

Posted by Donna J. Miller March 14, 2008 14:05PM

 

Ohio's first eaglet of 2008 hatched March 6 in Huron County and survived last weekend's snowstorm, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced today.

 

"As is their habit, the eagle pair took turns sheltering their nest during the blizzard,"

said Mark Shieldcastle, who oversees the Division of Wildlife's eagle restoration

project. "It's remarkable that such a young hatchling could survive that kind of

severe weather - and a tribute to the parenting of the adult birds."

 

More:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/03/twodayold_baby_eagle_survived.html

  • 11 months later...

Bald eagles find Southwest Ohio hospitable again

By Elaine Trumpey • [email protected] • February 13, 2009

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090213/NEWS01/902130368/

 

The bald eagle is returning to Southwest Ohio.

 

The first reported nest in Butler County in modern times has been confirmed on Martin Marietta Materials property in Ross Township, according to state wildlife officials.

 

Many years ago, the majestic birds were plentiful in this area, said Kathy Garza-Behr, wildlife communications specialist for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

 

 

A pair is building a nest near Eastwood Metropark near downtown Dayton too.  I'll look up the Dayton Daily article and share later.

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