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Title: Bald Eagle?
Post by: ASDuling on July 20, 2010, 05:47:08 AM

I'm pretty sure I saw a bald eagle fishing in the Lamoille yesterday morning. I can't recall any other recent sightings, so I may be wrong. Can anyone confirm?

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Chris Santee on July 20, 2010, 06:28:18 AM

Cale and I were in my pool two days ago when we saw
what we thought might have been
a bald eagle, floating on the breeze.

With the sun in my eyes, and some chlorine water in there too,
I don't think this is a confirmation, but we saw something big and beautiful
watching over a peaceful day in paradise.

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Stand Alone Defense on July 20, 2010, 02:35:41 PM

I have seen one over on the Magnan farm a couple times this summer.

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: K. Greenia on July 20, 2010, 07:44:38 PM

I thought I saw one last month, but was sure I was mistaken. I guess I may very well have seen it.

Kristen

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Dick Brown on July 20, 2010, 08:13:16 PM

I know that Bald Eagles visit Vermont from time to time, and in the summer of 2004 , before we came south , there was an article in the St. Albans Messenger about both the Ospreys on Lake Arrowhead and also an Eagle sighting in the same area. I tried canoing down there at that time, but only saw the Osprey's nests . Still , I believe that the sightings in Fairfax and subsequent close areas are very valid since the bald Eagle has made a remarkable comeback, according to Federal Officials, and the trophy trout stocking in the Lamoille East of the village provide a decent food source for a few weeks.

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Doyle78 on July 21, 2010, 07:55:06 PM

i have seen two bald eagles in vt. the first was down in weybridge when i was working for g. w. tatro. we were putting an under drain in a road which was near the otter creek. when we stopped for lunch qa co worker said look at that. the eagle was perched in a tree near where we were sitting. he stayed there most of the afyternoon then flew off over the creek. he was there the next day also but in a tree accross the creek. the second one was at willow crossing in johnson this spring. he was perched in a tree where the river comes up near the road.

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: 7F24 on July 26, 2010, 09:25:14 AM

I live on the Lamoille and I watch the birds all the time.  This morning I saw a bald eagle.  It's only the second one I've seen here in over 20 years, the first was about 8 years ago.  They are beautiful birds!

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Norton on July 28, 2010, 09:57:20 AM

In the late 1960s, we saw a single eagle several summers cruising over the river, assumed it was always the same one.  I hadn't seen one around here for quite a while until last fall, when I took the picture below on the bank of the Lamoille just downstream of the village.  We've also seen an eagle in Fairfax a couple of times this summer.

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/forum_photos_2010/eagle_090829.sized.jpg)

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Mike Raburn on August 01, 2010, 01:55:12 AM

Norton,

Did you used to live on Maple Street?

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: Norton on August 02, 2010, 04:22:40 PM

No Mike, I didn't

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: chelseaclark on August 02, 2010, 09:23:45 PM

When I was on my way to work on Friday at 6:00 am, a juvenile bald eagle soared over my car towards the river near Skunk Hill Road.  I was pretty sure then, but now I feel certain!

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: CLach on August 03, 2010, 09:01:46 AM

I was fishing the river this weekend and saw one (100% certain), I was at the corner of River Rd and Shepardson Hollow Rd area, the Eagle was fishing too, what a site

Title: Re: Bald Eagle?
Post by: hcargill on August 03, 2010, 07:27:02 PM

I saw one in the same spot as CLach this morning on my way to work!  I am 100% certain it was a Bald Eagle!