Bald Eagle Sightings

[hoosierfishing]

My brother lives on a 100 acre private lake in east Central Indiana. They have five bald eagles on that lake. It's pretty cool to be fishing and to have one of them dive bomb a fish. A few years ago he came home to one of them perched on his back deck. It's a pretty sweet pic

 

[oldpink]

Also i would see the ones off of New Road in greenfield regularly when I would go to my girlfriends house.

I've known of the Greenfield eagles for years now, and I work in the town.
Only yesterday, I finally went and found the nesting tree, a big sycamore; and yes, the nest is massive, easily 1000 lbs and probably more.
For anyone who wants to know exactly where that tree is, take New Road east of IN-9 (aka State Street) and keep going until the roundabout, then take the third road on the roundabout, which will send you due north on Apple Street.
Keep going through the subdivision there for roughly a quarter mile and you'll go up a small hill.
There's a cluster of several large trees off to the east of the road right at the crest of the hill, and you'll easily spot the Sycamore with the nest in it, about 200-300 yards away from the road.
It'll probably be much harder to spot the nest once the leaves come on, though.
I was just able to make out the silhouette of one of the eagles in the nest.

 

[bwframe]

Neighbor called me around noon today. Bald eagle was in the tree in my back yard. I was able to poke my head out the shop window to just see him above me. He didn't stay long enough for pictures. First eagle we've noticed in our immediate area. We see them a mile away at the lake often.

 

[Lex Concord]

My brother lives on a 100 acre private lake in east Central Indiana. They have five bald eagles on that lake. It's pretty cool to be fishing and to have one of them dive bomb a fish. A few years ago he came home to one of them perched on his back deck. It's a pretty sweet pic

Saw some fishing a few times on trips to Canada... definitely super cool

 

[510picker]

It's not uncommon to see them in Martinsville. I once saw one sitting on something next to the retention pond at Walmart. Apparently even eagles shop at Walmart

 

[Cpt Caveman]

I saw two three weeks ago. 5 miles north of Nashville near 135. They make a lot of racket when they come out of a pine tree.

 

[HamsterStyle]

There's 3 eaglets in the nest at the Greenfield nesting sight again this year.

Sadly, they have only seen one of the babies the last 2 days. it seems as though 2 have gone missing.

 

[oldpink]

Sadly, they have only seen one of the babies the last 2 days. it seems as though 2 have gone missing.

That's sad, but it's not at all unusual, as the mortality rate of raptor chicks is generally right at or above 50%.
It's generally the first chick to hatch that will win that particular contest.
Having only one eaglet to feed and care for greatly increases the odds of at least one reaching adulthood.
It also helps greatly that the parents mate for life, doubling up on caring for the young.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

I saw/heard that too. Survival of the fittest! It sucks but we got lucky last year that all three survived.

 

[Dino Bravo]

I've known of the Greenfield eagles for years now, and I work in the town.
Only yesterday, I finally went and found the nesting tree, a big sycamore; and yes, the nest is massive, easily 1000 lbs and probably more.
For anyone who wants to know exactly where that tree is, take New Road east of IN-9 (aka State Street) and keep going until the roundabout, then take the third road on the roundabout, which will send you due north on Apple Street.
Keep going through the subdivision there for roughly a quarter mile and you'll go up a small hill.
There's a cluster of several large trees off to the east of the road right at the crest of the hill, and you'll easily spot the Sycamore with the nest in it, about 200-300 yards away from the road.
It'll probably be much harder to spot the nest once the leaves come on, though.
I was just able to make out the silhouette of one of the eagles in the nest.

Thank you for this info. I am going to drive out there and see if I can see the eagles. Thanks again!

 

[oldpink]

Thank you for this info. I am going to drive out there and see if I can see the eagles. Thanks again!

Glad to have been of help.
Hoping you get to see more of them than I did.
It's good to see a raptor bigger still than the ever present Turkey vulture around here at long last.

 

[Dino Bravo]

We went to Montana Mikes in Greenfield for dinner tonight then ventured back to check out the nest. We easily found the nest, it is indeed huge, and got to see one of the eagles sitting over it. There were a few people stopping to view it. A magnificent sight!

 

[oldpink]

We went to Montana Mikes in Greenfield for dinner tonight then ventured back to check out the nest. We easily found the nest, it is indeed huge, and got to see one of the eagles sitting over it. There were a few people stopping to view it. A magnificent sight!

 

[daddyusmaximus]

It also helps greatly that the parents mate for life, doubling up on caring for the young.

Something the human race seems to be forgetting these days...

 

[jblomenberg16]

Something the human race seems to be forgetting these days...

Survival is no longer dependent on it...

 

[hog slayer]

Saw an eagle hit and dead on the road just after exiting I65 onto SR28. Had semi truck on side of road and a couple different legal entities.

 

[maverick18]

Saw an eagle hit and dead on the road just after exiting I65 onto SR28. Had semi truck on side of road and a couple different legal entities.

I was just stopping in to post this as well. I was driving past and saw the Clinton County Animal Control truck on the side of the road with its flashers on and drove past a large bird on the side of the road. I saw a tuft of white hair and knew what it had to be.

 

[White Squirrel]

My son-in-law and I were recently on a county road just east of the Bluegrass FWA and had one come out of a treeline to our north, swoop across the road about 100 yards ahead of us, and then fly behind a small hill to the south of the road. Neither of us had the time to get a picture but it was definitely the highlight of our day.

 

[bigretic]

Saw one last week flying east over 65 somewhere between 10 and 2 when I was headed north.

 

[indyjohn]

Last Saturday I got to enjoy a pair soaring over a field in Morgan county on Mann Rd south of Southport Road. Totally caught me by surprise, they are BIG birds!