Bald Eagle
“On a sunny Saturday afternoon (January 18) two adult Bald eagles flew high above Shore Road.”
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Four boisterous adult Bald Eagles gave chase over Richmond Island and Crescent Beach in late February.
On March 3 I was certainly surprised to come across a contemplative adult male Bald eagle perched high upon a snag along the banks of a very frozen upper Pond Cove area along what is to be Robinson Woods III.
On this same day an adult Bald eagle flew over Green Spark Farm while American Yellow Warblers danced and sang along the tangled fringes.
On June 21 my wife pointed out an adult American Bald Eagle giving chase to an Osprey over and along the Spurwink River.
On a sunny Saturday afternoon (January 18) two adult Bald eagles flew high above Shore Road.
While observing these flycatchers an adult Bald eagle flew in and sat majestically atop an ancient snag overlooking the pond and the ocean beyond.
Lastly, on the 27th of May an adult Bald eagle flew over Green Spark Farm while American Yellow Warblers danced and sang along the tangled fringes.
…a Herring Gull pilfering a Common Eiders hard earned meal (a mussel), two diving Horned Grebes, nine Black Scoters, six Surf Scoters, one male Long-tailed Duck, three Common Loons, one Red-breasted Merganser and one adult Bald Eagle that flew rather low along the length of the beach.
On this same day I saw a pair of adult Bald Eagles travelling north and a single Common Raven flying high above the marshes along the Spurwink River.
Other noteworthy observations for the last couple weeks of October include, on the 16th three adult Bald Eagles and one Red-tailed Hawk put on a show high above Pond Cove.
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Native to northern Japan and Eastern Russia this exquisite raptor has an eight foot wingspan and on average is a foot longer and taller than an adult Bald Eagle.
Interestingly, the rise in Bald Eagle populations and subsequent depredation of chicks is a primary reason for the precipitous decline in Great Cormorant populations in Maine.
Closer inspection revealed a juvenile Bald Eagle scavenging on a Mallard duck.
Even more exciting were the two adult Bald Eagles who flew down and landed on a submerged stump in one of the upper ponds and proceeded to drink the water.
The perimeter path that travels around the island dips into an enchanting forest area where I yielded a pair of Red-tailed Hawks, two vocal Common Ravens and one adult Bald Eagle perched high atop a White Pine snag.
Although I did not find any artic wanderers that day, I did spot an adult Bald Eagle soaring along Crescent Beach State Park and a single Common Raven headed out to hunker down on Richmond Island for the night.
Additionally, on the afternoon of April 21 three adult male Bald Eagles flew over our house and on the evening of April 26, I stepped outside to listen for owls and instead heard the ahr-ahr-ahroulit of Long-tailed Ducks yodeling.
How fortunate I consider myself to see Bald Eagles with such clarity and regularity across Cape Elizabeth.
Upon closer inspection there were two immature Bald Eagles engaged in playful behavior.
Travelling on from there to Spurwink River Crossing I discovered two Willets and a Belted Kingfisher perched directly below an adult Bald Eagle in an old Snag along the river.
Bald eagles are among Snowy Owls’ primary competitors, often attempting to steal owl kills.