Bald Eagle Winter Harbor

[Rangervx]

hope this works...first time with pic attached...

[Rangervx]

lol...worked !!!!!! enjoy and i have more if'n you want !!!!!!

[Lakeboater]

Nice picture!! He's (or she) is young! Can't wait to see the big " bald" head soaring over the lake!

[Winterharborway]

What a fantastic picture!! Would love to see more!! Where did you spot this juvenile eagle? I'm also in Winter Harbor.

Jennifer

[tis]

Jennifer, keep watching and you will see them in Winter Harbor. We think they nest in the Basin.

[Rangervx]

keewaydin point Jennifer...i saw this eagle 4 times in a week...

[Rangervx]

here's lookin' at 'ya

[Rangervx]

enjoy the beautiful bird !!!!

[Convertible Girl]

Awesome photo, they are so fun to watch. We have a couple over by Blueberry Island. Good stuff!!

[Rangervx]

got lucky...right place/time...taken other pics over the years...none this nice tho

[Winterharborway]

These are great!! The basin is right near me and I'm always checking out the loons with their baby I've been down there a few times looking and haven't seen them yet. Will definitely keep an eye out.

Great photos and thanks for posting!!

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Rangervx

hope this works...first time with pic attached...

One day before your photo, I had a really good look at your young Bald Eagle flying close—directly overhead. Then I reflected how easy it is to confuse the heavier Eagle cousin, the Golden Eagle. I managed to turn up a really good site, which seems to have such identifications made for certain.

http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum...owtopic=132018

(Photo from that web page below).

Keeping in mind that Juvenile Bald Eagles are dappled with white feathers, those same feather gradually fall out in a random fashion. (Whereas, the Golden juvenile's white body feathers have a symmetrical appearance). A few pointers from the above link:

1) The Golden juvenile would never have white feathers on its head.

2) Seen from underneath, one sure identifier is that the Golden Eagle has feathers all the way down to its "feet". (Tarsi, or toes).

3) The Bald Eagle has no feathers about 1½ inches up from its "feet".

Last season, in the area close-by The Basin, I pointed out an Eagle flying over groups of rafters—not once, but twice! All appreciated the Eagle flying just a few feet above—and in between—perhaps 20 rafters in four boats.



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[Rangervx]

i always thought golden eagles were very rare on the east coast...

[Rangervx]

quick research states there has not been any successful breeding documented in NH since the 1950's...and only a handful of sightings during spring and fall migrations, along with single july sightings in the last 30 years...they also typically nest with very minimal human activity within 50-100 sq miles. i personally do not think there are any golden eagles around the winnipesaukee region...maybe in heavy mountainous parts of NH...if any...i am not an expert however

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Rangervx

keewaydin point Jennifer...i saw this eagle 4 times in a week...

This afternoon, not far from your location, my family and I saw not one—but two—Bald Eagles, less than 10 seconds apart, headed towards Johnson's Cove. A half-hour later, flying in the opposite direction, came a Golden Eagle!

The two Bald Eagles were young adults, with white head, white tails, and a few white feathers here and there. I'd seen a Golden Eagle earlier this season—remarkable as it appeared very dark in color. Today's Golden Eagle was lighter, and no white markings could be seen.

As a follow-up to a great bird-watching afternoon while walking through our undeveloped woods, I spooked about a dozen crows—who departed all at once! Except for the sudden rushing sound of many beating wings, I wouldn't have noticed their presence.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by ApS

This afternoon, not far from your location, my family and I saw not one—but two—Bald Eagles, less than 10 seconds apart, headed towards Johnson's Cove. A half-hour later, flying in the opposite direction, came a Golden Eagle!

The two Bald Eagles were young adults, with white head, white tails, and a few white feathers here and there. I'd seen a Golden Eagle earlier this season—remarkable as it appeared very dark in color. Today's Golden Eagle was lighter, and no white markings could be seen.

As a follow-up to a great bird-watching afternoon while walking through our undeveloped woods, I spooked about a dozen crows—who departed all at once! Except for the sudden rushing sound of many beating wings, I wouldn't have noticed their presence.

What....no camera with you this time? You have thousands upon thousands of boating violations but can't get a picture of the Eagles for us.

[tis]

I saw two Sunday.

[pjard]

Interesting timing of this post becuase my wife and I saw one yesterday right over the Lobster Pound in Weirs Beach. We pull over to watch him and he circled for 15 minutes without moving his wings at all. It was quite a sight.

[minni on winni]

Saw one this morning in a tree overlooking Paugus Bay on Weirs blvd. Huge bird. Amazing sight!!

[Rangervx]

are you guys sure about the golden eagles??? didn't/don't think they are found in NH

[Resident 2B]

I saw one roughly five years ago, chasing two bald eagles away from a dead deer that got trapped on the ice. Definitely a Golden Eagle. It made the bald eagles look like insignificant birds.

R2B

[Airedale1]

Nice captures. That is a juvenile Bald Eagle.

[Accipiter290]

Originally Posted by ApS

This afternoon, not far from your location, my family and I saw not one—but two—Bald Eagles, less than 10 seconds apart, headed towards Johnson's Cove. A half-hour later, flying in the opposite direction, came a Golden Eagle!

The two Bald Eagles were young adults, with white head, white tails, and a few white feathers here and there. I'd seen a Golden Eagle earlier this season—remarkable as it appeared very dark in color. Today's Golden Eagle was lighter, and no white markings could be seen.

As a follow-up to a great bird-watching afternoon while walking through our undeveloped woods, I spooked about a dozen crows—who departed all at once! Except for the sudden rushing sound of many beating wings, I wouldn't have noticed their presence.

I'm inclined to say that it was very unlikely you saw a Golden Eagle. They are extremely rare on the East Coast - typically only showing up during migration season in the fall. More than likely it was a juvie Bald Eagle. I have only heard of one instance in my time working at NH Audubon of anyone seeing a Golden Eagle in NH which was in the fall at a raptor migration watch, and was documented by a expert in bird identification... wish I had been there myself.

[Lakeprincess]

We witnessed crows chasing an eagle for some reason or another. The eagle landed at a treetop down by the water. The crows cackled and complained, and really! It sounded like the eagle was laughing before everyone flew off.