I've been wondering that very thing. One day I was there and both eagles were near their new nest. Down near the lock an immature eagle was perched in a tree. The eagles came down and drove it off. I have a feeling they won't tolerate any other bird in the old location, which is too bad.
Sent from my iPad On Feb 14, 2013, at 2:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Many observers have noticed this new nest-building activity over the past > several months. I think the question is, what will happen to the photogenic > nest atop the pylon? Are there enough Bald Eagles around for another pair to > use it? Would they even tolerate being so close? Will Ospreys reclaim it? > --Dave Nutter > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 12:42 PM, John Confer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does it seem to others that the pair of eagles at the lock at the outlet >> of Cayuga Lake has moved its nest to the south? I didn't see any >> activity at the electric poles at the lock and the nest there seemed >> shrunken. And, there is a large pile of sticks farther to the south in a >> very large tree, which had an eagle sitting next to it on Saturday. The >> eagle nest at the lock was perhaps the most photographed nest in New >> York. If not the most, then certainly one of the most. In a way it is >> too bad if the eagles have moved to a more distant and less visible >> location. >> >> Cheers, >> >> John >> >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) >> [email protected]/maillist.html'>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> <Bald Eagle MNWR - nestling.jpg> > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
