If you are familiar with the situation, you'll know that this eagle nest will not be a secret to anyone, especially when the young hatch and activity at that nest increases.
With the boating season about to begin (has begun?), the more concerned eyes there the better. That park is crowded with cars and boats on a nice spring day - like yesterday. I already advised one gauker that flying his drone over to get a picture would likely result in having his drone confiscated and himself with a hefty fine. The eagles had no idea what they were getting themselves into when they decided to build their nest there. It's now up to us to see to their safekeeping. Rich On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 9:48 AM TOM LAKE <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hi Rich - * > Interesting as to how times have changed. In the early-to-mid 2000s, such > a find (a new and highly visible Bald Eagle nest) would have immediately > gone under a cloak of secrecy. Our concern was primarily to protect the > nest from human intrusion, which was all too common, both accidental and > intentional. > > Eagles had much more Federal protection then as well (Endangered Species), > and with far fewer nests, viewing them was a much more unique and rewarding > experience. > > Now we have what seems like a nest in every riverside tree, every back > country pond, every upland forest, and they fly among us garnering far less > attention. > > While our collective trust of human and what they are capable of has not > diminished, being less circumspect with regard to where they are located > seems to be a fair change in our approach to secrecy ... as long as we > still maintain diligence for their safety and privacy. > > *Tom Lake * > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Guthrie [email protected] [MidHudsonBirds] < > [email protected]> > To: hmbirds <[email protected]>; midhudsonbirds < > [email protected]>; NYSBIRDS_L <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Mar 27, 2019 11:05 pm > Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] Bald Eagle nest - Hudson, Columbia County > > > There's a *very* visible Bald Eagle nest directly across from the parking > area and boat launch at the Riverside Park (go around the train station & > cross the RR tracks to the park). > > It is so visible that everyone who stops at this popular park will see it. > > I can imagine the commotion when the eggs hatch and two or three juvenile > eaglets are hopping around on the nest and tree limbs. > > Let's hope that the viewing public respects the eagles - especially after > the boating season begins and picnickers visit the island under the nest. > > Rich Guthrie > > -- > Richard Guthrie > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: Richard Guthrie <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic > • Messages in this topic (1) > ------------------------------ > Have you tried the highest rated email app? > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email > app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your > inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email > again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. > ------------------------------ > To visit the Mid-Hudson Birds web site go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidHudsonBirds > Post message: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List owner: [email protected] > > Visit Your Group > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > SPONSORED LINKS > . > > __,_._,___ > -- Richard Guthrie -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
