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Suffolk, VA Lonestar Lakes Park
36.85691807900911, -76.56713736886574
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Kayaking trip with Holly at Lonestar Lakes Park, Launching from the dock in Cedar Lake.
Observations
Saw another Haliaeetus leucocephalus in a stand of reeds directly across from the dock and ~150 m from the Island with a downed tree.
She was soaring around a stand of Pinus taeda. We initially saw it as we paddled to the stand of reeds right around when we passed the island with the downed tree. It soared across the lake carring a large branch. We just got to the stand of reeds to see her soar past the P. taeda cluster. Waited ~5-10 minutes to see if it flew past but it didn't.
We continued out paddle out of Cedar Lake into Cedar Lake. We turned around at the first major bend in the creek. On our return paddle we witnessed out H. leucocephalus again making a 3rd pass near the P. taeda stand. Just before getting back to the island with the downed tree ~10 m, a Ardea herodias. It flew strait across the lake to a tree on the other side and pearched on top. Looking for the binaculars is looked like it was on a Acer rubrum, but I am unsure if it was just a A. rubrum losing its autumn foliage or if it was a dead tree infront of an A. rubrum.
Personal Thoughts
Which gender of Bald Eagle makes the nest?
Both sexes bring materials to the nest, but the female does most of the placement. They weave together sticks and fill in the cracks with softer material such as grass, moss, or cornstalks. The inside of the nest is lined first with lichen or other fine woody material, then with downy feathers and sometimes sprigs of greenery. Ground nests are built of whatever’s available, such as kelp and driftwood near coastal shorelines. Nests can take up to three months to build, and may be reused (and added to) year after year. ~The Cornell Lab
When do they lay eggs, roost, and hatch?
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