Avens Bridge South Holston Lake Washington Co., VA 14 April 2011 The following is an email message sent to me this morning by a resident of the area who has a good view of the South Holston Lake Bald Eagle nest site: "Thought you might want to know the eagles have returned each evening to the old site. They don't stay long. This morning they both returned bringing sticks. They took turns flying in and out carrying sticks. They only worked for half an hour, I feel they may [be] building back in the same tree. Bad location in my opinion." I was in the nest area about mid-afternoon and did not see eagles. However, it looked like there was more nesting material than I had expected. Was not sure what the status was beyond what had been earlier described to me after the storm. Arrived home about 6 p.m. and found the above message which had been sent much earlier in the day. Let's go birding . . . . Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN