[wisb] FW: Fallen Bald Eagle Nest - Marinette County - High Falls Flowage

From: "Cutright.Noel" <Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:04:14 -0500
 From WDNR biologist Ron Eckstein.  Noel Cutright, Ozaukee County 

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From: Eckstein, Ronald G - DNR [mailto:Ronald.Eckstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 7:59 AM
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Cc: Easterly, Stephen P - DNR; Cutright.Noel; Manthey, Patricia F - DNR
Subject: RE: [wisb] Fallen Bald Eagle Nest - Marinette County - High
Falls Flowage

In Marinette County the eaglets usdually fledge sometime during early
August so the Park Staff were correct in not being concerned.  On the
Flambeau Flowage in iron County we recently had a tornado that took out
5 eagle and 4 osprey nests.....but all the young had fledged.  The
adults should start new nest construction this fall so the nest is ready
for incubation by mid-March.  DNR biologist Steve Easterly at Oshkosh
does the aerial eagle checks for Marinette County and may have
additional information on this nest.   Ron

Ron Eckstein
DNR Wildlife Biologist
Rhinelander

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[mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jennifer Wenzel
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:39 AM
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] Fallen Bald Eagle Nest - Marinette County - High Falls
Flowage

Hi all,

David and I just returned from a most enjoyable vacation up in Marinette
county where we had fun hiking, boating, having campfires, fishing, and
of course, seeing some great birds!

We have gone boating on the High Falls Flowage in Marinette County for
the last 13+ years together (I've gone up there all of my life). I
always look forward to seeing/hearing Pileated Woodpeckers, Ravens,
Barred Owls, listening to Whip-poor-wills, Cuckoos, etc. up there, and
the birding highlight is always stopping for a visit to see a Bald Eagle
nest that has been on the High Falls Flowage for at least the last 13
years (off of boat landing 6). This year, however, as we pulled up near
the tree that usually holds the nest, we were excited to see the two
adult Bald Eagles perching, but as we got closer, were saddened to see
that their huge nest had fallen down. I have heard that this is not too
uncommon for big nests like this to collapse.

We didn't see any juvenile eagles, however. Usually we go up a month or
two earlier in the summer and the juvies are still in the nest or on a
branch pretty close to the nest. We spoke to a local restauranteur, and
he told us the nest had been there last week when he was out in his boat
(and he didn't quite believe us that the nest had actually fallen).

With some concern that any juvenile eagles who were still around may
have been injured if the nest had indeed recently fallen, we headed over
to the new Governor Thompson State park to mention it to the park
workers there (FYI- progress with the park is coming along well and
campsites should be available there in 2011). Both people we talked to
didn't seem concerned at all, stating that the eagles would have been
completely out of the nest by now. One worker stated he would tell "Dan"

who worked there and whom is always interested in the goings on of the
park and surrounding area.

I just wanted to post it here to see 1) if anyone else from that area is
familiar with the nest and knows when it fell this year or if there had
even been a successful nesting, and also 2) to see if it has indeed
recently fallen if any of you think any of the possible juvenile eagles
could have been injured, warranting further investigation into their
safety.....

Here are some photos......

Tree without nest (two adults perching)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferdavid/4960272760/

Tree without nest (adult drying wings?)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferdavid/4959673415/

Tree with nest and juveniles (from last year)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferdavid/3670209498/in/set-72157614560
790047/ 


Thanks.
Good Birding,

Jenny Wenzel
Racine Co.

P.S. Looking forward to Jaegerfest!

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