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Eagle sightings / Times Heralds, Port Huron, Michigan




People report increase of bald eagles along the riverfront
Jack McPhail describes his home on the St. Clair River as a “room with a view.”

But even McPhail was surprised by the view outside his Port Huron window Sunday.“I have never seen an eagle in real life except for yesterday,” McPhail said.

A few miles down the river in Marysville, Helayne Bright expressed the same surprise.“I’ve never seen a bald eagle here,” she said. “I think it’s awesome.”Up and down the St. Clair River, people are reporting bald eagle sightings.

Bright said, at one time four bald eagles were perched in a tree behind her River Road home.“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Bright said as she watched the birds from her back door Monday afternoon. “They’ve been here a good three hours or better.”Jonathan Lutz, executive director for Michigan Audubon, said bald eagle sightings aren’t as unusual as they once were.“It really speaks to their conservation success story,” Lutz said.

The bald eagle was taken off the state’s endangered species list in 2009, said Karen Cleveland, all-bird specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Bald and golden eagles still are protected under the Federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.Cleveland said the harsh winter likely has caused the eagles to congregate along the river, looking for open water and waterfowl or fish gathering at the open water.

“It’s relatively normal to see bald eagles congregating where there’s good access to food,” Cleveland said.McPhail said several ducks are camped in front of his home near the Seaway Terminal.

He believes their presence is what brought the eagle to his home Sunday.“An eagle was sitting in the tree,” McPhail said. “He tried to get one of those ducks.”Cleveland said the eagles likely are from northern Michigan, although Cleveland knows of some nests on Saginaw Bay and in the Thumb.

She said there are more than 700 eagle nests in Michigan.“Our bald eagles are what we like to call ‘short distance migrants,’” Cleveland said. “They fly only as far south as they need to for food or shelter.”Cleveland said if the winter continues to worsen, the eagles likely will fly to Ohio next.

She said bald eagles are unlikely to target dogs or cats if a human is nearby. Cleveland suggested keeping small animals close by or on a leash if there is a bald eagle in the area.Cleveland said people who encounter a wounded eagle should contact the DNR.McPhail said he likes the companionship the bald eagle and ducks have added to his “room with a view” Sunday.“I’m just having the time of my life watching Mother Nature at work,” he said.



Text and Photo from Internet,Webpage by Kyu Hwang, February 3,2014

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