Eagle Nest Blog

April 25, 2016

Grace Returns to North Carolina – Again 4/24/2016

Grace has once again made a return flight to North Carolina. She began on April 16 near Emporia, VA and was on the move east early. […]
April 4, 2016

Grace Spends Week at Research Station 3/31/2016

Grace settled in this past week at the North Carolina Tidewater Research Station (TRS) east of Plymouth. NC. For newer viewers the research station does a […]
March 20, 2016

Purple Banded Bald Eagle “KX”

On March 10, 2014 an adult male bald eagle and a juvenile bald eagle fell to the ground with their talons locked into a yard off […]
March 7, 2016

Grace Returns to West Neck Creek VB 03052016

Perhaps it is too crowded for Grace with bald eagles at the NC Tidewater Research Station near Plymouth (PINK and GREEN pointers). After another short visit […]
January 11, 2016

Bald Eagle “HE” Feb/17/2009 – Jan/6/2016

Bald eagle with purple leg band “HE” was found dead on the ground at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on the morning of January 6, […]
January 11, 2016

Graces Returns to Virginia Jan 7 2016

After a brief one day journey to Bethany Beach in Delaware on Jan 3, Grace turned south returning to Assateague State Park in Maryland. On Jan […]
December 14, 2015

Grace Remains Near Chicken Farm In MD 12/12/2015

Grace has found a temporary home east of Pocomoke City, MD near a large chicken farm. The Pocomoke River is at the top of the map. […]
December 7, 2015

Grace Still Exploring Eastern Maryland Dec 6 2015

Grace spent the past week exploring parts of Maryland that is new to her. She flew to the area around Crisfield, MD on Nov 30 thru […]
November 30, 2015

Grace Visits Chincoteague NWR – Nov 29, 2015

Grace was at the north end of Assateague Island National Seashore on our last weekly map on Nov 21. She flew south on Nov 23 along […]
October 12, 2015

Grace Flies to Talbot County Maryland 10/10/2015

On October 3, 2014 Grace flew to Maryland for the first. On October 9, 2015 she returned to Maryland crossing the mouth of the Potomac River […]
October 5, 2015

Grace Flies South to Spring Grove Oct 4 2015

Grace has flown about 9 miles south along the James River to Spring Grove in Surry County, VA ariving about 2:00pm Oct 1 – YELLOW marker. […]
October 4, 2015

Grace Stays at Brandon Point Sept 25 2015

After spending a week wandering about, Grace decided to rest for the past week by staying at Brandon Point on the James River. All she did […]
August 4, 2015

Bald Eagle MB Remains at Montauk, NY Aug 3

Bald eagle banded with purple leg band “MB” remains near Montauk, NY out on the eastern end of Long Island as of August 3, 2015. These […]
July 25, 2015

Bald Eagle “MB” Makes News in New York

Here is a link to an article yesterday July 24, 2015 in The East Hampton Star about bald eagle banded purple “MB” being in Montauk, New […]
July 21, 2015

Grace Returns to Creswell Catfish Farm July 18, 2015

Grace did not stay away from catfish for long. She is back at the private catfish farm off Route 64 at Creswell, NC. She arrived about […]
July 13, 2015

Grace Returns to North Carolina July 12 2015

Grace spent a few days at the mouth of Mobjack Bay leaving there on July 5 arriving at Hog Island (Green) on the James River on […]
July 11, 2015

Bald Eagle “MB” in Montauk, NY July 4, 2015

Young bald eagles are known to wander about in their first few years and that is true of a fledgling bald eagle from Norfolk, Va that […]
July 5, 2015

2015 Tidewater Bald Eagle Breeding Season

This is a summary of the American Bald Eagle breeding season in Lower Tidewater Virginia, the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. These are known […]