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Date: | Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:39:53 -0400 |
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Returning home from Fremont this morning at 11:45, we observed 13 bald eagles in a farm field 3 1/2 miles SE of Oak Harbor just off Mud Creek Road a short distance from our farm. What an entertaining incident! Surprisingly the group contained no adults - one 3-year old, and twelve immature eagles. Ten of the immatures resembled a group of kids playing - jumping, walking/running in that odd eagle way of walking, and bumping into each other. A short distance to the SE, the remaining 3 were socializing in a calmer manner. What a sight! This farm field is very close to the woods in which the Mud Creek eagle pair is brooding 3-week old eaglets. Both Mud Creek adults were by the nest and did not seem upset with this flurry of "foreign" eagle activity in their territory.
When we arrived home, I saw 3 more bald eagles in the field across from our house - 1 adult and two immature eagles sitting quietly.
Perhaps these 16 eagles decided to take a mid-day break before continuing on their migration route.
Lois Harder
Ottawa County - NW Ohio
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