A fantastic moment this morning thanks to Linda Ewing at the south side of Prospect Lake of three witnesses observing America's icon, the BALD EAGLE.
While making early work rounds, I stopped at Three Sisters Islands. There I happened to run into Linda who was on her jogging routine. After a brief talk, I was about to pull away in my vehicle when suddenly Linda rushed back a few steps , pointed upward and exclaimed "eagle!". Quickly looking up from inside my vehicle, a large very low flyover adult BALD EAGLE flew no more than 60 feet over us, passing on the south edge of Three Sisters Islands. We all watched the majestic big bird with its deep flaps heading towards Duck Island , outward in a southeasterly direction. A great Monday morning start worth appreciated !
This followed up on two eagles reported over Prospect yesterday, an indication of the northern eagle population on the move now.
As eagles go , WOOD DUCKS are in town as well.I spotted two resting within the confines of Three Sisters. Later, 4 Wood Ducks waded away from the shoreline near the War Memorial. There's bound to be more in the area, sometimes peaking their numbers in early April.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)- Reported Mar 25, 2019 07:55 by Linda Ewing
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
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- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checkli
- Comments: "Magnificent adult flying low over lake, directly in front of spot where I was chatting with Peter D and coworker; even by all 3 of us."
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)- Reported Mar 25, 2019 by Peter Dorosh
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checkli
- Comments: "Unmistakable adult low flyover approximate 60 feet over our heads near Three Sisters island. Fantastic moment! Heads up to Linda Ewing spotting it"