With America's 250th birthday fast approaching I decided to see how our local eagle nests were doing. I consider myself fortunate to have 3 eagle nests within a 20-mile radius of my home. Fifty years ago when our country celebrated its bicentennial there were no eagle nests, or bald eagles for that matter, around these parts. The American eagle that is depicted on the Great Seal of the United States since 1782...
...seemed destined for extinction in 1976. Since then eagles have made a comeback and were declared our national bird in 2024.
After confirming there was an eaglet in the Assabet River nest on June 2nd and another (possibly a pair) in the Sudbury River nest on June 7th, I decided to see how the Nashua River nest had done. So early (6am) yesterday morning I headed out from Petapawag in Groton, MA to check the third nest. It was a stellar morning to be out on the water.
On my way to the nest I saw my first Baltimore oriole of the season...
Arrived at the Nashua's eagle nest to find no sign of eagle activity...
However, a few hours later one adult eagle was in the nest with its eaglet...
The sighting of this eaglet confirmed that all 3 nests had been successful, with these new eaglets arriving just in time to be on hand for our nation's 250th.
Other wildlife included a newly expanded mute swan family...
Encountered another early morning paddler out on the river...Tom of Tewksbury was paddling his Hurricane Santee 116...
At another point on the river I came upon this odd little structure...
Trash wasn't too bad...
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