[ValleyNature] bald eagle nest in Evangeline Beach Campground

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Date: August 26, 2009 2:23:43 PM ADT
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca, Jim Wolford <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>,  
> "Lawrence K. Benjamin" <benjamlk at gov.ns.ca>, Mark F Elderkin  
> <elderkmf at gov.ns.ca>, Sherman Boates <boatesjs at gov.ns.ca>, Randy  
> Milton <miltongr at gov.ns.ca>, Dave Shutler & Adele Mullie  
> <dave.shutler at acadiau.ca>
> Cc: Richard Hennigar <hennigar at xcountry.tv>, Bob Cote  
> <bob.cote at eastlink.ca>, Vicki Cameron <vcameron at eastlink.ca>, Vince  
> Brown <va.brown at ns.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] bald eagle nest in Evangeline Beach Campground
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> AUGUST 26, 2009 - I went to north Grand Pre's Evangeline Beach  
> Campground to look for the BALD EAGLE NEST I heard about on Aug.  
> 20/09 (2 swifts-watchers from Sackville, N.S.) (see notes that  
> evening).  The campground attendant kindly showed me on their site  
> map where it was, and then a camper/trailer owner showed me exactly  
> where it was.  It's near the southern edge of the wooded area and  
> is on top of a fairly tall spruce, I think, with a nice view, as  
> usual for eagles.  The camping woman told me rumour has it that  
> "the crows" got the babies or caused the nest failure in early  
> summer.  The nest itself is fairly large with lots of sticks, and  
> perhaps/hopefully they will try there next Spring.
>
> A nest in a campground is not unprecedented in Nova Scotia, since  
> quite a few years ago there was a perennially successful nest in a  
> popular campground on an island very near shore on Bras d'Or Lake.   
> See the film, "Saving the Bald Eagle" produced by Cape Breton  
> University for some views of that site.  Bald eagles start nesting  
> very early in March (later in Cape Breton?) when there are few to  
> no campers present.
>

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