Bald Eagles Become Main Attraction in Hamden
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The eagles have become somewhat of a local attraction with people stopping by the WB Mason building every day. They bring their binoculars and their cameras for the best view.
This is from the bird club newsletter, written by Mike Horn (if you visit the eagles you are bound to run into him, a very nice man who will let you look through his spotting scope!
"Instead of writing about Club business, I’m going to write about one of my favorite topics, the new bald eagle family on State Street here in Hamden. A day without eagles is a day without sunshine. It is such a treat for me to have to drive by the nest twice a day during the week. Sometimes, on the way home from work, I pull into the Proto Tires parking lot at the north end out of the way of store traffic, get my binoculars out and just watch them.
The female is a big robust bird who has to weigh 15 pounds. The male is a head shorter, and when he sits next to his mate, the difference is obvious. He has to be 11 pounds tops. They lost their nest at the bottom of Edmund Street about 6 weeks ago during a nasty wind storm. Instead of rebuilding there, they had the good
sense to rebuild up in that group of trees in an upside-down tripod of live branches. At least by eye, it looks a lot sturdier. The nest is deceptive. It does not look deep, but the female can set on the eggs with only the top of her head showing. If she sets that way, you will need a spotting scope to see her. The male on the other hand will sit about one tree back in semi-plain sight. The hatching should be late April and fledging in late June. It is going to be a major treat this summer watching the eaglets being fed by their parents and learning to fly.
The DEEP has asked me to remind you all (not that you need reminding) not to cross the street and especially not to cross the railroad tracks. They are sending me signs to put up on the guardrail across from Proto Tires and the W.B.Mason warehouse saying do not enter or something like that."
Mike Horn
Bald Eagles Become Main Attraction in Hamden
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