Louisiana
3/20/08
Metairie, LA around Power Blvd.
Saw a bald eagle sitting in one of the pine trees in my backyard this morning. He was being pestered by the big black birds. He sat for a good 25 minutes before he flew off to the street behind us. It was beautiful. My boyfriend got about 30 seconds of video footage. I am so excited.
Diana R. Gulotta
I live in Metairie, Louisiana we spotted an eagle today in a tree at the end of our street. I was amased to see an eagle, we are a metro area of new oleans heavily populated.
David Mitchell Jr. Metairie, LA
My wife and I spotted a lone bald eagle near the intersection of I12 and I55 in Hammond today, March 4, 2008. It was soaring above a small lake on the south side of I12. This is the first time I have see an eagle in the wild in Louisiana. Lived here all my life. What a wonderful sight!
Chris Rust
I live in Thibodaux, Louisiana. I frequently see two Bald Eagles in the Sugar Cane Fields near my home.
Matthew Gauthier
We spotted a Bald Eagle just a few miles upriver from New Orleans, LA, near River Ridge, February 8, 2008 during our regular morning training ride along the Mississippi River Trail bike path. This eagle was perched atop a tree on the Mississippi River batture, across from the Colonial Country Club golf course.
Randall Legeai
About 2 weeks ago, we sighted a pair of Bald Eagles in Vernon Parish, Louisiana .....exact location: Vernon Lake, south side. The pair was sitting about 50 -60 feet away from us in a pine tree ..we seen them land .sitting there for quite a while ..used binoculars ....WHAT A SIGHT!! ...I have seen the pair since again ....briefly ...
This was the first sighting for us. ( we been living in Louisiana since 1982)
January 16, 2008
Mae Zalesky
Benton Louisiana, (just north of Bossier City) Wednesday December 5th, 9am. After dropping my daughter off at preschool, my son and I spotted a bald eagle flying WNW over the school and heading out over some pasture land toward the Red River. It was beautiful. It's wingspan was impressive, to say the least. The morning was clear and bright, and we were able to watch it as it flew off into the distance and disappeared over the trees about a mile or so away. We see lots of hawks and turkey vultures, and those are pretty big, but nothing compared to this majestic bird! What a surprise to see an eagle winging it's way across our sky. I look up ever time I'm outside now, just hoping to see it again.
Sean, Tiff, Quinn, Myra Coveney
I spend a lot of time on a catfish farm in between Wisner and Gilbert Louisiana and see a bald eagle in two locations probably 3 or 4 miles apart on almost a daily basis. I am not sure if it is the same bird but it does appear regularly.
Josh Ezell
October 30, 2007 Amelia, Louisiana
I am a truck driver and I had just unloaded my trailer and was heading back to Hwy. 90 on Lake Palourde Road when I noticed a bird with a large branch in its grasp. The branch was what impressed me at first. It was bigger than anything I had seen birds carrying before. The branch was probably about 3 feet long. Then I noticed the white head and pulled to the side of the road. I got out just in time to see it fly over the tops of some pine trees and out of sight. It was a great way to learn that bald eagles live in Louisiana.
Hunter Feagin
Spoted a bald eagle on the morning of 10/29/2007 in Morgan City, Louisiana at Lake Palourde. It was soaring over the lake. I pulled my car over and watched it. I opened my sunroof and watch it soar over my car. What a beautiful bird. I was on my way to Pierre Part/Belle Rose area. Spotted another flying on the levee side and another later that day outside Belle Rose area. Felt very blessed to see so many eagles in one day.
Chris Dumesnil
I spotted an eagle sitting in a cane field off of Hwy 24 between Houma and Thibodaux, Louisiana this afternoon (October 31, 2007). I’ve heard of sightings in the area before, but I’ve never actually seen one and didn’t expect to see one so close to the highway. I turned around to go take a couple of pictures.
Tiffany Hue
October 21, 2007-- Today I saw a Bald Eagle on I-55 in Manchac, LA. It was right past the lake there, flying overhead. I've never seen one before in nature, but the head was white just like in pictures. It did not appear to be very large, about the size of a smaller hawk.
Erin Fontenot
22-September-2007
Today me and my family got to see a lone bald eagle on our property situated on Hwy 474 in Florien Louisiana. It made one pass over one of our stock ponds and then flew to a tall pine tree, where we were able to watch it for several minutes. I hope that he stays around for a while, I will even let him eat catfish out of my stocked pond. I have lived here all my life and have never seen one before, this was quite a treat!
Kenneth Anderson and Family
Just wanted to note that I saw an eagle flying directly over I-49 near Natchitoches, Louisiana on Sunday, September 2, 2007 – it was a startling, beautiful site!
Patricia Milford
I live in Metairie, Louisiana. I'm approximately 15 miles west of new Orleans and my brother and I were standing outside talking and my brother spotted a large bird flying our way. We watched the bird as it came closer and closer till it was directly overhead within 100 of our sight. It was a majestic sight...a bald eagle. Such powerful head of full white plumage looking like an old English judge with a wig on his head. I'm 52 years old and never seen an bald eagle this far south.
Paul David Sr.
March 23, 2007 Slidell, La.---While driving in my car to McDonald's, I saw the biggest and most awesome bird I have ever seen. It soared and did not flap its wings much at all. The wing span was as wide as I am tall. It was hard trying to drive and take mental notes of the bird's markings because were going in opposite directions. Clearly it had a white head, white tail and dark feathers everywhere else. I really wondered if it was an eagle or not because I was in the city (Gause Blvd & Cross Gates Blvd. in Slidell, La. 70461) and not in the wilderness where most photos I've seen were taken. When I got home I researched eagle markings on the internet and know for sure that's exactly what I saw. I also read that they eat mostly fish. There are food sources nearby. The Honey Island Swamp and the Pearl River are located about 1 to 2 miles from where I sighted the eagle. Lake Pontchartrain is about 8 miles away. Happy sightings everyone!
Karen Carroll, Slidell, La.
I just wanted to report 2 sightings of Bald Eagles in the St. Bernard, louisiana area. The first time was over a month ago in Braithwaite, la. It flew down towards a canal where many birds feed in the current, then it flew over towards the ms river towards some trees over the levee. I couldnt believe that I actually saw it and questioned that it really was an eagle until I did some research. Then 2 days ago, on Friday Feb 16. I saw one in a neighborhood in Chalmette, This time I was positive and was just in awe. It circled around an empty lot in a flooded neighborhood. It swooped down and picked up either a mouse or small bird, then flew off towards a marshy area. I was so excited to see something so beautiful in such a place.
Christy Cusimano
I live on Toledo Bend Lake in Many Louisiana. I saw an eagle flying low across our property near the edge of the lake. At first I thought there is no way I just saw an eagle, but as I watched him soar past I knew it to be true. Hope I get to see him again.
Laura Fields
HELLO MY NAME IS BRANDI FAUNCE AND I LIVE IN LORANGER LOUISIANA ABOUT A WEEK AGO WE SAW A BALD EAGLE IN THE FIELD BEHIND OUR HOUSE. I THOUGHT MY HUSBAND WAS JUST JOKING ABOUT SEEING IT BUT HE WASN'T. IT WAS SO PRETTY I DIDN'T KNOW THEY EVEN HAD THEM IN THIS AREA. SOME PEOPLE THAT LIVE BY US SAID THEY SAW TWO OF THEN ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE US. IM SO GLAD I FOUND THIS WEBSITE BECAUSE NOBODY BELIEVES ME WHEN I TELL THEM WHAT I SAW NOW I WILL JUST SEND THEM HERE SO THEY CAN READ IT FOR THEM SELVES.
January 12th Mature Bald Eagle I-310 1/2 mi north of US 51 in St Rose LA (Kenner Area) West of New Orleans Airport runway.
January 13th Mature Bald Eagle I-310 1/2 mi north of US 51 St Rose Same Area Immature Bald Eagle I-310 at I-10 (2 mi north of above sighting)
Mature Bald Eagle 1-55 9 miles north of I-10 (Ruddock)
Yep, 3 in one day.....how lucky is that, especially on Fri 13th
Late December 2 Bald Eagles Dancing about 1/4 mi off of the Ruddock site with another flying over the I-55 heading in that direction
Late November 1 Mature Bald Eagle on Tangipahoa River 1/2 mi south of Hwy 22 7 mi east of Ponchatoula LA 70454
NOTE: 3 of 4 nests were destroyed by Hur. Katrina.
Courtesy of David Cottrell Ponchatoula LA
I am from South Central Louisiana and I saw my first Eagle in person
for the first time about 3 weeks ago.....Went fishing today In Lake
Verret launching out of Adams Landing and make my way into Lake
Verret....We saw about 10 or 11 different Bald eagles on our trip.....
Such a wonderful bird to watch fly.
If you want to see an eagle in South Central Louisiana go to Lake
Verret, and look up...you will see them flying all around....
Courtesy of John Terrell
I wish to report a Bald Eagle sighting in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
The eagle was sighted in flight about 3 miles east of Bonita, La. (In
Section 13, T22N, R9E). The eagle was flying over the farming area
commonly known as "Schenly Farms" & "Little Missouri". Courtesy of Danny McDaniel
We live in Luling, La and for several days we have observed a juvenile bald eagle (white head, splotchy white breast and under-wings) in a large oak tree across the street. I estimate him/her to be perhaps 3-4 years old due to the coloration. We are hoping, despite the aversion to humanity, that a viewable nest will be produced as we live on top of swamp area, a ponded golf course and a diversion project. We have watched him hunt the area and return frequently to the same tree. To verify identity we used binoculars. I was raised in Illinois along the Rock River in Ogle County and am familiar with this species of eagle. What a joy to have him in the neighborhood. Courtesy of Diane & John McDermott
12/26/05..... I was walking around in my yard about 1:00PM. A bald Eagle flew overhead at about 50 ft. Beautiful! I have been living on Bundick Lake near DeRidder, LA for 14 years now. I first started seeing them maybe 10 years ago. This past spring one flew out of a tall pine that is deformed at the top as I left for work. Courtesy of Allen
I live in Bossier City, Louisiana in a subdivision called Carriage Oaks. We have a small lake in front of our home on a street lined with other homes and in the lake is a lone tree that has a large, tall branch at the top. For the past several years, during the early part of the day during the winter season, a bald eagle perches there, watching for a fish to catch. All of the neighbors enjoy the beautiful bird and many have taken pictures.
It is a beautiful, magnificent creature that we all are amazed to see and it is clear why it is our nations symbol. Courtesy of Michael Price
I was checking out your site because I have seen my first bald eagle close up. I live in Lafitte Louisiana which is about 20 miles south of New Orleans LA. and just southwest of Belle Chasse LA. I was walking in the Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park, just behind our city park, when one flew up from a large cypress tree. It was a beautiful bird with a wing span of a least 6 feet. It was most likely just hunting in this area, since this is the first time I see one inside this park. Bald Eagles were never seen in southeast Louisiana when I was a young, I am happy to see that they are making a come back. Courtesy of Kelly LaFont
I am a towboat pilot on the Mississippi River. For the first time in my life I had a bald eagle fly over my barges and land in a large tree on the river batture. The mile point on the river is 115.6 on the lower Mississippi River which is right about Ama, La.( several miles upriver from New Orleans) on the Westbank of the river.
In this large tree, there are what looks like 2 males and 3 females. What a wonderful sight to see! Courtesy of Capt. Joseph Dragon, Jr
I spotted and watched a bald eagle flying over a golf course in Laplace, LA. 70068. This beautiful bird flew as low as 20 feet above the ground and on its last circle it dove into the lagoon next to the golf course to snatch a fish and flew off to a tree. The owner of the house I was at told me he has seen 3 fly over head but never that low. Courtesy of Eric Weissborn, Sr.
I work in Place St. Charles, an office building in New Orleans, La., on the 33rd floor. About six months ago a bald eagle flew right past my office window! We see falcons and hawks fairly often but a bald eagle is one you don't see around here very often! Courtesy of Chuck Colvin
My husband & I were riding down the Vermilion River today between Abbeville & Intercostal City, Louisiana and spotted a Bald Eagle. Courtesy of Brenda Simon |