Massachusetts
I was driving northbound on I-95, 2 exits from I-90, when all of the sudden my wife and kids shouted "EAGLE! EAGLE!" I couldn't look over because I was driving in heavy traffic, however they begged me to get off at the nearest exit and drive by the area. I got off at exit 21, and found my way on Quinobequin Rd. It was still perched on the same branch looking onto traffic. Since I don't know the proper method of viewing eagles, I mistakenly got out of my car and walked towards it. The eagle turned its head, spotted me and flew to a nearby tree. It was breathtaking to see the huge wingspan, it eventually flew northeast into the residential area.
I hope others have reported this sighting.
A note to where I was on Quinobequin Rd. I estimated my position to be at around 198 Quinobequin Rd, just before the river crosses underneath the highway.
--Michael Fong
Pittsfield Massachusett: Onota Lake is the home of a pair of eagles. Just to
prove that wildlife sightings in a hot air balloon are not restricted to the
morning we had our third bald eagle sighting on an afternoon flight over
Berkshire County (taking off from New Lebanon NY). We saw a pair. She stayed
in a tree and as we drifted eastward he followed below us (presumably to
lure us away from her - not that we had a choice as being in a balloon we
had to go where the wind took us) He was magnificent as he circled below us
all the way across the lake. We landed in a Pittsfield neighborhood with
great storys to tell.
William Volk
A couple of weeks ago,I was stopped at a red light on Route 16 were it goes under Route 93 in Medford MA. I frequently see Red tail Hawks soaring over this area as it is near the Mystic River. I happened to lookup and saw a large bird being harassed by a bunch of smaller birds maybe 70' in the air. As I could see the underside of what struck me as a very large hawk I noticed the underside was not all white as the usual red tails. The large bird then turned and I caught a brief glimpse of the bird's white head and tail. By this point the traffic light had turned green. I mention this now because on 2/12/10 I was making a delivery at 33 West Street in Medford, MA, this is on the banks of the Mystic River, when I saw a very large hawk like bird fly by at maybe 20' above the river. The bird was all brown, yellow beak, wing span easily 5 – 6 ft. The bird turned right in front of me and flew back from where it came. I'm not sure what type of bird this could be but it was much bigger than a red tail, nor did it have the same markings, it did not have a white head or tail, nor was it black or as ugly as a turkey vulture. If anyone could let me know what type of bird this might be from my description, I would like to know as it was very impressive to see.
John White
I saw a very large adult bald eagle on Feb 9th at the reservoir in Cheshire on my way to work. It was sitting on the edge of the ice near the road, it was magnificent!! I watched him fly away after a few minutes his wing span must have been 8'. Truly amazing!
Shawn Harlow
We have been spotting a bald eagle for about 2 years off and on over a lake in Halifax,MA. Yesterday he sat on the ice and ate his lunch giving us a chance to view him for almost 15 minutes! How incredible!!!!!!!!!!
Lynn Whalen
Is it possible my daughter & I just saw a bald eagle flying towards Buzzards Bay from our home in Bourne?? She yelled, "Eagle!" and I looked up suspecting a seagull or turkey vulture, but to my surprise it had a white head & dark brown feathers! Looked just like a bald eagle to us....
Merry James, Pocasset, MA
While riding north in Tyngsboro,Massachusetts along the
Merrimack River, I spotted a bald eagle flying rather low
along the river bank. It was around noon on January the 29th,2010.
I'm a great lover of hawks, but this was my first bald eagle sighting
in this area. A thrill indeed!
Diane Weinberg, Chelmsford, Ma.
While skating in our backyard yesterday afternoon (1/24/10), my young nephew looked into the sky and said "Hey look a bald eagle". I thought ya right, probably a red tail hawk. I looked up and sure enough, saw a mature bald eagle circling very low over my home in Wellesley. I couldn't believe it. Very cool!
Eric Hedlund
Lawrence,Ma Saturday 1/23/01
I got down to the river early just after day break after checking a few spots with no luck i went back to Sal,s pizza (salvatory,s restarunt) there i saw the female mature i took some shots decited to get closer worked my way around snapped off 1 good pic up close then she took off i watched her fly down river towards Lawrence airport so i left as i turned around i saw 1 immature eagle watching me lol so i snapped off a few of him before he flew off i,ll try agian tommorow they will be therein the morning as they are every morning i havent seen the male mature and the other immature for a few days the ice has opened up so i think they are moving arround with more open water to fish from
Robbie Valcourt
On my way home from work today I saw an Eagle in Waltham, MA. It was flying over RT 128 heading east. First sighting for me ever. Pretty cool
Jim Foster
I was driving West on Mass Pike on 1/6/10 and saw a mature bald eagle sitting on a tree branch over the Connecticut River in Springfield, MA. Couldn't stop to get a picture.
Eric Todd
Lawrence,Ma 1/13/10
I went down to the river agian today and saw the 2 adult bald eagles i did not spot the 2 immature eagles that are there.
Robbie Valcourt
I have 2 bald eagles a big one and a baby flying above my home. There were 3 of us who saw them and after we googled them knew for sure they were bald eagles. So Cool!
I live in Milford Mass.
Barbara Bradbury
We saw a bald eagle resting on a rock at the waters edge (Broad Sound) Friday 1/8/10 late morning. It was on Black Rock Beach Nahant, MA. It sat for a while after I spotted it then took off. It flew down the beach and back past me out of sight toward Baileys Hill, Nahant.
Sallee Slagle
Nahant MA
My office overlooks the Mystic River at rt 28 on the Medford side of the river (Somerville/Medford Line)
Station Landing at Wellington Circle.
There is at least one Red tail Hawk- who has been active around the building the past few years- and especially the past week.
I have had many spectacular sightings- both up-close and closer to the river.
12/6/2010- the Mystic River is frozen- but there is open water around the Rte 28 bridge over the river.
There was a huge flock of seagulls circling over the open water and bridge- several hundred-
Very unusual to see the gulls in this area.
I remarked on it to a colleague- looked like a scene out of Hitchcock’s The Birds.
Suddenly a large dark shape caught my attention- it was a large bird flying west/northwest- away from the Mystic- towards Rte 16/28.
It was definitely NOT the Red Tail Hawk I see often. It was moving away from me- but the most remarkable
Detail I saw was the bright white tail- and a black/dark body- from the angle I could not see the head.
I have searched all my books- I can't find another hawk in this are with such a white tail- and otherwise dark body.
Has anyone else seen Bald Eagles in the vicinity of the Mystic River in Somerville/Medford area?
Bye the bye- I am used to seeing Bald Eagles here in Amesbury on the Merrimack River at Deer Island in the winter.
Karen Amesbury, MA
This weekend I saw what I suspect was a Bald Eagle in Westborough, MA. I saw a large bird, dark with a white head contrasted against the grey sky. First spotted flying parallel to and just north of Route Nine, it crossed over the road and circled over the trees just behind a golf driving range before I lost sight of it. It flew pretty quickly despite a minimum of wing flapping.
Alyn Miller
My friend took a picture (attached) of a Bald Eagle feasting on a duck today 2/24/09 on a frozen pond in Swansea MA.
Gary Huntress
I think I saw a Bald Eagle fly over Cox Street in Hudson, MA. Have there been any other sightings in this area?
Alec Crawford
February 1, 2009 9:05am Norton Resevoir, Norton, MA - Same description and exact location as the November 23, 2008 sighting. My family and I were on our way to a hockey game and saw a man taking photographs on the side of the road. When we realized it was a bald eagle he was photographing we were amazed. We've never seen one in the wild and certainly not in Norton. It was truly beautiful.
November 23, 2008 8:45am Norton Reservoir, Norton, Massachusetts - Large juvenile about 3 years old (white head and tail with brown feathers mixed in) sitting in a large dead tree on the right side of the island to the left of Baker's Landscaping. It was truly one of those moments that takes your breath away. We feeling very honored to have seen him/her so close to home.
Laurie and Jeff Anderson
Yesterday while driving on Highland Street in Holliston, Ma 01746 I spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree in someone's yard…It was a shocking sight as I have never seen one in our area..I am wondering if any one else has reported it..Due to the fact I had my binoculars with me I was able to see the magnificent bird fairly good…I did notice that his chest seemed to be light in color compared to the rest of his body and wondered if he was missing feathers..He did have a full white head..It was certainly a treat ..I have spent many hours at Barton's Cove in Turners falls observing a pair on the Conn. River..To see one in my own area was a pleasant surprise….
Rose Cote
I saw one, possible two bald eagles over the Merrimack River near the intersection of Route 110 and Rt. 38 (Bridge Street) at 7:50AM this morning. The first bird may have been a hawk, but if it was it was one of the largest hawks I've ever seen. Couldn't see the white head as it was too far away, but it had an eagles looking flight as it took off flying west above the Merrimack River. The second eagle was only about 100-150' away when it took flight following in pursuit of the first bird. No doubt about this one, it was certainly a bald eagle. Knowing that they are in this vicinity this time of year I will keep my camera nearby and hopefully catch them on film.
Mark O'Hara Jr.
We live in the renovated mills along the Merrimack River in Lowell, MA. On Christmas Eve 2008, we saw a peregrine falcon right outside our window. It was standing on the river walk below our window eating a pigeon. About an hour later a mature bald eagle landed in a tree nearby. It swooped down toward the falcon. The falcon flew away, and the eagle landed in a tree right outside our window. There wasn't much of the pigeon left for the eagle to eat. It flew up and down the river a few times, and then flew away.
Summer Witts
November 23, 2008 8:45am Norton Reservoir, Norton, Massachusetts - Large juvenile about 3 years old (white head and tail with brown feathers mixed in) sitting in a large dead tree on the right side of the island to the left of Baker's Landscaping. It was truly one of those moments that takes your breath away. We feeling very honored to have seen him/her so close to home.
Laurie and Jeff Anderson
In Westwood, MA today around noon, we were outside raking leaves and suddenly there was a huge bird circling above us. It landed in one of our tallest pines at the edge of our yard. Quickly grabbing our binoculars, we realized it was a Bald Eagle, probably 3-4 years old---the head was lighter brown rather than all white. It didn't stay long, about 20 minutes, but long enough for us to get a couple of good photos and enjoy his/her majestic profile! We've seen bald eagles before in New Hampshire on Lake Winnepesaukee and near the Grand Canyon, but never in our own yard!
The Takazawas
Working construction at Pinewood Camp in Plymouth, MA we see a large adult Bald Eagle daily. He flies between Gallows Pond, Halfway Pond, and Long Pond daily. Usually spending his time on the outskirts of the bodies of water. Completely graceful and majestic.
Scott McKeown
A couple of weeks back (around the beginning of October) I was staring out over the large haying field in the backyard here in Townsend, MA, when suddenly this huge bird appeared out of nowhere and just continued to soar in circles of varying size, just gliding. I'm uncertain how long it stayed around, but right up until the moment when it flew away, my eyes were glued on it, having never seen a Bald Eagle other than pictures. Quite an amazing experience!
Susan Bolden
A bald eagle landed in our back yard (back swamp) in Groton MA yesterday at 5:30 pm. The bird stayed for 1/2 hour.
JP Gillard
My son and I saw an American Eagle over our backyard in Grafton, MA. As an Eagle flies, the distance to Blackstone, MA is about 10 miles. The Eagle flew over the Quinsig River which feeds into he Blackstone River and continues into Rhode Island.
Curtis and Bob Rand, Grafton, MA
We spotted a bald eagle over Main st. in Blackstone Ma. Which is right over the boarder of Rhode Island. We took a picture but it was at a higher elevation when we finally got the camera to work. I will try to enlarge the picture. I did not know we had any American Eagles in this area. He / she did not appear to be an adult, I saw it pretty close, when it was circling the house and I would think it would be much larger. What a privilege it was to see such a beautiful, soaring, bird! Truly a once in a lifetime sight. I always love to view birds in flight, and have never seen one in my lifetime!
Judy Ayotte
My wife and I spotted an adult male Northern Bald Eagle today while walking along the shoreline of "Island Pond" in the Cedarville section of Plymouth, MA. The bird swooped down out of its' tree perch and out over the water before gaining altitude and disappearing out of sight. Although we have seen these fabulous birds before in the states of Maine, Minnesota and Canada, this is our first sighting of a bald eagle in our territory of Southeastern Massachusetts.
Pretty exciting!
Barry Sturgis
Cummaquid (Cape Cod), MA
On Sunday, February 17, 2008 I was driving with my
family from Amherst College to the Eric Carle museum.
Looking up in the sky, I noticed a large bird and
wondered aloud why a seagull would be flying so far
inland. I pointed it out to my husband, then noticed
that it wasn't a seagull, but a larger bird. I pulled
the car over to the side of the road, and sure enough,
a bald eagle flew over our car. I have never seen a
bald eagle in my lifetime and just couldn't keep my
eyes off the lovely bird. Other folks in cars pulled
over to watch as well. The weather was dreary,
showers all day and quite overcast. The time of day
we saw the eagle was approximately 3:00 pm and I am
unsure of the road we were on, as I live in Eastern
Massachusetts. It was so beautiful to see!
-LS Rhodes, Lexington, MA
They are back, the same pair of Bald Eagles, they are on Pontoosuc Lake in Lanesborough, MA, some have said, they have 3 little ones, ( I have not seen yet,) they seem to be more adapted to our neighborhood this year.
Kirsten Hoffstedt
Lanesborough, MA
January 23, 2008
A pair of adult eagles was circling over the Minuteman Road, Industrial complex off 495 River Road exit in Andover, Essex, MA at about 12:30 p.m. We often see at least two different types of Hawks, but this is the first sighting of Bald Eagles for me on an afternoon walk.
I would guess that hundreds of workers from many building out walking or on the way to lunch were able to see these birds.
This complex is located along the Merrimack River. It was awesome to see.
Dan Murphy
At 2:25PM on Sunday December 9, 2007 I was driving across the South End Bridge over the Connecticut River in Agawam Ma. going east on Route 57 toward Route 91 when I noticed a very large bird flying towards me. At first I thought it was a seagull with there customary black and white when I realized the black and white where opposite of a seagull. It kept coming in my direction and swooped about 30 feet above my car!! As it went over me I noticed how white its head was and that its wing span was huge! I knew right away that it was a Bald Eagle. It was only my second lifetime sighting. What a special gift it was unexpectedly coming across that beautiful creature, it was an experience I will NEVER forget!
Bill Enos
December 4, 2007
Lincoln, MA
This afternoon I watched a bald eagle fly over Farrar Pond then turn
upstream on the Sudbury River. This is the second bald eagle I have
seen on the Sudbury River in the past six years.
Ann Kaplan
Sighted one last week while driving north on 128 between Wellesley and Sudbury-the Stony Brook
Reservoir.
Maura Leary
Found your web site this morning after watching two eagles soaring the hill side here in East Dennis MA. Initially thought it was the red tail hawks that have taken up residency here this spring. But when they came over my house I realized that they were eagles and confirmed that after viewing with my bushnell binoculars. What a thrill to see them here!
Thomas Camire
March 2007
On the Merrimack River between Amesbury and Newburyport is an island called Deer Island. This is just off Main St in Amesbury as you are going over the "Chain Bridge". Across the point from Deer Island is Eagle Island(small parking area and paths), a great winter location for Bald Eagles. I had only seen one Mature Adult, but many immature eagles.
Dave O'Brien
During winter months, bald eagles seem easy to spot along the Merrimac River on Route 110 near the Lowell/Dracut town line. The road runs high above the river and the trees alongside seem favored by the birds because of the visibility they afford.
Easiest way to find them is drive along the Route 110 with a spotter and look for one in the trees. Unfortunately, most of the road is not conducive to parking though especially if the shoulder has snowbanks. (not much of an issue this year)
Yesterday, we saw one sitting on a rock in the river while eating a fish it had caught.
Tom Luongo
December 2006
Lanesboro, MA
We have watched 2 bald eagles for the last few days, they have been flying over Pontoosuc Lake
Kirsten Hoffstedt
I live in Sturbridge Ma. and have sighted a Bald Eagle just two days ago flying west up the Quabaug river from Qaubaug pond. It was one of the most amazing sites I have ever seen. I was surprised at how low it was flying. However that is how I knew it was a Bald Eagle because I could see it so clearly. I'm assuming it was searching for fish.
In addition I have seen a Bald Eagle flying above a lake I was Kayaking in last summer in Southwick Ma. My friend noticed it soaring in one of the air pockets far above us.
It warms my heart to see these birds of prey gaining in population. Seeing our National Bird in it's natural environment is something everyone should experience.
Courtesy of Chuck Duby
There are many eagles that winter in Haverhill, Massachusetts along the Merrimac River.
Courtesy of Steve Pucci... West Newbury, Mass
My daughter, an eight-year-old in 3rd grade, is doing a project on the bald eagle. She chose the eagle because we see them quite often in our backyard. As we live on the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, it is a pleasure to witness their majesty and grace as they fly overhead and land in the huge oak and maple trees that line the river. Courtesy of Paul and Emily Williams
I wish to ad another place for others to view these beautiful birds. It is in Lakeville, Mass. off off 495 south toward Cape Cod. They live on one of the large lakes in the town and are in good view even from across the lake. I have sometimes
viewed them in the near by town Middleboro also. This was over 4 yrs ago so I would imagine there would be more of them. I remember seeing around 6 or so back then. I'm sure there was more. Courtesy of Maria Eugley |