New Hampshire
My husband and I saw a mature bald eagle on Saturday morning 3/1/08
around 7am. He was perched in an old oak tree behind our home overlooking
the Mascoma River. We watched him for awhile swooping down over
the river for fish. Then he spent quite abit of time trying to get one of the
many ducks that stay here year round out in back of our home. It stayed around for
several more hours.
We have observed the Bald Eagle for several years now. Every time we see this magnificent bird it continues to amaze us of their
beauty and of their size in flight. Needless to say that when we saw this oh so
beautiful eagle right behind our house this past Sat. morning, that sure did put a smile on
our faces. We will never tire of seeing the Bald Eagle.
Debra and Donald Bourgeois
Lebanon NH
Viewed a bald eagle on 2/16/08 from the Sandy Point
Discovery Center in Stratham, NH. Bird was flying over
Great Bay. Using 15x binoculars, could discern the
white head and tail. This was my second trip to center
this winter and my first sighting.
Matt Burke
I saw my first bald eagle in N.H. on 01/24/08. I was driving up Dover Point Rd in Dover about 4:30 P.M.,when a bald eagle flew over the road in front of me and perched in a dead pine tree beside the road. I did not even know they were here in N.H. What a magnificent bird, I could not believe the size ,had to have been a least 6 feet across the wings and very tall when it was in the tree. Beautful white head.
Richard Clark
My husband and I spotted a bald eagle flying to the northwest crossing the Merrimac River in Nashua NH on Friday Jan 4, 2008 at around 3:00 in the afternoon. The bird's head was white, but the tail was not. Must have been a young-ish one. So exciting!
Christine Surette
Windham, NH
I just thought I would share some pictures I got around 10am this
morning of what I think is a bald eagle. This is in Madbury, NH on a
frozen reservoir. There is some kind of carcass that has been out
there at least a week, and my husband spotted the bird this morning.
Tara Lenharth
I saw an eagle flying overhead today in Conway, NH. My husband often sees them when he is out fishing on the area lakes.
Darcy Kane
went out for the second Winter Eagle count (2/24/07) for the NH Audubon in the Great Bay area off of Adams Point in Durham NH. I was only there from 10-1 but saw 2 adult mature Bald Eagles and 5-7 immatures. Most of these can be seen if you look across bay towards the Pease refuge center. Some of the immature eagles were fighting with each other up in the sky.
A few others (1 mature, 2 IMs) were perched a good distance way in a large tree. Great Bay is a great wintering ground for Bald Eagles.
Dave O'Brien
2/12/07 (Lincoln's Birthday! =D ): I saw a bald eagle soaring upriver along the Merrimack River where it crosses I-93 in Hooksett, NH. It was flying barely above tree level and looked as if it may have been trying to land in one of the trees. Unfortunately, I was driving at full highway speed and was past it before I could get a better look. My wife said she had seen a couple of eagles from the same highway bridge a week earlier.
Keith Yampanis
I saw a Bald Eagle the day after Thanksgiving in Rollinsford NH(11-24.06 11.15 am). It was 20 ft from my home in an oak tree. I was mature 6-7-8 yo was being followed by a govt. car which drew the attention of others passing by. The wing span was approx. 6 ft. body approx. 3ft Fully white head large yellow beak. It was an awesome breathtaking site. It landed in three trees in my area. The govt. car must have had a tracking device because that knew where it was with no visible possibility too see it as i. Courtesy of Peter Mantos
I live in NH and saw an immature bald eagle this past Sunday (9/18/05). My property abuts the Souhegan River which is visible from my deck and kitchen window. I was walking out the door to the deck when this large bird flew across the yard and landed at the very top of a large oak tree. It sat there for about 20 minutes. I ran in to get my binoculars for a closer view. What a sight! I was so excited. First, I thought it was a golden eagle but then read in my Audobon book that they are very rare in this area. I contacted the NH Audobon Society and after my description was told it was an immature bald eagle, which is listed in their book and that is what the bird looked like. I just thought he was so large it had to be an adult bird but have since learned an immature bird is as large as an adult. He was at least 30" long and the wing span looked to be more than 5 - 6 feet. When he took flight again it was amazing. I went inside and just couldn't get over what I had seen in my own back yard. I am a bird watcher but had never seen anything like this in my yard. About 20 minutes after he left, I was looking out my kitchen window and saw him (I assume) fly back towards my yard but then dove in to the river and then flew in to another tree but I couldn't see him. It is always thrilling to me to see the wonders of nature. Now I want to see a moose. I am told there was one on this property several years ago before I lived here. Courtesy of Judy Chappell
Yesterday on my way home
around 4:30pm I saw a Bald Eagle. I saw a large dark bird cross in the
sky up ahead of me. My son thought it was a crow. I said, that's too
big to be a crow. I suspected that when I drove up and stopped to look
at him perched in the tree I'd find a Raven. Instead what I saw was a
large dark bird, with a white head and a yellow beak. He sat and looked
for a few minutes and then flew off over the Boscawen Town Police Station
in Boscawen NH. When he took off from the tree his wings spread out and
his tail of white fanned like a flower in full bloom. My son was so
excited to see the Bald Eagle. On December 14th we drove to Bradford, VT
for Christmas with my dad. When we pulled off 91N there was a huge Bald
Eagle circling in the sky above us. Courtesy of Paula Stimpson
I spotted 2 bald eagles this past Sunday in Lebanon NH, the appeared to be
following the White River that has just recently thawed in this area. I
have never seen a bald eagle this closely and was quite surprised to see 2.
Courtesy of Sue LeBrun
From our backyard in Laconia, New Hampshire (the Lakes Region), on a hill overlooking the southern part of Lake Winnisquam, where the Winnipesaukee River flows into Lake Winnisquam, we have been seeing bald eagles perched on outcroppings of very tall pine trees since at least 1996. Each fall they arrive and they leave in the spring. We are very fortunate to be able to see them from our property without binoculars while they are flying and perching. We've also seen them fishing at Ellacoya State Park in Gilford, NH. What a magnificent sight. Courtesy of Bob and Laurie McCarthy
This has to be the most exciting day for me on Merrymeeting Lake,
Looking out on my Jetty, a Bald Eagle sitting on the rocks.
I was able to capture him sitting there for 10 minutes,
then get two more pictures of him flying away. Courtesy of Shirley Kennedy/FONT> |