Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, ON. 3:30PM Sunday Feb. 12th 2012. Just watched a bald eagle cruise up the Rideau river towards Billings Bridge where it started chasing some other birds that looked like crows and the ducks that like to hang out there. Didn't realize there were bald eagles in this area...
Chris Lawrence
February 10th - 2012.
Just saw a Am. Bald Eagle in Ottawa, Ontario (near Billing's Bridge by the Rideau River). It was up in the trees with some black crows nearby and lots of mallards swimming around in the small opening in the river nearby below. I returned with my daughter about a half hour later and it was gone. Earlier I saw some joggers taking some photos so somebody documented it.
Spectacular bird...
GEORGE DUIMOVICH
Spotted a bald eagle on January 15, 2012 in London, Ontario's Springbank Park. He (she?) was following the course of the Thames River, westbound, about eighty feet
above the water. The brilliant sunshine, blue sky, pristine white snow and extreme cold
temperature made a perfect backdrop. A magical sight!!
Gerry Gray, London, Ontario
On January 13, I spotted a bald eagle near Conestogo, Ontario. It was sitting in a tree overlooking the Conestogo River, near the bridge on Hwy 85 north of Waterloo.
Julie Kuntz
This morning we saw 1 Bald Eagle on the bay behind of our house. (The bay has a skiff of ice on parts of it –formed last night.)
Later in the morning we saw one adult and 3 juveniles sharing some sort of 'lunch' on the bay near where the first one was spotted.
Last January we saw a Bald Eagle several times (January 2 and 4th 2011). It actually flew into a tree very close to our house, so we were able to get a good look at it. My family has lived on Kempenfelt Bay for 50 years, and we've never seen an eagle here until last year.
On a similar note, we saw 2 adult and 2 younger Trumpeter Swans on the bay yesterday and today. We've seen Trumpeter Swans over the Christmas /new year time period for the last 4 years.
Jim and Kathy Thompson
Barrie, Ontario
2011
Dec 28th 2011- today at about 4:00p.m I saw 4 eagles on the ice eating fish on the shores of lake St.Jean,Ontario, canada. I got to view with binoculars but was unable to take good enough pictures. What an amazing thing to see. I've never seen an eagle before in the wild and they are beautiful. I was lucky to find this website and found that they were on lake simcoe 3 days before. Very cool.
Becky Kilby
On Dec 26/11 at 4.30 pm EST at the northern most tip of Duclos Point on the SE shore of Lake Simcoe (nearest town is Pefferlaw, Ontario, Canada).
We have pictures and viewed through binoculars – viewed for 20 minutes in the setting sun and did not move – very sure it is a bald eagle.
Have been seasonal residents here for over 40 years and have not seen or heard of anyone seeing a bald eagle in these parts.
Very exciting to the family and especially our 4 year old grandson.
Tom Singer
My wife and I have shared several sightings, 2 seasons running, in the late
winter/early spring, along the north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada.
Various sighting locations, usually roosting in trees along the lakeshore
between the cities and towns of Simcoe and Dunnville.
Michael Kidd
Bald eagle spotted and photographed with my BB in South Bruce Ontario October 23 2011 eating cairn in a farm field. We did a u-turn on the highway to go back to confirm. My first sighting ever of one of these magnificent birds.
Dixie Cochrane
Single eagle spotted on the Nith River in southern Ontario just west of the village of Canning at approx. Latitude. 43.200099854°, Longitude. -80.466379273° on Tuesday, Oct. 19 2011. We spooked this bird out of a tree when we approached in our kayaks. It appeared to be sharing the tree with a Great Blue Heron that spooked at the same time. We passed it a bit later in another tree down stream and it remained while we quietly passed by, almost under the branch it was roosting on. A definite plus to a cool afternoon's paddle!
Kathy Usik
Is it possible I saw a bald eagle yesterday, February 17, 2011, in Carleton Place Ontario, Canada?
I was walking along the Mississippi River Trail around 8:30 in the morning. I am always looking for unusual birds flying, and sure enough, there was this huge dark coloured bird, with a white head and white tail, flying high overhead along the river. I tried to see where it landed, but could not due to trees that blocked my view. It was awesome! I never saw one before, but I knew this was something different, definitely not a hawk!
Jane Hart
Carleton Place Ontario Canada
On February 7, 2011, a juvenile Bald Eagle was sighted near Thirteen Island Lake, Ontario, 7 km. north of Verona, ON. I took a 2.5 minute video of it as it sat on a branch of a tree outside our livingroom window.
My neighbours have seen it along with one adult and another juvenile near here over the last few weeks.
Milan Konecny
I just had my first bald eagle sighting in New Hamburg Ontario. I was travelling on HWY. 7/8 and it was flying parallel to the highway and I couldn't believe my eyes. I didn't even know they existed in Ontario. I went home and Googled it and to my amazement I wasn't the first to observe these beautiful birds in my area.
Steve Hancock
February 5th Oakville, a bald eagle flew past us while we sat at Dingle Park,
bottom of the lakeshore. my first sighting.
I didnt know we have them in this province until last summer when I mentioned to
a friend I waa hoping to see them in Pennsylvania
H told me we have them right here at home and we do!
Kim
Brampton
My wife Gail and I saw an adult bald eagle flying over our cottage property just south of Red Bay on the Huron coast of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario at about 5.45 p.m. Feb 4 2011. A brief glimpse through binoculars confirmed the white head and tail.
Berry Smith
I just saw a bald eagle above my home circling..the excitement I feel!! I'm in St. Catharines Ontario 2 mins. from Port Dalhousie. Then this beautiful bird flew toward the lake. He was so close, the excitement I have !! off to the lake to find more. It's so rare to find one so close..usually looking for hrs. to see in the distance.
Dawn Scoffield
Friday February 4, Stouffville Ontario Canada. This afternoon I witnessed a Bald Eagle land in the field of my farm and finish eating a mallard duck that I had seen a red-tailed hawk take. Incredible site.
Jack Keeping
Just saw a Bald Eagle about 15 minutes ago and rushed to the computer to google it, since I have never seen one before in the area.
The sighting was in Burlington Ontario Canada, On the North Shore of Lake Ontario, above Spencer Smith park.
I was Driving along North Shore Blvd, and looked up and saw a bird in the shy that I did not recognize. I pulled over immediately in the parking lot and observed what I have no doubt was a Bald Eagle. Today was a really bright day with not a cloud in the sky and its white was shimmering on the head and the tail. I have lived in Burlington on the lake for 20+years and have never came across a bald eagle. This is Fantastic.
James Davoren
On January 24th I spotted a pair of bald eagles pearched in a tree over the Thames River in the Uppper Thames Conservation Area just outside the city of London. They were by the dam. I work in the park during the summer and I see them every year but usually only during the winter months.
Julie Bedford
Today I saw a Bald Eagle in Toronto, beside Lake Ontario near Lakeshore Blvd. W. and Islington Ave. (@ Prince of Wales Park). The eagle was perched in a tree, eating what I think was a pigeon. I watched it through my binoculars for about 5 minutes, until it finished eating and then flew west over the lake. A wonderful sighting.
Kate Metaxas
I was rather surprised to see a bald eagle at noon on January 23, 2011, a frigid (-18 degree celsius) clear day soaring where I would normally see turkey vultures at other times of the year. The sighting was south of Balliboro, just west of Rice Lake, Ontario.
Joanne Hommik
On January 8th, 2011 at about 3:30 pm, while we were skiing at the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club, about 40 minutes north of Peterborough, near Apsley, my brother stopped and said he thought he saw a bald eagle. We got to a clearing and looked more closely. It was hovering above us at a fair distance. It was about the size of a turkey vulture, but the distinctive white head and tail were clearly visible. Quite a sight!
Alex Vos
I live in St. Catharines Ontario Canada.
I just saw a beautiful bald eagle circling my home, I'm so excited to see one so close and in the wild!
I'm 2 mins. away from Port Dalhousie..so off he flew towards the lake!
I could stand for hrs. watching trying to get a picture and there he was above my head, watching over me!
It's January 9, 2011 he was seen @ 1pm
Dawn Scoffield
On December 30th, 2010 at approximately 11:00am we spotted 2 bald eagles in a tree approximately five minutes outside of Kimberly, Ontario. We weren't sure at first because of the abundance of snow on tree branches, but they took off from the tree one at a time and we were certain. Very surprised to see these beautiful and huge birds outside of British Columbia. We thought our eyes were playing tricks on us!
Frances Stephenson
My daughter and I saw an adult bald eagle near Clifford Ontario Dec12, 2010 sitting in a tree about 20yds from the highway. A windy cold spot and the eagle had fluffed out to keep warm and looked impressively large!
Mike and Sarah Briscoe
I was very surprised today to see a bald eagle soaring in the sky southeast of Highway 7 and Woodbine ave in Markham Ontario. Very exciting.
Toronto
Rob Colley
A total of 9 eagles landed on Balsam Lake, Ontario Dec 7th, 2010. It appeared that one of the smaller eagles was ailing and the rest of the birds were attempting to get the resting bird moving. After about 20 minutes they all took off.
Ken Hale Sr.
Yesterday at 4;45 PM in Keswick Ontario Canada 2 large adult bald eagles where flying over my house(towards north) and I told my wife to have a good look at them because other than British-Columbia I never see this beautiful bird here...I known they are here but dint knew we could see them in southern Ontario
Louis-Philippe La Rose
My family moved just this summer to Bruce County, Ontario. We were told by residence that every November for approximately one week each year, this area is a stop-over for Bald Eagles on their migration journey. We live between two small towns, Clifford and Belmore, and today I had a female adult bald eagle resting in a tree just behind my house for about two hours. I was able to get some great pictures of her. Hopefully I will see more before they move on southward.
M Carroll
November 27, 2010
I was stopped at a red light at Winchester and Thickson Road in North Whitby.
I saw a large flying bird being chased by a couple of smaller birds – black body white head and tail. As I leaned towards the window, I got a better look.
Definitely a Bald Eagle. I was jumping up and down in my car I was so excited! What a great experience!
Mary Davis
I'm pretty sure I saw a bald eagle late this morning. We were driving in Scarborough on Birchmount Road, and saw it perched high up in a tree over the road, getting swarmed by crows. It was amazing. I have never seen a bald eagle in Toronto.
Helen Li
A Bald Eagle was spotted by an experienced wildlife guide in the heart of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada near Keele Street and Bloor Street in High Park.
Dan Wigglesworth
Sept 13 2010
Spotted a bald eagle at our cabin located off hwy 522 near Port Loring
Ontario. There was a commotion in the trees just off to the left of the
cabin, we looked up just in time to see the bird take off from the tree
and fly across the river. He/she landed in another tree and remained
there long enough to get a good look at it through the binoculars. An
amazing sight!
Matt Smith
Wednesday a.m., September 8, 2010 - Constance Bay, Ontario
My curiosity was peaked when I saw an exceptionally large bird sitting on the sandbar in front of my parent’s house until he raised his beautiful white head. I ran and got the binoculars so I could a better view and low and behold it was truly an eagle. This is the first time I have ever seen one in this area. I tried to get out the door quietly with my camera but he took off right away. My husband and I have been sighting eagles for the past 2-3 years; we go to locations they are wintering in PA and NY. It’s wonderful that they have been increasing in numbers. Every sighting is breathtaking, they are truly magnificent.
Wendy Pascale
I have two sightings to report. The first was on December 26th while traveling west on the Q.E.W. at Jordan Harbor. If you know the area it took off from the burnt out ship and was about 30 feet right above my car. I started screaming "bald eagle, bald eagle..." while my wife is giving me that look like I've just lost my mind. I had a smile on my face for days. The second sighting was on January 31 traveling east on highway 58 just before the Pine St. exit soaring over and landing in the small wooded area on the south side of the highway. There are tons of Red Tails in that area and thought it was another till it turned in the sky and I saw it's size and soaring shape (wingtips pointing out/up) still was to far away to see colour until it started to land and i saw the white tail feathers fanned out. I couldn't see the bird in a tree so I assumed it landed on the ground.
D. Smillie,
St. Catharines
I had the pleasure of seeing a bald eagle today in Port Sydney, Ontario, Canada. It was soaring over the Balsam Chutes falls and proceeded up stream. Beautiful site!
Mary-Ann Kosela
There has been a bald eagle flying low over the Maitland River on the south side of Wingham, Ontario. Two sightings so far, the most recent around the first week of January, 2010. Perhaps the same bird just west of Teeswater, Ontario (about 10 miles north of Wingham), about the middle of January, 2010. I would like to hear from others who have spotted these birds. Also concerned about how they will survive when the river freezes over.
Calvin Devries
Friday,Jan.22 , 2010
I was walking my dog along Lake Ontario in Mississauga,Ont. and saw a bald eagle flying about thirty feet over my head carrying a big sucker or catfish in it's talons.It was very exciting! It was flying east toward the nearby Rattray Marsh. I have no idea whether it has a nest or is a welcome visitor for the winter.The weather is extremely mild this year. I am absolutely hooked as an eagle watcher. Hoping this is a positive sign to our improving environmental health and not just a lucky random sighting.
M. Hundertmark
We saw a beautiful bald eagle today soaring above Victoria Park in old West Galt, Cambridge. I was able to capture some video (not too clear) of it flying away. Came from the direction of Blair, flew over Vic Park toward Glen Morris. Maybe this is the same one we saw last year flying over the Grand River, between Blair and downtown Galt?
Beauty! Simply breathtaking!
The Maillet family, Cambridge, ON
Had a wonderful view of a bald eagle over the forks of the Thames River in downtown London, Ontario, Canada. Sighting occurred yesterday, Sunday, January 3, 2009 at around 11am. The eagle flew right over our heads, maybe 20 feet up. What an experience! First time I have ever seen a bald eagle in London. My children and I will never forget it!
Deb Rosehart
i was travelling northh of clinton ontario about 12;30 pm today when I saw the most beautiful thing . It was 3 eagles. they where huge. I am sure they were bald eagles because the one had the white head the size of a soccer ball. the one next to it in the tree was just all brown which i guess is the female. A few branches over there was another female just slightly smaller. i am not an avid bird watcher but these were magnificent.
Steve Wilson
Otterville ontario
On Saturday December 19 at 11:30 am we saw a single Bald eagle traveling east at about 20 feet in the air, on the shore of Lake Ontario at Jordan road in Jordan Ontario Canada.
Rob Catterall
One Bald Eagle sighting in New Dundee, Ontario, Canada (near Kitchener, Ontario) about noon November 26, 2009 behind my house over a small lake!
This is the first time I have ever seen a Bald Eagle here. This November has been unseasonably warm and the weather may have had something to do with the Eagle wandering to new areas at this time of year.
Barbara Benson
At approximately 6:00 pm my daughter and I were driving down Petrolia Line, in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. We spotted a Large American Bald Eagle on the side of the road enjoying some road kill. We sat and watched it along with a few other bystanders. As you can imagine this is not a place that sees American Bald Eagles. What a sight!!!
Jennifer Baxter
Saw 2 of the magnificent birds on a tree top at Round Lake on the north-west edge of Algonquin Park just east of South River. Awesome.
John Wilson
Burlington, Ontario
Saw a bald eagle on the QEW around 820am Monday Sept 7th. Was between the Jorden and Seventh St Exits.. Thought it was but wasn't 100% sure until I saw its Head.. My heart was pounding and I scrambled for a camera that wasn't there! Too Bad.. family didn't believe me until I found your site-- Thank you!!
Kyle Sheldrick, Beamsville On
Had our first sighting this year on White Lake, Ontario, Canada. White lake is about 1 hour west of Ottawa, Ontario. Sighting was about 9:45 AM Sept 6, 2009. Amazing to see how huge these birds are.
Rob and Kim O'Hara
Arnprior, Ontario
February 12th 2009,I just recently saw for the first time in my 48 years of life my first two bald eagles. I was out picture taking on hwy 522 in Port Loring Ontario. It was a very snowy day , my camera was unable to get very clear shots due to the snow fall. The eagles were feeding on a deer carcass,. One was perched high in the trees over the carcass. I only got shots of the one on the ground. At one point he or she took into flight. I was simply awe struck, the wingspan was enormous. These birds were a good distance from me but I was able to crop the photo somewhat to get a better look. It was an exciting moment. Beautiful birds!!!!
Lynne Osborne Of North Bay Ontario
I just wanted to report that I encountered a Bald Eagle in Paris Ontario yesterday,February 10th. It was a male flying overhead the Grand River bridge on Governor's Rd when entering Paris from the East. It was about 5:00PM. I've live in BC for three years and have seen many Bald Eagles, but I had no idea they had a population in Southern Ontario. I immediately searched google this morning and to my delight, my sighting looks to be correct.
James Troisi
Bald eagle was spotting 06 February 2009 in Arnprior Ontario (20 minutes west of Ottawa). Beautiful sight on a cold day!
Lisa Poirier
I saw a bald eagle flying south across Highway 401 near the Shantz Road exit in Cambridge, Ontario at around 3:45 in the afternoon (February 6th). It was flying kow and was unmistakeable. It was beautiful!
K. Breward
I have seen a bald eagle twice now on the Otonabee river, right as I'm about to drive under the bridge to the east bank at Trent University in Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Lauren Gogo
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
This morning 9am (Jan 16, 2009)
9 bald eagles on Burlington Bay. Some feasted on a mallard.
Karen Schreiber
Dec 29, 2008 at about 11 am in Long Branch Park in South Etobicoke, Toronto (on Lake Ontario). A bald eagle cruised over then sailed off west towards Marie Curtis Park and then followed the shoreline west in the direction of Lorne Park and Oakville.
Then today (Jan 1, 2009), we saw 2 Snowy Owls in Colonel Sam Smith park, just east of Long Branch Park at about 3 pm. All kinds of birders were there with binos and cameras.
C. Hannon and Rob Wood, Long Branch.
I live in Stratford, Ontario, Canada and I believe I have seen three eagles in the last two days.
Yesterday my daughter and I saw two eagles while driving in rural ontario near a small town called Elmira, Ontario
Today I saw one flying in a rural area near a small town called Clinton, Ontario
Both times the eagles where in flight in woodened areas near an open stream.
A couple of years ago we had seen an eagle resting in a tree near a creek in a rural area near Stratford, Ontario.
What a wonderful sight ... and I am SURE they where eagles ... people around here don't believe me but I am sure.
Barbara Mustard
I was driving into work today along the Ottawa river parkway (west bound) and spotted a group of bird on the river to my right. At first i thought it was a turkey and 2 crows but as I drove by i realized it was a BALD EAGLE! i had never seen one in ottawa to this day. i doubled back and he (maybe she) was still there eating what looked like a seagull, I was about 100 yards away. It flew off a bit but i did get a few pictures with my camera phone. not great pictures but great memories.
Paul Hébert
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I live in Parry Sound, Ontario right on Georgian Bay in a small inlet directly east of Sandy Island. I was out side shoveling snow. It was overcast and there was, according to the weather, a light 9km/hr wind and some light flurries. I looked up and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw what I thought was a Bald Eagle. I kept looking as it circled the little intlet/bay where my home is. The bird hovered around for a little then came and perched on a large tree less than 100 feet from where I was standing. It was indeed a Bald Eagle. There was no mistaking its large white head and white tail. It stayed for a few minutes as I looked on in amazement, then it flew off heading further east.
Steve Authier, Parry Sound, Ontario
At 2:00 EST, December 20, 2008- Peterborough, Ontario - I viewed a bald eagle soaring at treetop level along the Trent Canal at Lock 19. This is the first bald eagle I have seen since moving to Ontario from Vancouver Island eight years ago. It was a Solstice gift. Incredible. Just what I needed as I was feeling incredibly homesick. I was wondering if anyone else saw it?
Catharine Lamoureux, Peterborough, ON
Sighted Bald Eagle twice this week. I was unsure on Wednesday but had the binos ready and Saturday morning saw it heading for the open water and soaring over the thermals there. I'm south of Lagoon City on the water. near Brechin. I'm not a real bird guy but a google search confirmed that it was a "baldy". December 20 2008, nice Christmas present for me!
Jeff Brooks
Oakville, Ontario
Today at 9:15 I saw an American Bald Eagle behind our house on Lake Ontario in a large, maple tree. This sighting is the day after a big snowstorm.
Catherine Dunn
On Monday December 1st 2008, we were driving back home to our house and I saw what I thought was a turkey or something up in tree. We continued to drive, but I asked to turn the car around because this bird had a white head. We headed back and to my surprise it was a bald eagle! I got a picture of it, however it is blurry because he was so far away and my camera isnt the greatest then he flew away. It was really amazing. I didnt know we had bald eagles around our area! It did make my day!
The Novakowski's
Arnprior Ontario Canada
For the past couple of days I have seen a huge bird and thought it was a turkey vulger flying. Today I discovered differently. We operate a maple syrup and pancake business and looked out the window today at 1 o'clock and a large bird was sitting in a tree across from our business. I got my binoculars and discovered it to be a Bald Eagle. Beautiful beautiful bird. I went inside the pancakehouse and told people and they came out and looked in the binoculars and it definitely was a Bald Eagle. Customers got a double enjoyment besides pancakes at seeing a Bald Eagle. I love my birds. We also have wild turkeys and piliated woodpeckers but hate to tell too many in case I get hunters in my maple bush instead of bird watchers. Still can't believe I saw a Bald Eagle.
Rosemary Sanders
Finch Ontario
I saw a Bald Eagle in Niagara-on-the-Lake yesterday at about 5pm. It was sighted in River Road just south of Line 1. Near the mouth of the Niagara River. Niagara-on-the-Lake is 15 minutes from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
I took a few photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DaveHV/AmericanBaldEagle
Dave Van de Laar
We were fortunate enough to see a single Bald Eagle in a tree along George Street in Cambridge, Ontario on Saturday February 23rd in late afternoon. We slowed down the car to watch the bird and as two people approached along the trailway the Eagle took flight. It was an amzing sight.
Sally and Erwin Fernbach
Today, February 21st along the St.Lawrence River in the port of Prescott
Ontario across from Odgensburg New York, 2 bald eagles were spotted perched
high in a tree. I stopped the truck and opened the door to take a picture
and they both flew away down to the river level. I was approximately 1/4
mile away from them. Simply beautiful, this was my first sighting in Ontario
for me.
Albert Hayter
February 17, 2008
We read about a siting of 9 Bald Eagles on the ice off LaSalle Park in Burlington Ontario 2 days ago and decided to check it out for ourselves. We were fortunate enough to see 4 out on the ice - 2 adults and 2 juveniles. They appeared to be finishing off a meal of some kind and then we got to watch 2 of them give chase after a couple of ducks. No luck the 2nd time around though!
Nancy Niessen & Andy Beldam
Feb 9, 2008 - Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
We were traveling along the Q.E.W highway (from Niagara Falls, Ontario towards Toronto, Ontario), and a Bald Eagle flew overhead from the direction of Lake Ontario, towards the Bruce Trail (mountain). The specific area that we were in at the time was the area of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. The Eagle was very large, and of course, absolutely beautiful. I am glad that there is a web site that keeps track of these sightings. I hope I get another chance to see one in my lifetime (not in captivity).
Danielle & Jerry Robbins
Hamilton Ontario Canada
On February 3, 2008 we saw a mature bald eagle on the shore opposite the inlet from the Hamilton Bay to Coote's Paradise. It was perched in a tree. On the ice below were three immature eagles who appeared to be acting like every teenager in the world-they were flying up, wrestling in the air and plummeting back down to the ice. It was quite a magical moment and we are grateful to the birders who had high powered telescopes and were willing to let us share the sighting.
Wendy Lorenzi
On February 4, 2008 just before 4:30 pm, there was a mature bald eagle soaring over Hog's Back/Colonel By Drive. It was flying quite low and was clearly visible. It was flying in from Mooney's Bay down Colonel By Drive then turned and flew over the river towards Vincent Massey Park.
J. Greiner, Ottawa, ON
I spotted this bald eagle at about noon on February 2, 2008 while I
was clearing snow from the driveway. I couldn't believe my eyes, but
there was no mistaking the white head and tail as it flew
overhead. It was flying due south. I wouldn't have expected to see
one in the middle of winter here. It was flying fairly high, but it
was so big that identification was certain.
R. Meier
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Yesterday, we viewed a pair of juvenile bald eagles resting in a tree along the lakeshore near Pearce Park in Elgin county, Ontario, Canada. Today we saw a mature bald eagle about a mile from that first pair. This sighting was a little farther inland along HWY. # 3.
Submitted by Deb Weller and Darlene Beroud of West Lorne, Ontario
Yesterday, we were having brunch at a lakefront restaurant in downtown Burlington. We had a window table, and had just been seated when we were shocked to see a bald eagle fly by. It had prey in its talons. It circled the lake for a bit, then flew directly toward us, landing on a tree just outside the restaurant window. We could see the prey was a pigeon. Everyone in the restaurant was absolutely astounded - what a beautiful and amazing surprise. Something we might have hoped to see in BC, but never here in Burlington!
Lesli Tomlin
Burlington, Ontario
Yesterday, Saturday, Dec., 30th, 2007, my wife and I were having lunch in the lounge at the Galt Country Club. The lounge overlooks the beautiful Grand River, near Cambridge, Ontario. Suddenly my wife spotted a large bird swooping low over the river, then soaring by the granite cliffs of the river. It was a Bald Eagle. There was no mistaking the distinctive white flashing under the tail and the white head. I think this must be a younger Bald Eagle because his head wasn't as bright white as his tail feathers. Beautiful sight.
Bruce Walker,
Cambridge, Ontario
Saturday December 29 2007 at about 11.40am my son and I where driving
along the Jones Baseline which is just to the east of Guelph Lake,
Guelph, Ontario. We where driving and watching (should have stopped
really) a pair of hawks sitting in a tree just off the road. As we
watched a large bird flew over the car and turned. We stopped and
watched it. It flew directly along side the car for a short distance
and then turned again. It was then that we both saw the white head and
tail and knew it was an bald eagle. We had never seen one as close in
nature, it was maybe 20 -25 yards from us, it then turned and flew back
towards Guelph Lake.
Never thought that I would see such a magnificant bird as close, a
memory for sure. Have to go back with the camera.
Robbie Wilson
This sighting was on the eastern end of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada on Dec. 28th, 2007. The area is called Prinyers Cove and juts out into Lake Ontario not far from Kingston. We have a home nearby and in 17 years have never seen a Bald Eagle around here. We got a good closeup look at one which was part of a group of possibly 6 eagles. They were roosting in Willow trees by he waters edge. This area is quiet at this time of year. Weather was cool (30 degrees F) and cloudy.
Dave Main
Dec 7, 07....early afternoon in Brechin, Ontario on Lake Simcoe. I looked out on the lake which is now starting to freeze up and I spotted a Bald Eagle sitting on the edge of the ice. My husband and I got out the binoculars and the telescope just to make sure, then a most unbelievable thing happened a second eagle was soaring from above, it's white head and tail were very clear and it landed near this one eagle which was sitting on the ice. We were so excited watching both of them when suddenly another one soared from above and came down to these two. Within seconds it did leave and so did the other two, but what a sight. We have lived on this property for 5 years, and every year just before the lake totally freezes we have been lucky enough to see an eagle, but never 3. I can't stop looking out the windows now hoping to see them again. I hope someone else was as lucky as us today....
Diane and Stan Lemon
At about 2:15 in the afternoon, 2 Dec 2007, standing on the ice approximately 75 feet from shore(Rideau River, Miller's Bay..directly opposite the Rideau Ferry Crossing, Lombardy, Ontario) a large white headed bald eagle was devouring some type of prey. It was ripping the flesh and discarding the fur from the carcass onto the ice. A short time later a second bald eagle landed approximately 30 feet from the first and waited. The eagle with the prey then appeared to have it's fill and leaving it's prey on the ice departed the area and flew across the Bay. The second eagle immediately flew to the kill and it too fed for about 3 minutes after which it picked up the carcass with it's claws and flew across the Bay. Photos were taken and on a side note this was the first sighting of an eagle since we have lived at this location, which has been 27 years.
Dick and Nancy Faubert
October 30, 2007 ...I couldn't believe my eyes ....this morning in Niagara Falls Ontario
while driving my schoolbus on the QEW , we (the students and I) had a bald eagle sighting.
I had just gotten on the highway and was barely off the on ramp when I seen something
Large, blackish and white on the side of the road. We often see turkeys, canadian geese
and mallards on our busrun, but never in a million years would I have expected to see a
bald eagle. The only bald eagles I had ever seen were on a fishing trip to B.C. and I didn't
think there were any indigenous to this area, until I came across your website this mornning.
What a thrill it was for us to have had such a rare opportunity.
Terrie Menzies
This Bald Eagle was sighted by my wife and I as well as my two children along the St. Clair River just south of the Lambton Hydro Generating Station in Southern Ontario during the afternoon of March 11/07. My wife has sighted this bird a few times over the last month or so and we decided to go for a ride and see if we could get a few pictures of it. We were quite lucky to find him roasting in a tree along the bank of the river.
They are not the best of pictures however I am still quite happy that I was able to capture these images of him as we have not had the privilege of seeing this great bird around this area before.
Ian Jeffs
On Sunday, February 25th, my husband, Jeff and I were traveling south through Kirkfield on the way to Lindsay at about 11 am, enjoying the clear skies and sunlit snowscapes along the way. Just before we reached the locks I spotted a mature Bald Eagle sitting at the edge of the river. I yelled at my husband to stop the car and we reversed back to the bridge. When we stopped to see it better the eagle spread its wings, flew up and rested in a nearby tree. It was absolutely beautiful; the white head and tail feathers separated by the mantle of shiny black in between. After a minute, not wanting to disturb it further, we drove on through the underpass at the locks. Within seconds we were passing through the intersection of the village of Kirkfield when I spotted a second bald eagle, depicted as the background of a small sign on the side of a building, indicating "Kirkfield Corner Store".
Today, while out for a drive at 4:30 pm, enjoying the dramatic onset of a spring thaw, we saw a second bird, an immature bald eagle on the Ottonabee River between Peterborough and Lakefield. It soared above our vehicle and pivoted in the air, intent upon the hunt. At first we saw it flying over the river and then soon after, watched it eating its kill on the melting ice at the river’s edge. It was large and beautiful, but did not yet have the white head and tail feathers of an adult. It was thrilling to see another eagle only two weeks after our sighting of the previous, mature eagle near Kirkfield. How bizarre! It is not common to sight these incredible creatures here, let alone in the middle of winter. The sightings occurred about forty miles apart. Both occurred on rivers, close to locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway, near the villages of Kirkfield and Lakefield.
Maura Joy Lustig
Three blocks north of Lake Ontario, in the former village of Bronte, my
husband and I spotted a bald eagle flying overhead. I took advantage of his
appearance to participate in the Audubon Bird Count and included him/her in
the count.
Wendy Hiltemann
Oakville, ON Canada
I saw a Bald Eagle at my cottage in Apsley, Ontario. Around 1 hour north of Peterborough in the Kawartha's, I had my camera in hand and snapped two pictures, very far away but no doubt was a Bald Eagle, very majestic, I'm just thrilled to have seen it! It was circling overhead for several minutes.
Joanne Scott
Here are the pictures of the bald eagle that we saw here at the
Experimental Farm, in Ottawa Ontario on the 13th of February 2007 taken
by another employee here at the Experimental Farm.
Ron Stanley
Oakville Ontario
Yesterday we had a snow storm with temperatures in the -20 degree area and my husband and I spotted an American Bald Eagle perched on a tree overlooking Lake Ontario. This is very unusual as they are not common at all in this area.
Sherry Gysler
Today Feb. 13/07 10:30 to 11:00am. at the Experimental farm in Ottawa Ontario Canada I witnessed a Bald Eagle catch a rabbit and then was swarmed by crows until he landed in one of the fields to protect its catch. After being pestered by the crow he flew to another field where he was followed by a larger number of crows and landed in an adjacent field until he flew off again after being pestered by the large number of crows forcing him to drop his catch he then proceeded to a tree line, being heavily pursued by the crows. I lost sight of him after that but I am sure he will return for his rabbit if the crows don’t devour it first. That is the first Bald Eagle I ever saw in the Ottawa area and found it quite amazing at how big it seemed compared to the crows.
George Hill
At mid-day today, I saw a bald eagle flying through the middle of Ottawa, north over the frozen Rideau towards the Ottawa River...just a little higher than my 12th floor office.
MI Wakefield
Jan 26/2007
For the past 3 days I have been watching a pair of Bald eagles on the Otonabee River south of Bensfort Bridge towards Rice lake. The pair appeared about 9:45 am on the 22nd and at that time the male took out a Canada Goose on a small open part of the river and the 2 fed off it for about 3 hours they hung around.
the 2nd day they came back and with the frozen conditions I was able to walk up to see them thourgh the woods and frozen rivershore. I had a excellent pair of binoculars even though my actual viewing distance was less than 100 feet. I watch the pair of Eagles for about 3 hours until they flew off.
On the third day i sat in the comfort of my home watching them as it was too cold to go out for extended periods of time.
Heres hoping they come back today and every other day.
Terry Fice
I spotted a single Bald Eagle circling over a hay field in the town of Bolton, 30 minutes North of Toronto. This would be my first sighting.
Michael Kirton
Location: South of Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Date: Nov. 18/2006
I was flying my airplane and doing my normal lookout for other aircraft and
was startled to see a beautiful, LARGE Bald Eagle, slightly below my
altitude. I think the bird was as surpised to see me as I was to see it.
Fortunately, I went one way and it went another. It's great that eagles are
returning to Ontario.
Ken MacLeod
December 2, 2006 Approx. 30 miles NW of London, Ontario.........2 miles East of Arkona, Ontario on Townsend Line. Today at 9:00 AM while driving to work I sighted a Bald Eagle in a tree close to the side of the road. An awesome sight!
Cam Wilson
2 December 2006. My husband and I saw a bald eagle
soaring over the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Cornwall,
Ontario at 11:30 am. We have recently moved from a
coastal community in Nova Scotia and are very familiar
with bald eagles.
Helen O'Shea
Paris is in southwestern ontario, a small town of approx 8000 people with 2 rivers running through it. I was standing overlooking the Grand River today when a large bird swooped down and scooped up a fish. It dropped the fish and circled back around for a second attempt. I walked closer to the bank and saw the distinctive white head and tail and my heart began to race. He circled again, missed the fish, but flew directly overhead, so close I could see the individual feathers!
It was thrilling. He flew across the river and landed in a large tree, high up in it's branches. He seemed restless and began to cry out. A sound I have never heard before, very shrill and distinct. Then over my head from behind me swoops another one! She cries out and circles over the river, he leaves the branch to join her and they began a slow, circular ascent. Gradually they rose above the river and me, gracefully soaring higher and higher until their features were barely visible.
This was one of the most memorable and awe inspiring experiences I have ever had. Courtesy of Karen Wettlaufer
I saw a Bald Eagle flying directly over my vehicle about 40 feet up, in Colchester, Ontario, Canada. Courtesy of
Vicki Zacher
I live in Northern Canada on an Island...called Manitoulin Island..we are known to be the largest fresh Island in the world..we have a large tree about 500 metres from are house that is home to two Bald Eagles..this is their second year here...we love watching them...just wanted to let you no we have them here to..Courtesy of Alice Bond
We live on the Scugog River just north of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. This time of year, many migratory birds land on the river as the channel opens up. This morning about 6:45 a.m., my wife Julia and I saw a large raptor land near an object just beside the open water of the river channel. We pulled out a pair of 10x binocs and observed him for several minutes. He moved slowly toward the object on the ice, and began picking at it. By the way, we were sure it was a raptor because his wings flared as he was landing, revealing the distinctive wingtip feathers. The distance was no more than 1/2 a mile, and his head colour was definitely white from the neck up, with a dark-brown or black body colour. He stood perhaps 18-24 inches tall on the ground. Unless there is another large predator with these markings, we saw a bald eagle. We had no idea this was part of their range. It was a thrilling moment.
Courtesy of John Aldrich
I live in a small hamlet, Dunrobin, northwest of the capital city of Canada (Ottawa). Our home is on the Ottawa river on a small bay called Constance Bay. We are lucky enough to see a number of different types of birds every season. In the autumn we view a large number of migratory birds including the Icelandic Gull, Arctic terns, kestrels, divers such as the Bufflehead that are here for a short time than are on their way. This morning we were looking out our kitchen window to see who was out and about after a fairly icy storm the night before and to our amazement we saw four large birds. Initially we had some difficulty identifying them as they were perched on the edge of the ice about 1/2 km from our site. With binoculars we realized we were looking at four bald eagles three mature with white heads and one slightly immature one that still had its brown feathers. We have sited bald eagles throughout the Ottawa Valley since we moved here about 8 years ago but never have seen four in one place. After reading some of the other sightings on your website (ours is paltry by comparison) I understand better why they were together. We watched them for about a half an hour. It dawned on us that they had found a great vantage point to wait for and capture fish. What a beautiful way to start our day! Courtesy of Sue Henry
Today I saw a bald eagle in Stouffville Ontario, on Mussellmans Lake, no one has seen an eagle here before and I wondered if it is not uncommon to see an eagle here. Mussellmans lake is North East of Toronto approx 45 klm.
The bird caught a seagull that was trapped in ice. Courtesy of Kayt Barclay
I had the privilege of sighting a Bald Eagle on Fri Jan 21st 45 miles North/West of Toronto,Ontario,this is extremely rare for this area. I am not sure if it had escaped from somewhere or just made its way here. Regardless, this sighting made my day!!!!!! Courtesy of Bill Harrison
My son Peter and I sighted a bald eagle flying over highway 7 north and west of Toronto near the small town of Kaladar Ontario - close to the Rideau Systems of Lakes on Friday, Nov 25, 2005 at about 1pm. Fabulous to see!! Courtesy of Rob Tyrie and Peter Tyrie (jr), Toronto, Ontario
I saw what was undoubtedly a bald eagle this morning, around 10:30, riding a thermal over a low-lying swampy area just outside a tiny community called Pelton's Corners (roughly 35km southeast of Ottawa, Ont.) Had I not lived in British Columbia for several years and seen hundreds of bald eagles while out there, I never would have dreamed of seeing one on this side of the country and fairly far inland! Courtesy of Susan Andrews
My wife and I observed an eagle on our cottage property, perched in a tree high above open water (approx 100 feet). The eagle spent most of the day there, venturing off from time to time but returning to exactly the same branch. This is our first winter at the cottage so we do not know if this is a usual visiting location or unique to this year.
We are on Gull Lake which is in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. Most of the lake is frozen over but there is a large section at the south end that stays open through much of the winter due to flow out to the next lower lake in the water shed. Courtesy of John and Lorraine Madill
my husband and i live in Thomasburg Ontario Canada, and to my amazement, we have a beautiful bald eagle living in a field next to our home...he has been there for about a week, and we have some beautiful, but far away, pictures of him, as he will not let us get close...so we have left him alone...hopefully he will stay!! Courtesy of Jen
i would like to report that on boxing day (Dec 26th) on the way to prince edward
county i saw an adult bald eagle sitting in a tree. on the glenora ferry i
also saw two juvenile bald eagles on the ice. Courtesy of laughlin mcdonald
Seen a huge bald eagle December 27, 2005 at Parry Sound Ontario. Which is about 120 miles north of Toronto. The bird was sitting atop a tree where there was a dead deer body. Courtesy of Jason Phillips
This morning (Tuesday, February 28, 2006) a bald eagle was sited flying low over the St Lawrence River at Cornwall, Ontario. It appeared to be looking for fish. What a magnificent bird! Courtesy of Fay Pagé
I have recently moved back to Ontario from Vancouver Island where Bald Eagles are common. However I have never in 28 years seen one in Southern Ontario. Until today as I drove across the Conestoga River near the village of Conestoga Ontario which is five minutes from Waterloo Ontario. Perched in a tree on the river was a beautiful mature bald eagle. I pulled over and observed him for a minute before he soared off into the distance. What a rare treat to see a bald eagle in an area where they have been forced out by developement and were almost wiped out thanks to pesticide use in the past. Hopefully this is a sign of there recovery in the Southern Ontario and Great Lakes region. Courtesy of Greg Yemen
Today (Fri, March 3, 2006) I was very fortunate to see a Bald Eagle in
London, Ontario, Canada. I was parked along the Thames River near the
London Canoe Club when I noticed a large bird circling overhead. My first
thought was that it would be a Turkey Vulture or Red Tailed Hawk which are
both very common in this area. As I looked more closely I could clearly
tell that it was in fact a very large Bald Eagle. I watched the bird in
the air for several minutes before it landed on a perch about 30ft above the
river on the opposite bank where I watched it scaning the river for 5-10
minutes. Other than seeing Eagles in BC and Nova Scotia while on vacation
it has been at least 10 years since I've seen one in Southern Ontario. I
took a few photos which I hope will turn out half decent. It was very cool
and totally made my day! Courtesy of Jeff Barnes
11-11-06
Around dusk a mature American Bald Eagle flew across our yard on Wolfe Island, on the bank of the St. Lawrence River in Ontario, Canada. The eagle was carrying a merganser duck that it had just caught. He landed in a leafless tree on the bank. As we watched from the house, he consumed the duck in about twenty to twenty-five minutes.
As the twilight faded, he spread his wings and flew a short distance to the north over the water and then headed west over land and out of sight. It was truly an awesome experience to watch the power of the bird in all phases of his feed. Courtesy of Stapleton
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