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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