Pennsylvania
Yesterday 1/31/12, I spotted a bald eagle high in a tree along rt.78 eastbound between the 309 south(center valley) and hellertown exits in PA. It was eating something it had caught and was perched there for a while as I was able to loop around to get a picture and it was still there.
I was very excited!
Laura Walczak
I saw my first live wild bald eagle in flight in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania on Jan 31.
joe scordato
JAN 30 2012, While exiting Route I- 80 onto Route 93 near the Penn State Hazelton, Pa Campus around 2:30 pm, I saw a lone eagle soaring above the highway. No mistaking its size and white head and tail.
George Willis
Today 1/30/2012 I spotted a young bald eagle in Gap, PA at 7:18 AM. Again at about 3:15PM I saw another very large, mature eagle soaring over a farm on the northwest corner of route 41 and Highland Road moving toward Octorara High School. It's head and tail were brilliant in the sun. Two red tail hawks were soaring with it for a while, but it calming moved away. Two eagles in one day!
Barbara Peirce
Today, on Hilton Road, West Grove, PA, I spotted two large birds flying overhead. They went toward a small pond and I would not see exactly what happened. But I saw the one bird that I then Identified as a bald eagle, fold wings and dive. It then came back up, circled, and folded wings again and dove. It repeated this once more and then I saw it "power up" and fly off to the south alone. I was in a depression and could not see what happened to the other bird. I do not think the other bird was an eagle. My initial impression is that it might have been a Cormorant. We have been sighting Bald Eagles flying overhead for about one month now. I was just thinking that I had not seen one for about one month this afternoon, and I came home, and WoW!! I only wish I knew what was happening!
Rosemary Crowley
I spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree along the highway around 8:00 am this morning nearing the ramp to exit Ohio River Blvd to get onto I-79 near Glenfield. Amazing!
Mike Brimmeier
My family & some of our neighbors have had the privilege of watching a bald eagle hunt the fields around our properties along rte 443 in Schuylkill county since about June. For the first time today, my husband observed two mature eagles hunting the fields. We heard them talking too each other for about a week now, but finally saw both.
M. Fetterman
Pine Grove, Pa
Bald eagle flying in Hopewell PA, Marble City Area
Kerri Stevenson
My family observed a bald eagle outside of our home at 11:30am in West Chester, PA (off of Rt926 and Creek Road near the Brandywine River). It was perched in a tall tree. It flew away behind our home with a large stick in its mouth.
Cara Williams
At about 4:50PM on Friday, January 13, 2012, my son & I saw a bald eagle take off from the edge of a pond on Bierys Bridge Road heading towards Center Street and into a flock of geese. It was an amazing and beautiful sight.
Janet Jackson
1-11-12 7:30 am Lower Gwynedd, Montgomery County Pa. A large mature Bald Eagle landed in a tree and the branch broke. The eagle fell to the ground flapping its wings ,holding the branch. It then flew away. This was at the intersection of Evans rd. and Plymouth rd. First eagle I've seen in the suburbs of Pa.
Al Eby
Jan. 11,2012, we spotted a Bald Eagle perched in a tree at the edge of the Natural Land Trust on Swedesford Road, North Wales, Upper Gwynedd, PA. It was there for several hours. what a beautiful sight.
Kathy Rietzke
Large mature female sighted on the Great Allegheny Passage trail just south of West Newton PA. Perched along Youghiogheny. 01/10/2012
Richard Sahar
On the morning of 1/10/2012, I saw a bald eagle soaring for several minutes over Liberty Mountain Resort outside Fairfield, PA (probably just a few miles from the sighting reported from 1/8/2012). Magnificent sight and most unexpected!
M. Massi
On 1/8/12 on Mt Hope Rd, in Fairfield pa we saw an eagle perched in the trees along the road. He stayed long enough for us to take a picture then flew off to a nearby farm. He was amazing.
amy randt
January 6, 2012 about 1:00 while I was taking down Christmas decorations, I spotted a Bald Eagle flying over my home in New Brighton, Pa. What a beautiful sight against a blue sky on a warm winter day. Hope to have another sighting now that I know they are in the area.
Deanna Marcellus
On January 6, 2012, I was in my backyard at 3.30 pm in Newtown Square, Pa when heard some unusual sounds, looked up and it was an eagle. To my surprise it was joined by 2 more. It was 3 bald eagles circling the reservoir and landing in the trees. One of the eagles even went to the ground. They hung around for about 10 minutes, landing and circling. I was so amazed I did not want to leave the back yard to get a camera. What a sight!!!
Mike Buon
While traveling south on Route 378 in Bethlehem, PA at about 9:30AM on 1/5/12, I spotted a bald eagle flying west just over the top of the Hill to Hill bridge (which crosses over the Lehigh river). It looked like it was heading down to the river when I lost sight of it. Also saw a pair landing in some fields to the south of Route 22 between Routes 378 and 512 a couple years ago. Wish I had more specifics of that sighting to give, but I don't remember the date, etc. anymore. They are truly beautiful birds and amazing to see in the wild! Hopefully it's a good sign for them that they're showing up in our area.
Nate Righi
Hello, today at 1:05pm I spotted a bald eagle over Pennsbury High School baseball field. (705 Hood Blvd. Levittown, Pa. 19030. It soared over the area for sometime and slowly made its way NE toward the Thornridge section of Levittown. This was my first viewing of a Bald Eagle, we mostly see Falcons and Red Tail Hawks in this area.
Brian Russell
Today my husband, daughter and myself were on way to take a drive on Old Mine Road along the Delaware River. We have taken many drives though the Delaware River National Recreation Area but have never spotted an eagle. Imagine our surprise when we did! Not there, but rather a few miles from our home on the way there. It was landing in a tree top near the intersection of SR 611 and Rim Rock Rd, in Bartonsville, PA. It flew directly over the RT I80 overpass to land in a tree beside a small farm house. This is a highly congested area near a Giant food store and Lowes' Home Center, and nearby is the McMichael's Creek. We were able to snap a few quick photos! What a delightful surprise!! I've attached a photo which was taken from a distance and enlarged.
Beth Underwood
Yesterday, 1/1/12 at about 10:30 AM, we were traveling down the PA Turnpike. We were heading south, about midway between the Mahoning Valley Exit and the tunnel at Blue Mountain. We were just crossing the new bridge that was just completed when my husband looked out the passenger window and said, "Look at that!". Sure enough, we recognized the white head and tail feathers of a bald eagle. It was just gliding along as graceful as could be. What a beautiful creature.
It's something I will never forget. This was the first eagle I have seen in the wild, and hopefully not my last.
Linda Miller
At approximately 10:00 am January 1, 2012 I spotted a bald eagle fly into some pine trees while looking out the windows of a lake house on Shickshinny Lake North of Bloomsburg, PA. 10-15 minutes later I and several other members of our family saw the eagle take off and slowly fly the length of the lake. This is the 2nd time I have seen a bald eagle on the lake in the last 4 years, and the 3rd time I have seen one in the wild.
R. Zentner
2011
My husband and I just sighted a pair of bald eagles in Oxford, Pa flying over our small family farm. We live near the Octorora Reservoir. Sighted on 12/31/11.
Mrs Matthew Dangel
Driving on Mountain Rd Fredericksburg Lebanon County on December 29th around 2pm spotted a Bald Eagle sitting on top of a tree about 50 yards from the road. I have been seeing eagles frequently in the Jonestown area this fall.
Todd Sheffy
December 25, 2011 ~1:00pm EST - a pair of Bald Eagles soaring over the Ohio River as viewed from a residence on River Road in Beaver, PA (15009). The birds were riding the wind North towards Rochester, PA and were most likely hunting. What a beautiful site on Christmas day.
Doug Kruth
Pennsylvania off state Rt 116 west of McSherrystown, PA approx. 2.5 miles. In farm field beside a deer carcus.
Tom Miller
December 19th, 2011, West Chester, PA
On my way to work, at the intersection of Paoli Pike and Ellis Lane. The
farm here is owned by the Hicks family and has large dead tree near
their pond. There is a pair of bald eagles that live in this area and
can frequently be seen in this large tree. They were both there this
morning around 10am. We are always glad to see they are still around.
david klucznik
Today December 17, 2011 aproximatly 12:00 eastern time a bald eagle was sighted in Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Fairfield Township. Weather was slightly snowy 32 degrees. We have a stream called Hendricks Creek, stocked with trout and other small fresh water fish. There was a deer carcass nearby. So magestic this is a very rare sighting in our area.
Deb Gawlas
12/9/11 At first glance through my windshield, I thought I was seeing something a bit strange; a Turkey Vulture flying unusually low and straight. But then I saw that the bird's head was completely white, and knew I had witnessed something I didn't think could be possible in Paoli/Malvern PA - a Bald Eagle. What a great early Christmas present.
Eric Ratajczak
I saw a bald eagle at the Columbia bridge in Fairmount Park 12/8/2011 at 9:30 am. It was soaring above the Schuylkill River, harassed by smaller birds. Last seen heading to North Philly.
Lawrence Culkin
Driving through the Conemaugh Gap west of Johnstown, Pennsylvania on route 403 near sewage treatment plant on December 5th, 2012 at approx. 9:30am. Observed bald eagle soaring over the Conemaugh River.
Doug McClellan
On Sunday, November 20 at about 1:00 pm, we were driving near Leesport area just off of Route 183 on County Welfare Road (by the athletic fields). The eagle swooped down right by the road and caught either a dove or a squirrel and flew into the trees in the direction of Rt. 222. We were very surprised and thrilled to see an eagle in this area. On Friday, November 18, I had seen an eagle fly overhead about noontime, as I was driving on West Leesport Road. I would love to know if these are migrating eagles or resident ones.
Janet Hansen Colflesh
Nov. 19, 2012, Sunday, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Route 670 north, towards Route 247 Pleasant Mount, around 10 AM, my son-in-law and two grandsons were down at our small lake and saw a male bald eagle perched in a tree along the shoreline. The eagle just sat there looking at the shoreline, with one eye scanning along the water. I grabbed my camera and was able to take 8 snap shots as he scanned the water's edge from the tree. The pictures that I took, according to the photos on this website, I captured a male probably looking for a breakfast brunch perhaps. The day before my wife witnessed what she thought was two eagles, flying over the lake in a syncronized fashion, skimming the water. At that time, she did not know for sure that what she was witnessing was a male and female playing in the afternoon sun. We know now that we have a male and female as guests on our homestead. What a graceful bird, with a wing span that is huge.
Hank Antoniolli and Pat Kopp
On Saturday, November 12, 2011 we were attending a soccer game at the sports fields at Springton Lake Middle School in Media, PA. The school is located near the intersection of Route 252 and Rose tree road, and is about a mile or less from the large Springton Lake reservoir, which is mentioned in a previous sighting. Many of us saw a bald eagle fly over the trees at the edge of the soccer field, toward the reservoir.
James SanAntonio
Sometime around 11/10/2011, I was driving behind Locust Grove Mennonite School and saw two very large birds of prey perched in a tree along the railroad tracks which parallel route 340 (Old Philadelphia Pike). On that day, I could not be sure, but I knew they were bigger than red-tailed hawks and didn't look quite right for vultures. Then last week (11/17 or thereabouts), I was biking on 340 past the same spot and saw a large bird pass very low over my head. I thought to myself that it looked an awful lot like an juvenile bald eagle, but decided it was unlikely and must be a hawk I couldn't recognize. I followed it as it flew to join another bird on the same group of trees near the railroad track, and sure enough the second bird was an adult bald eagle. I will be keeping my eye on that spot in the coming months to see if they continue to hang around there.
Also, I could add that over the last decade, there is a place I frequent on Lee Creek (an estuary of the Little Choptank River) in Cambridge, MD. We have seen increasing numbers of bald eagles there over the last few years. A year ago near Thanksgiving during a rare snowstorm, we saw and adult pair roosting in a tree along the creek. Several times we've spotted them soaring there. Once, in the Fall of 2009 perhaps I witnessed a bald eagle flying over a group of Canadian Geese, with a dead goose dangling from its talons. Quite a sight. The last time I saw bald eagles in that area was in July 2011. We saw a pair flying away from a duck blind near Cherry Island. When we paddled over the duck blind we discovered two terrapins that were unfinished and very recently dead. Apparently we startled the eagles from their meal. So they are healthy and active along Lee Creek and seem to be eating whatever they can find. There are plentiful Osprey pairs there as well, so the fish population is healthy.
Keith Wilson, Lancaster, PA
Sunday October 30, 2011 about 1:00-2:00 pm, Greencastle, PA. Our seven year old son spotted a pair of adult eagles soaring in the sky over our house and pointed them out. Two adults circling overhead, then headed south. What an amazing experience!
Joan Mohn
While driving home, going north on Interstate 79 in Harmony, PA, I sighted a Bald Eagle coming up and over the bridge at the Conoquenessing Creek. He seemed to come right at us then he veered towards the town of Harmony. We do occasionally see the eagles at Moraine State Park for we live nearby. My husband has travelled Interstate 79 for ten years and never did he see an eagle in Harmony, PA. What a delight to see this bird!
B. Schmitt Oct 26, 2011
This morning, Oct 24th 2011, at about 9:00am, I spotted a bald eagle flying over Millvale, PA just outside of downtown Pittsburgh right off of the Allegheny River valley. I was standing on North Ave just looking down the road while in conversation with someone when the bird came into view flying over the intersection at the famed P&G diner and on up the stream valley. It was without a doubt a bald eagle and just as I pointed and exclaimed out loud what it was it was gone and vanished behind some buildings. I certainly didn't expect to see that kind of bird this morning, it was great!
Ryan Meals
We saw a single adult bald eagle today flying above our home in Shermans Dale, Perry County, PA.
It was the first I've ever seen in this area. He was being chased away from nearby trees by a crow. Would have loved to see him land and perch in one of the trees, but he just circled for a while and then flew off to the southeast.
R. Egenrieder 2011.10.19
I sighted a single bald eagle soaring above my yard/neighborhood on Sunday 10/9/11 at approximately 11:30am. White head & tail feathers, large wingspan, and signature carriage: absolutely stunning. I followed it's path with binoculars but eventually lost sight as it headed west/southwest.
21 Wood Lea Rd, East Coventry, PA 19465
Chester county; 1 mile from Schuylkill river.
Jennifer Farischon
October 7, 2011: I was driving passed the Zelienople Airport, Butler County, PA, this morning around 7:45. I saw the Bald Eagle flying over the Connoquenessing Creek. Very amazing! I didn't realize they were in our area until today!
Chrissy Orie
While driving we spotted a bald eagle flying over Rt 176 North I mile before the Shillington exit in Berks County Pennsylvania. Clear as day…no mistake.
Kevin and Jackie Brady
We want to report a bald eagle sighting. It was our first sighting of a bald eagle ever but the markings and size of the bird match the description on your website.
It was on Newport Road in Lititz, PA in the soccer field at Lititz Area Mennonite School. We were going to church in Ephrata at 9:15 am and saw the bird take flight and head west.
The white head and matching tail feathers got our attention and then the large wingspan of dark feathers. What a beautiful site.
Brad Murphy
Saturday around 12:30 p. pm. I was walking back towards the house from my mailbox, when I saw what at first looked like a turkey buzzard coming towards me. I really didn't give it too much attention until it got closer. Then I saw that it was a beautiful Bald Eagle. He flew right over me, about 20' off the ground. What a sight!! It's wings were about 5' span and the head was covered with the white feathers! It was really amazing!! I live 3 miles north of New Wilmington, Pa. and this was the first time in my 57 years to see a Bald Eagle natural! I will keep on the lookout for him again.
10/1/2011.
Mark Heckathorn.
On 9.28.11 at 9:45 am Saw a Bald Eagle 30 mins south of Erie PA on highway 79 north bound. It flew across the highway and landed on a tree absolutely beautiful!
Amanda Tutty- Canonsburg PA
on September 25, 2011 at approx 2:50 pm, I was traveling across the Dannenhower Bridge from King of Prussia going into Norristown and just as I approached the bike path overpass (the old railroad bridge) I saw this large bird flying over the southbound lanes of the bridge headed for me..... there only about 10 feet above the car was a bald eagle. I have seen one or two in state parks in upstate Pennsylvania but never that close up and never in the area I have lived in for 36 years.
Kevin Katarynick
Mont Clare, PA
Saw an adult Bald Eagle perched in a tree along Clay Pike in Westmoreland County, Pa at 11:00am near Heminie. First I've seen in this area in the 15 years I've lived here. The weather was raining and the eagle remained for over 1/2 hr.
Pat Lankford
Washington county Pennsylvania. Monday September 16 at 12:30 pm along I-79 near southpoint.
Gwen Brooks
On Monday, September 12th, 2011, I saw an adult bald eagle flying over the creek near the Oaks exit on Rt.422, Montgomery County. It was the first time in my 49 years I have ever seen one in the wild. Quite an amazing bird!
Carol Hollen, Swarthmore, Pa
I was in my pool. My wife was on the Balcony yelled look at the Bald Eagle over the pond. He tried for a fish it fell out of his Talons. The second time he got it. By the time we got our camera he was gone. Never thought I would see a Bald Eagle at the pond. They hang out at the land field nearby. Earlier in the morning I saw a Osprey get a fish. They come hear this time every year.
Edward Bunting Jr. Fallsington,Pa.
9/9/11 Fayette County, Normalville Pennsylvania. My spouse and I was on our back porch. I saw a large bird flying out of the corner of my eye. Doing a double take it was no doubt it was a Bald Eagle. It was flying low enough to see the characteristics. By the time, I yelled at my hubby to look it was gone over the trees. This is why one should have a camera on them at all times.LOL!! I have lived in this area all my life and never see one. I read an older sighting on here that was in Mill Run, Pa. We live about a mile from that sighting. All I can say is WOW! What an experience to have and to share. I am glad to have found this sight to share my sighting!!
Jamie Firestone
On September 4, 2011, while canoeing on High Point Lake in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, I observed one adult and one immature bald eagle perched in trees along the south shore of the lake. The immature bird took wing and flew directly across to the north shore and disappeared in forest cover where I could not see it. The adult bird flew from its original perch later, flew about the mid-portion of the lake, calling frequently, then perched in trees on the north shore. Its white head was plainly visible from all the way across the lake.
Ben Moyer
02/15/2011 10:00 AM. Sited a beautiful mature male Bald Eagle in a large Sycamore Tree on the banks of the Allegheny River, just below the entrance of Puckety Creek outside of New Kensington Pennsylvania.
Alex Fondrk
Sighted a single Bald Eagle orbiting at about 300’AGL 2 miles north of lake Wilhelm (State Game lands 270 Pennsylvania) over I-79 at approximately 16:30 14 Feb 2011
Eric T. Bishop
I was just finishing up a walk with my dog at the Stroud Preserve in West Chester PA when I looked above at a turkey vulture. I was standing on the bridge that goes over the Brandywine River. All of a sudden swooping in about 15 feet above my head I saw a bald eagle flying right at me. It flew right over my head following the path of the river. Down stream there were some ducks or maybe geese floating in the water and the eagle did a quick dive toward them, and they all scattered. I believe it continued flying down the stream because I lost sight of it. I couldn't believe it. It was beautiful.
Jason Mascherino
I had my first sighting of a pair of bald eagles around noon, in Lake Twp., Mercer
County, PA. on Feb. 11, 2011, near our barn. What a beautiful sight!
HAZEL GANDER
I was on my morning bus route, returning home at 7:40 am February 8th at Cumberland valley High School. I saw a mature eagle flying over head. The Condiquinet Creek is behind the School on the hill behind the high school.. The name of the School? Eagleview!! What a blessing to have seen this eagle
Nancy Vreeland Mechanicsburg PA
February 6, 2011, approx. 12:45 p.m. adult flying west across I-476 near the US
30 interchange, Radnor Township. Only about 35-40 feet up.
Dave Arnold
My husband and I witnessed a bald eagle flying at approx 20-25 feet. It came across the field next to our house in Auburn, PA and flew right over us! A second one was only a few seconds behind the first. It was amazing!
Jen Boyer
I am a resident of Pennsylvnia now for almost 4 years. I had never seen a bald eagle anywhere but behind wire in a zoo. On my school bus route, home from the Lakeview school yesterday, 2/4/2011, we got to see a single Eagle fly in and land in a dead tree. It was beautiful. I beleive it to be an adult eagle, considering the wing span. The kids on the bus were as excited as I was to see it. I slowed down to take a second look and let them take a better look. The sighting would have been close to Jackson Center/Polk Road.
Gyl A. Miracle.........................
On Friday February 4th 2011 in Bensalem Pa at 2975 Galloway rd I saw two
Bald Eagles cross our driveway at about 100 feet off the ground.They were
flying next to the PA turnpike one about an eighth of a mile behind the
other. What is curious is that the turnpike traffic was at rush hour,
5:30PM and this location is only 100 yards from a race track/ casino and 1
mile from the Philadelphia city limits.
Bill Hallman
Yesterday, 2/3/2011, at 9:20AM, I saw a bald eagle (I do not know if it was male or female) scouting a cow field in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It was flying low and circling at the edge of the field in Herr's Angus Farms on the south side of Route 272 just past Woodland Drive, which is a little over 1 1/4 miles due east of the intersection of Route 1 and Route 272. In it's circling it crisscrossed low over the road a couple times, enabling me to clearly see the white head and tail.
Always thrilled to see one of these!
Rebecca Buckley
I was driving inbound on North Route 885 across the Glenwood Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA on the morning of January 31st 2011, at about 7:45 in the morning.
I saw huge bird flew over the bridge from left to right. The bird had a white head and yellow beak so I figured it was a bald eagle.
I never thought I would see a bald eagle that close to the city, but there he was soaring across the bridge!
I went into work and told every one about what I had seen.
I feel privileged and honored to see this beautiful and majestic bird and am thankful to have experienced it!
Sherri Dadey :)
Pittsburgh, PA
I was driving up interstate 89 with my two children. We had just passed the Sharon rest area when I spotted a Bald Eagle hovering. It opened up it's wings and descended with it's claws open like it was about snatch up some prey. This was very exciting for me as my Father passed away last year. He used to work at the Sharon rest area and he was a Bald Eagle enthusiast.
Kyle Petermann
My wife and I spotted 3 Bald Eagles at the New Brighton Dam on the Beaver River in Beaver County around 5:00 PM this evening. One was a juvenile without the adult colors. One was a large adult and the other was a little smaller adult with full white crowns and tails. This was both of our first sightings of Bald Eagles. It was amazing. We are going back in the morning in hopes of getting pictures.
Richard Stang
On Thursday, 01/27/2011 at approximately 2:15 PM, I saw a (small/young) Bald Eagle in the Floral Park area of Clarks Summit, PA. I was turning the corner of Knapp Road onto Carnation Road and he/she just swooped out of the trees and followed Carnation for a bit. I was so stunned, I couldn't get around the corner fast enough to see where he/she was headed and lost him to the trees. In this area there is no creeks for water and while there is plenty of trees, it would not be considered "woods", so I'm very curious on what attracted this bird here. If anyone else in the neighborhood has seen it, I will pass it along. For now, I'm definitely keeping my binoculars handy watching out our backyard.
Christine Chamberlain
Clarks Summit, PA
at around 10:30 am on Sunday 1/23/11, I saw a bald eagle at the Springton Reservoir dam. This is located on Rte 252 in Media, PA in Delaware County. The eagle was hovering over the water side of the dam but didn't swoop down to pick anything up. The eagle flew towards the trees to the left of the dam. I was the last car in the line of traffic and I slowed down to watch. The 3 cars ahead of me didn't deter the eagle at all.
Jim Moran
My husband and I were driving on King Street/ rt 30e in Lancaster Pa just outside of Lampeter at a heavy traffic intersection and saw a bald eagel flying along the water line not far from the road. About 2 yrs ago I was at the same intersection at a red light and swore I saw one sitting on the light post but the light changed and I could not get a good look. Now I know that is what I saw! How exciting.
Barb Eckman
Lancaster Pa.
Friday, 1.21.11, around 12:15pm, Easton, PA.
I was getting gas at the Exxon on the corner of Larry Holmes Drive & 3rd Street, Easton, PA.
The Lehigh River is a stone's throw across a road busy with mid-day traffic.
I was gazing downstream when I saw a large bird flying slowing in my direction. It was following the river, about 20 ft above ground.
At first, from some distance, I presumed it was a blue heron, something that large and unhurried. As it got closer the white head & tail, black wings were distinctly Bald Eagle.
I waited and watched its slow trajectory over the 3rd Street bridge and on upstream towards Glendon.
A good moment.
Chris Dig B. Easton, PA.
I was my first ever Bald Eagle on Dec. 30 2010. It was around Port Carbon, PA in Schuylkill county. I was sitting in the car heading to Pottsville on Route 209 and a huge brown bird flew in front of my car. It was flying low and we nearly hit it. At first i thought it was a regular hawk but then I saw the white head and immediately knew it was a Bald Eagle. I think there is a sanctuary around Port Carbon and I read that there has been a lot of bald eagle sightings in Schuylkill county. Now I now why they are our national bird because they are breath taking when you see them.
Alex Burghardt
I live in Havertown, Pa and I got home from work and wondered what was upsetting all the birds on my property. Checking around for some problem, I spotted a huge bald eagle sitting on the branch of a nearby tree. I must have disturbed him, because he took off with wings that must have been 5-6 feet across. The noise his wings made was really amazing. At first, I thought I might have discovered a hawk, but this bird was way too big for any hawk. He had a beautiful white head and white tail. I'm sorry I didn't have a camera cause no one will believe me, but it's true. A bald eagle not far from the intersection of West Chester Pike and City Line in Havertown! An awesome sight.
Joe Plank
1/5/2011 - saw a huge, beautiful and majestic (there aren't enough adjectives) bald eagle flying over Crestview Nursing Home in Langhorne from the direction of Lake Luxembourg where Woodbourne Rd crosses it heading towards the Neshaminy creek at about 3:15 in the afternoon. WOW!!!
Judi Meredith
Saw a bald eagle in Chester County, PA off of Route 100 on Graphite Mine Road. We saw it at approximately 3:30 pm on January 1, 2011…..what a beautiful site!! The first we have ever seen in the wild. Hoping to see it again!
The Hoopes Family
2010
mid-afternoon on december 30th, i was headin' south on route 94 in adams county...as i crossed the bridge over conewago creek into hamilton twp, a line of rocks had ice 'collars' that caught my attention -- except one of the 'collars' was sitting too high and as i gazed, it moved, presenting it's profile, and that's when i knew i'd spied a baldy! :o)
Lianne Cook
shippensburg, pa
Yesterday morning my daughter and I were driving on Rt 22 about one
mile east of the intersection with Rt 981 several miles from the
Loyalhanna reservoir north of Latrobe PA. The eagle slowly glided
over the road about 150 feet above the earth.
Amazing and beautiful
Joan Byrne and Lilly Zuckerman
Greensburg PA
Yesterday, 12/28/10, I was driving East on Rt. 12 in Reading, PA. I had just passed over the Schuylkill River. I saw a bird coasting in from my right. When it was in my peripheral vision I thought it was a crow. As it came towards the center of my vision I saw it was larger than a crow, so I thought it was a hawk. But as it passed in front of me, only about two car lengths away and about 30ft. above the road, I could clearly see that it had a white head and a yellow beak. It glided past and out of sight into the woods in a matter of a few seconds, but my jaw remained in my lap much longer.
-- Bob Ryan
My wife and I both saw one in our back yard today, 12-25-10 approximately at noon. We live in Trevorton, Pa. 17881.
Mike Schwartz
On 12/24/10 I saw what appeared to be a golden eagle in Northern Armstrong County, PA. It flew towards me to a tree and landed near a second eagle. When I walked around to get a better view they both flew.
Two additional large raptors - almost certainly eagles - were sighted a mile away circling to higher altitude. The bird that I saw closet was very dark, marked white beneath, smallish head to body relationship - kind of like a turkey vulture, but not as small headed - and it circled a small valley of forest and field edge. The eagle in the tree that I did not get a clean close up of was within a short glide to my barn cats! It broke from the tree and dropped down over the valley.
This area has always been home to many raptors, over forty years ago I saw a peregrine falcon drop like stone from several hundred feet up with me standing on a strip mine high wall in perfect view.
C Chesney
I have see two Bald eagles near my home in Collegeville, PA which is a suburb of Phildelphia.
Stephanie D’Arcangelo
I saw a Bald Eagle flying over my house at about 9 AM today. I was filling my birdfeeders and looked up and this huge soaring dark bird with a white head was flying east toward the Sanatoga Creek near Route 422.
Carol Schreiber
Sanatoga PA
On December 20, 2010, I saw a bald eagle in northwest PA about 5 miles north of the Grove City Outlets right on I-79. I was travelling south. It looked like it was in the median of the road and taking off. It was a truly impressive sight. That is the first I have seen in PA, so it was exciting for me.
J. Timothy Miller
On Sunday morning, December 19, 2010, we saw a bald eagle flying down the road directly towards our car as we were driving on Clovermill Road near Valley Creek in Downingtown, PA. The eagle then turned and flew towards the stream and Hanson's quarry.
Jeffrey Gilsson
West Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. Sunday morning, December 12, 2010. Spotted a large bird in the distance. Me on my couch, the large bird in a tree some distance away. I knew it had to be a bird and it looked like its head was white. Too far away to be sure I jumped in the car for the 400 yard drive to where the bird sat. Sure enough, it was a Bald Eagle. And, to my surprise there were two of them. From where they sat they had a perfect view of the Kiskiminetas River below. Not nesting. Just passing through I guess. Quite a sight!
John Kinnamon
I can't remember the exact date, but it was in early December 2010. I was sitting in traffic and saw it soaring above the railroad tracks along Route 28 between Etna and Millvale near the Shaler Waterworks Pump House.
Mike Schmalstieg
On Saturday, 12/11/2010 I saw a bald eagle sitting in a tree near a creek in Downingtown, PA (Chester County). It was near the trestle bridge that crosses Rt. 322. I was shocked to see one in this area and so close up. What an uplifting site.
Deanna Kehler
A bald Eagle slowly circled over the top of my office building today December 9, 2010 in Oaks, PA on Egypt Road today at about 2:35pm. He flew north over the 136 Green Tree Road Office Park, circled high over head then turned back south towards presumably the Valley Forge Park or the Rivers and creeks near by. This is the second time in the last 3 weeks I have seen the bird or birds. This bird had a starkly white tail section and equally white head, a brown to near black body and the clean straight across wing pattern.
Nick von der Wence
Two sighting of Bald Eagle in PA. First over Warrington, PA on my drive home from work. I questioned myself while watching and couldn't believe it. Second was this morning over Yardley, PA. Low flying Bald Eagle, huge bird. Flew right over my lab and I while walking this am about 8:50. Thrilling. Can't wait to show this websight to my boys, they don't believe me!!!
Dave Stemen
Kayaking the part of the Susquehanna River between Wrightsville PA and Long Level PA (just south of Route 30) I often see eagles. You can put in at several places in Wrightsville, including a Fish and Boat Commission ramp, a public ramp behind the John Wright Store, and a beach near Shank's Mare Outfitter's in Long Level. Most of the activity is on the far side of the river (the Lancaster side), especially the Conejehola Flats (an interpretive sign at Shank's Mare directs you across the river to the sand flats, favorite stopovers for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds).
Paddling along the wooded shore, "spotted eagles" (so Native Americans have called them), young bald eagles in their splotchy brown and (subtle) white plumage, wheel out of the trees, over the river, or land in a high crag just downriver and watch as we drift nearer. Occasionally, a mature bird, resplendant in its white crown and tail will soar over us.. The river is shallow here, and fish seem to abound despite civilization all around. Nearer Wrightsville, great blue herons, green herons, great egrets, ring billed gulls, great black backed gulls and others rest or hunt from the house sized rock islands strewn across the river. Down on the Conejehola Flats, I've seen an eagle carving up a fish for lunch.
The best time to find them is early in the morning, or on weekdays when the Jet-skis and motor boats (on the deeper part of the river near Long Level) are silent, or on a late evening paddle, the water dancing with sunset shades of mauve and steel, after the noisy tourists have all gone home.
Teanna Byerts
This morning while driving passed lincoln university, in chester county, pa, I saw a bald eagle flying over a field directly across from the university. It was a nice surprise, as most big birds that fly around here are turkey vultures. This bird caught my attention from far away, and was only flying about as high as the tree tops, maybe lower. It was very distinct because of the white head meeting the darker body. It would be nice to see more of them! Just thought I would share my experience with everyone.
Michael Owens
I live in East Marlborough township outside Kennett Square on Bayard road near Route 1. I was watching TV when I saw this giant bird swoop in and land on a branch in the back yard. It was much larger than the hawks that live around here. It also had the white head and I knew immediately it was an eagle. My wife and I watched as it looked around for a while then continued flying at the treetop level heading southeast away from Route 1. I hope this is a sign that they're back and doing well?
Joe Varano
I was fortunate enough to see a bald eagle fly out of a tree at the bottom of my driveway this afternoon as I was taking my dog for a walk. As we stood and watched the eagle it ascended into the sky and I noticed there was a second eagle as well. They circled the skies for approximately 15 to 20 minutes, rising higher and higher, before disappearing from view.
This sighting occurred in West Lampeter Township in Lancaster County, PA. The exact location is at the top of Woodhall Dr. in Willow Street, PA. What an exciting experience!
Allison Brenneman
Today I had the privilege of seeing a bald eagle flying over Rt. 3 as I drove west towards West Chester. It was around 9 a.m. flying over Rt. 3 above Crawdaddy's Restaurant. It was a blessing to see and I pulled over and took a picture. Nov. 12, 2010
Lynn Powell
saw this eagle on Nov.12,2010 just below the falls at Ohiopyle,Pa. Beautiful sight
mitchell zieglar
On Saturday Nov 6th 2010 Driving North on Route 74 about 2 miles past the square in Dover, York County, Pa we spotted an Eagle in the middle of a field eating. This was about 2:30 pm EST.
Michele Patrilla
We were geocaching / biking near a reservoir in Mill Run, PA when a large bird came into view. Both of us had the same reaction as we watched it fly over the water near us, "Was that a bald eagle?" We were in awe. It was beautiful. We ran to get closer to the water’s edge to view a larger panorama, however it was gone.
We feel certain that it definitely was a bald eagle. This was a first for both of us. How exciting.
I went online to see if I could find information about bald eagles in PA and I found a link to your sight. After seeing the pictures, white head, white tail, I really feel sure.
Jay & Miriam Ofsanik
Uniontown, PA
I saw a Bald Eagle yesterday, Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM. (my first eagle sighting) He was in a field by The Baptist Church in the Great Valley Cemetery, Devon, PA, Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. (A few miles from Valley Forge National Park) I observed the bird for 2 1/2 hours. He made several swoops around the field and was perched in a tree and on the power line towers. It was truly an incredible sight. I was amazed at the size of the bird - it was thrilling to see him.
Carol Claypoole
I saw a bald eagle in flight on the morning of October 21, 2010 over Pocopson Road between Briton's Bridge Road and Rt 926 in Chadds Ford, PA.
Charles Gipe
I saw 3 bald eagles today. 2 were flying together and the 3rd was slightly apart. I live in the Meadows at Valley Forge (intersect of Pawlings Rd and RT 23) near Valley Forge Park, Valley Forge PA. They flew from across the street, over my house and down the middle of the block. Wish I had thought to get a picture!
Doreen Horak
10/15/10 – 1:30 pm – near Rts 100 and 23, Pottstown, pa: saw a bald eagle sitting in the back yard by the fire pit. Huge, beautiful bird! It flew away when it heard the dog bark. May be the same one that landed in the front yard at the beginning of summer. It saw a dog toy shaped like a large chipmunk and flew down for a closer look. As we watched, it picked at the toy, ripped it open, then flew away with it. Maybe for nesting material? Seeing a real live bald eagle outside of the zoo is a sight I never thought I would experience.
Tory Papa
October 9, 2010 at about 9:30 am while driving down Mill Road & 926 in Kennett
Square, PA, I spotted a bald eagle landing in a field about 50 yards from us.
We got out of our car to watch, but there was a baurn between the eagle and us.
We cound see that it was working around with something, and when it finally took
off, it had a large amount of corn stalks and straw in it's tallons.
Ed Quinlan
At noon on October 8th, there was a bald eagle flying low over a field on the northwest corner of the intersection of West Chester Pike (PA Route 3) and Delchester Road in Willistown Township, Chester County PA. This spot is just 17 miles west of City Hall in Philadelphia.
Tom Hooper
October 5, 2010 @ RSL Industrial Contracting, Inc.
A bald eagle was spotted in a dead tree at the back of our property next to a small pond.
We are located at 1664 Perry Hwy, Portersville, Pa. 16051
Karen Sequete
I saw a bald eagle on my property today as i was pulling into the driveway! I was able to get some pictures of it flying away.
My home is in West Grove, PA
Kristen Alfieri
On October 3th, 2010 about 7:15AM, I saw a bald eagle in front of my car trying to fly away with a carcass from the road. This was just a small 2 lane country road in Dorrance Twp., Pennsylvania. We are between Hazleton and Wilkes Barre. The eagle dropped the carcass as it couldn't gain altitude and flew away. I drove home got my camera, came back and sure enough he was in a dead tree overlooking the carcass. He/she gave me about 30 seconds to grab some pictures before it flew away. I heard the crack of the limb as it broke when he gave the thrust to fly away. I was able to follow him down the country road meandering back and forth over the road until I could not longer follow him. This was a huge thrill for me. Glad I could post this sighting.
Camille Daniels
Yesterday September 23, we saw a Bald Eagle sitting atop a hugh dead tree log on the very low waters of the Susquehanna River in West Pittston PA. What a beauty. We stayed in our car and watched a few minutes and before long, he stepped into the shallow water and retrieved a fish. He sat and ate for at least 20 minutes. A great treat for us to watch. The Susquehanna River is very shallow in areas at this time and we have had quite a variety of water foul. The Eagle was a great surprise to see amongst the variety. I thought the Eagle would go after some of the geese etc. No, he was interested in the fish.
Beatrice Ellis
Saw an eagle flying as we were driving west along route 724 about 2 miles west of Pottstown, PA. I've never seen one here, but I have heard of them being around.
Thomas Hripto
My wife and i saw a Bald Eagle on Rt-14 just south of Columbia Cross Roads PA in Bradford County. It was sitting in a tree next to a creek about 300 yards off of the road
Joe and Joy Ames
On our way to baseball practice this morning my son and I spotted a huge bird sitting in an open soccer field located in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. When I stopped the car and stepped out to take a closer look an immature bald eagle took flight with a tuft of fir or animal hair falling from its empty talons. It must have been a near miss for some lucky animal that morning. The eagle flew towards the woods with crows in hot pursuit. Thank you for the exiting morning Mr. Eagle and we hope you have better success on your next hunt!
Five Kellers
I live in Waverly PA, just north of Scranton. I was sitting on my back porch this morning with my dog, and watched a young bald eagle catch a rabbit and eat it on the lawn. The whole time, another eagle circled above it. We suspect the pair has been around awhile, as we have been finding remains of animals on the lawn.
He stood on the lawn and watched us as long as we watched them. Just wonderful!
Sharon Whitaker
I drove up my driveway today on February 21st in the early afternoon. I got out the car and just happened to look up and I see a huge bird circling probably 1500 ft in the air with a white head, dark brown body and white tail. I think to myself could that be a bald eagle? Do they live in Pennsylvania? I quickly rush inside and ask my wife to come outside quickly to get her opinion. Just as we come outside it lands in a tree in our yard. This bird was huge, and definately a beautiful bald eagle here in Harrisburg, PA.
Brendon Garner
Bald Eagle was witnessed by three people in out family by the giant center stadium in Hershey, PA. There is a zoo nearby! Did one escape?
Allan Rupert
I've seen a bald eagle in the trees in back of my home in Crescent, PA.
February 19, 2010
Linda Hresko
Sighted a lone Bald Eagle fly south along Route 61 in Shoemakersville, PA at 9:20am February 17, 2010. The eagle was flying approx. 200 foot above the ground and the white head and tail was easily recognized. The sighting was approx. 15 miles south of Hawk Mountain.
William J. Kitsch
I'm so excited! Today, 2/15/10, at 1:14 pm, I sighted a bald eagle in my back yard! It landed on a tree branch about 20 ft off the ground. When it saw me it flew off in a westerly direction being chased by crows. This is suburban Philadelphia. I live in Jeffersonville, PA about 2 miles from the Audubon Center at Mill Grove.
Carole Rose
New hope, Pa on the Delaware river Feb 15th 2pm. While driving over the bridge to Lambertville a large adult eagle flew right over our car, a seagull seemed to be following or chasing the eagle, traffic stopped in both directions to watch..
Jim Mahony
Febr. 14th 2010
This morning we went to Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania to get a better look at the Bald Eagle my husband had seen there for several times during the last few weeks. It is sitting in the trees next to the little lake.
On nice sunny days I had seen it soaring above Dillsburg where we live, but had never seen it this close. It was great to be able to get a few pictures.
Petra Postma
On Thursday 02.11.10 at approximately 0845 hours, my wife and son saw a lone Bald Eagle fly over our home in Elk Township, Chester County. The Eagle was flying low enough to see a white feathers on the head and white tips on the wings. The eagle had a very large wingspan ruling out other birds common to us, living in the country.
Chris Wills
I believe I just saw a bald eagle in Langhorne, PA, flying over the Our Lady of Grace cemetery on Route 1. White head, immense wing span; definitely not a hawk. 3:30 p.m., 2/11/10.
Suzanne Dillon
Spotted two eagles flying around 1:30 pm on 2/7/10. One was definatley a bald eagle with the white head and tail, the other appeared to be an eagle also, but had dark head and tail. Sighting occured approx 4 miles south of Middletown, Pa and approx 1 mile west of the Susquehanna river in Conoy Township.
Tammy Magaro (Elizabethtown)
Sighted a lone Bald Eagle, sitting in a tree along Rte. 1 South, just south of Kennett Square, PA. The tree was on the property of the Loch Narin Golf Club, close to the roadway. The sighting took place at @ 1:30 P.M on Wednesday, 2/3/2010.
Bob Furey
Seen two Bald Eagles sitting in tree along the Delaware River, in Bensalem Penna. Jan 19,2010 11:45 still are there as of 3:15 PM.
Fran Slota
I sighted a bald eagle while driving to work this morning. It was approximately 8:00am in the Hazelwood section of Pittsburgh, PA when I was crossing the Glenwood bridge (Route 885 inbound) when all of a sudden a giant dark bird swooped up from below the bridge and landed on the side railing. It was so big that at first I thought it was a person and then I noted the dark body and white head and I realized it was a bald eagle!
It began to take flight as I was driving past and it flew right over my car - only about 12 feet above me! It's wingspan was at least 6 feet wide. The large bird continued north along the Monongahela River after leaving the bridge. It was huge and peaceful and majestic and stunning and graceful...I felt so lucky to be in that place at that time to see it.
I never thought it was possible that bald eagles could be in Pittsburgh, PA!
Tara Czekaj
A mature bald eagle glided about 50' over my head at the parking area of the Perkiomen Trailhead at Route 113, Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania about 1:00 PM on January `4, 2010.
Jim Seydel, Skippack, PA
Spotted a Bald Eagle while riding the Perkiomen Trail in Montgomery County PA. I was just North of Rt. 113. The bird flew out of some trees on the trail and perched itself on one of the power line towers that line the trail heading into Evansburg State Park. Was very cool to see. This was on 01/01/2010.
Andy Wendler, Skippack Pennsylvania
I was at Zoo America in Hershey, PA taking pictures of the snow owls when they started to look up in the sky. I thought it was funny how far they could turn their heads while keeping watch above. So I glanced at the sky to see what they were looking at when a bald eagle soared above us. It was heading WNW flying right over Hersheypark. I even managed to get a quick picture before it went out of sight.
Aaron Snyder (Hershey PA)
I am in southern Chester county pa Lincoln university and this am (dec 29th) a bald eagle soared past my bedroom window it flew past several times then landed in a tree.
Shelly Bordley
Bald Eagle Watch - February 06, 2010
Kinzua Dam, Warren County, PA - 9am to 3pm
Contact US Corps of Engineers - 814 726 0661
Program at Visitor Center below the Dam presented by PA Game Commission
Courtesy of Wendi Donachy
2009
12/17/09 Saw a mature bald eagle in a field between Jennersville and Kemblesville, Pennsylvania (southern Chester County).
12/1/09 Saw a mature bald eagle soaring at almost roof level in front of our home in Unionville, Pennsylvania (southern Chester County).
11/12/09 Saw a mature bald eagle sitting in a lone tree in a large field at Fairhill, Maryland.(northern Maryland, just south of the PA state line.)
In all three sighting, I was close enough to get a great view without binoculars. This makes three sightings in just about a month’s time, and until now, the only other place I had seen them was at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland.
Susan Hoffman
Two bald eagles flew over my house 12/06/09 in Chalfont PA heading towards Lake Galena where I've seen them numerous times. I just happened to be outside taking pictures of other birds at my feeders.
Vasey Lang
A mature Bald Eagle has returned to our farm fields twice in the last week. We are located in Tunkhannock, PA – Wyoming County. We have a large farm pond and are two miles from the Susquehanna River.
L. Rhoades
I live in Haverford Township in Pennsylvania, and today I saw a bald eagle over my neighborhood for the second time in the last 8 months. My neighbor tells me he has seen them in and around our neighborhood many times. We are in the Pilgrim Gardens section of Haverford Twp.
Matt Perthes
I spotted a Bald Eagle On Thanksgiving morning about 10:30 AM just south of Mercersburg, PA. There may have been two since I spotted another, or the same eagle, about a mile from the first sighting.
J. W. Keefe
Delaware County, PA - St. Davids
On Thanksgiving morning a bald eagle flew in front my car and landed in a large tree near duck ponds in my neighborhood. I was able to turn the car around, grab my kids and camera and get some shots of the bird before he flew off.
Terri Rhodes
Sat 3:30pm Nov 7 Media PA circling over the soccer fields
Pretty cool!!!
JOHN DOORLY
I live in Newville Pennsylvania (cumberland county, zip 17241). I saw this eagle fly down, pick up something and take it back to the tree to eat. I have attached the photos I took of it.
I have seen an eagle in this same tree in September of 2006.
Enjoy!
Wendy Beitler
I sighta Bald Eagle on Saturday Nov. 7 2009 flying over Ellport Pa.,at 9:15 AM. I live close to the slippery rock creek & connquenessing creek comes to a point.
Joe DeCooman
Spotted a bald eagle flying in front of my car while traveling west on Mauch Chunk Street toward Gracedale in Nazareth, Pa. Witnessed by my wife and three grandsons. What a beautiful sight. Time was around 4:15 P.M. on October 31, 2009. The eagle was flying about 35 feet above my car heading in the same direction as we were.
Frank Wukovitz
Bethlehem, Pa
10/31/09, Skippack, PA - While driving through Skippack, PA on Route 73, an eagle flew over the road just in front of our car. Don't know enough about them to know if it was an adult or a juvenile, or male or female, but it was still great to see.
Mike DZiedziak
Friday Oct 30 Conshohocken PA 19428
West 6th ave near Colwell lane at 8:30am. Very large juvenile flying east. Wonderful way to start the morning while heading to work. Saw a mature eagle way back in 1995 in Plymouth Meeting.
Mark Ehasz
In the summer of 2007, my husband, myself & a friend were boating on the Susquehanna river, on the Safe Harbor Dam. We were anchored, just floating on tubes in the water, enjoying the beautiful warm summer sun. Out of nowhere we heard this screeching sound coming close to us. We looked around to see an adult bald eagle, swoop down on the water, grab a fish, & fly away to a tree on the river bank. He was within approximately 30' of us. A sight I will never forget. To this day when I tell the story or think about it, I get goose bumps all over. I was even lucky enough to get a picture of this beautiful eagle. I have also spotted bald eagles at Blue Marsh Lake near Reading, PA.
Suzanne Rivera - Myerstown, PA
I spotted one today in Exton, PA off of Swedesford Road. WOW!
Noreen R. Davish
I saw two bald eagles circling above my house on Sunday October 11 at
noon.I live about 8 miles south of Uniontown Pa. just outside of Smithfield.
Dennis Zinn
There are several pairs of Bald Eagles at Lake Raystown in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania. My boyfriend and I were floating down the Juniata River this summer and had the pleasure of watching them catch fish; they were only about 50 feet away from us. It was truly an amazing site to see. I have also seen a pair of Bald Eagles at Curwensville Lake in Clearfield County Pennsylvania.
Cathie Ensminger
Today (October 5, 2009), I was on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on my way back to California, PA, from Harrisburg. As I was pulling into the exit lane to get off at the Sideling Hill rest area, a mature male bald eagle flew across the Turnpike right over my car. I was amazed; I had never seen one in nature before.
Pamela Murphy
I saw an eagle 3 weeks ago in Bensalem just north of Philadelphia. It was over route 1 where it crosses Neshaminy Creek. It didn't look much bigger than a big crow to me but the white head and tail could be seen as plain as day. That's the first one I ever saw in the wild. I always look at large birds to see if there's hawk or a crow but this time it was
niether!!
Fred Reiher from Pa.
I was traveling through Johnsonburg Pennsylvania on September 18, 2009 at about 6:00pm when I observed a bald eagle in flight over the city proper.
Bill Montague
I have seen several sightings in the past 3 yrs ... In Crawford county,Pa..In the Geneva swamp area there is a pair of bald eagles there..The Saegertown area I have seen One.. Warren county Pa.. Just recently I saw an eagle in Youngsville, pa 9/18/09.. I also saw one in down town Warren...and I saw an eagle about 5 mile north OF Tidioute,Pa Flying over the Allegany River..I can't remember the exact dates but they were all this year for the one s I saw in Warren county...The ones in Crawford County were in the last 2 and half years...I just found this web sight and thought I would share this with everyone...
Greg Frain.. Meadville,Pa
Bald Eagle spotted for two consecutive days in State College PA/ Wednesday 2-18-09, Thursday 2-19-09, on perch across RT 26(E.College Ave) (east side) from Nittany Mall / Sears parking lot. He's perched watching the open field at the top of a large tree..
Ross Driver
I saw one hovering over Route 30 in Exton, Pennsylvania, which is about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, and about 2 miles west of Valley Forge National Park. It was alone, and seemed lost. It was over a fairly congested, populated, and industrial section, which also seemed odd. The night before, we had some of the strongest winds I have experienced in my life. I'm thinking perhaps his nest was blown away and he was looking for a place to live. Or, perhaps he was blown away, off course, and lost.
Michael J. Salek
We spotted a mature Bald Eagle at 2:30 today, February 14, 2009.
1 mile north of Northampton, Pa. Approximately 1 mile from Lehigh River. I know 2 locals who have spotted it within 2 - 3 miles of this spot since December 2008. Beautiful mature Eagle!
Jon & Kim Graham
I believe that I saw a bald eagle today, Feb. 11, 2009 around 9:10 am in West Chester, PA. Travelling sw on Airport Road past the West Chester Resevoir, the eagle was standing on the man-made retaining ledges. From a distance, I thought it was a turkey vulture with a big piece of paper in its mouth. I pulled over and stopped to get a perfect view of the large bird with white head and neck. It then took off back over the water.
Mary Noel Ellis Hall
Feb. 8, 2009
We were coming home from Coniwingo Dam where we saw no eagles, we were crossing the Susquehanna River just north of Peach Bottom Pa., on the west side of the river when we saw a mature bald eagle flying over the highway.
Dave Truby
We were driving down to our local horse barn in Brogue, Pennsylvania when my friend spotted a Bald Eagle flying over a small copse of trees to the left of the car. We saw it only for a few minutes before it disapeared, but it was most certainly a Bald Eagle. This was our first up-close sighting (before I've only seen them from a distance) and it was thrilling!!
Madeline Erickson
I was walking my dogs near my home in East Donegal Twp. January 10th and saw several Turkey Buzzards, which are very common where we live but for some reason I took a closer look and saw one of the birds was different. At first I spotted the white head and at first I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Then it flew very close to directly overhead and I saw the white tail and I was sure it was a Bald Eagle. It continued to circle overhead so I quickly turned around and headed for home to get my binoculars. It was now flying toward my house but I lost sight of it because we have a very mature wooded lot. I came out with my binoculars but it was gone. However it was still quite a thrill.
David Charles
Mt. Joy PA
Yesterday, 1/20/09, I was in my kitchen cooking and looking out the window when I saw a huge, beautiful bald eagle. It was about 4:15 pm. It was flying in a northerly direction, not too high and I got a very clear look at it. We live in Coplay, PA and are not too far from the Blue Mountain range. I talked with a neighbor who told me that her husband saw the eagle as well. Very exciting!
Nicole Burrell
Bethlehem, PA.
On Friday, 1-16-2009, I witnessed a Bald Eagle flying west following the Lehigh River from the south bank of the river just east of the Fahy Bridge. I was eating my lunch in my truck, it was approximately 12:15 PM. I saw it for about 25 seconds, there is no doubt it was a mature Bald Eagle.
Joe Bardar
I thought I was seeing things yesterday, we were driving down Rt837 along the Mon river near the Waterfront in Homestead Pa on January 16 2009, and I saw what I thought was an eagle soaring over the river, it was about 1:30 in the afternoon. I was a bit skeptical until I found this website and saw the sighting reported at Point Park. It was a large dark bodied bird with a solid white head and neck. I have no doubt now that it was an Eagle.
Tracy Sistek
I thought I must be mistaken but I see from other sightings on this website that it could be possible. I just saw Bald Eagle flying over Point State Park, were the three rivers meet, in downtown Pittsburgh. I saw the majestic creature at 11:30 am on 1/16/09.
Ulf Skreppen
Not a 100% certain sighting as I was driving at 45 mph on my way to
work and only caught a brief glimpse before the bird was behind me.
But above Route 352 in Delaware County, PA between Elwyn and Route 1
by the The Williamson Trade School. What I thought at first was a
turkey vulture since it was that big and gliding but had a white head
and the characteristic spread fingers look at wings end. On the
northbound side of the road there is a deer carcass and maybe that's
what the bird was interested in. I'd be curious if anyone else also
saw it so I can confirm that it was a Bald Eagle.
R Wood
January 6, 2009
Saw the 2nd Bald Eagle in a month flying along Rt. 28 north of Pittsburgh.
The first one was about 2 weeks ago on Rt. 28 between RIDC Park and Harmorville exits, above where PennDot just put up the new retaining wall.
The second was a day or two ago a few miles north on Rt. 28 between the Natrona Heights and Millerstown exits.
I've seen plenty of Bald Eagles at their winter nests near Alton, IL, but these were the first I've ever seen in PA.
Bob Graziani
Sighted a mature bald eagle in Exton, PA at 11:40am, January 6, 2009. In the undeveloped West Whiteland Twp park, it was easily seen from Swedesford Road.
The eagle was still in the tree at 12:15pm.
Dan Herrmann
Rosedale Rd & Maple Shade Rd
Kirkwood, Pa 17536
December 16, 2008
I had the pleasure of seeing a Mature Bald eagle this past Tuesday while driving to work. I didn't realize what I was seeing till I got closer. I was in such awe, I had to stop and watch it till it took off in flight.
Theresa A. Pratt
I work out of an office building up near Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA and I almost didn't believe it when I saw it. There was a huge bald eagle cruising by outside. It flew right past the office, over the baseball stadium and headed south towards the Wilkes Barre area. It was an awesome sight to see! First time I've ever seen one in person, outside of a park anyway.
Kevin Smith
While traveling along the Ohio River in Jefferson County yesterday (Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008) and passing the New Cumberland Locks and Dam, I noticed a biiiig bird with a heavy wing-beat preparing to land on the northernmost part of the pier closest to land. To my surprise, it was a beautiful bald eagle! No mistake—it was fully mature. For a second I saw it stand there majestically before focusing on the road once more. Glad there was a 40 mph speed trap through the little town preceding this vision-- might have missed it otherwise!
--Patricia Demjan, Bradford, PA
I saw and photographed a bald eagle in Edinboro PA this morning-check out my blog www.morningsunstudio.typepad.com to see the photos. Also on my Flickr account under morningsunstudio He was GLORIOUS!!
mary walmer
I live in Watsontown, PA. Just spotted a bald eagle flying around my house (2 p.m.), Monday, October 20, 2008. First time I've ever seen one around. Very interesting to see.
DeNiess Kilgus
While purchasing gasoline at a local station here in Lewistown, PA (along rt. 22 near the Juniata River) a mature Bald Eagle flew up from under the nearby railroad bridge within 100 yards from me. It flew parallel with rt. 22 until it reached the "River Bridge" on rt. 103 where the wonderful bird swooped up over the bridge and flew up river where it could be seen soaring for several minutes. Two employees working at the gas station saw the Bald Eagle as well and we were all awestruct at it's beauty...it is a good thing to see our National Bird making a comeback.
- Rick Koontz
Brandyine River - Saturday 3/15/08 - Near intersection of Creek Rd. and Bullock Rd. by river. Chadds Ford, PA 8:30 AM
Steve Leusner
I saw a beautiful mature Bald Eagle above the
soccer fields at Eastern University today, Sunday,
March 9th. I pointing the Eagle out to every soccer
fan in my vincinity. On this windy, cold, and clear
March day, everyone was very pleased to see this
spectacular bird backdropped against the cloudless
blue sky.
Eastern University is 20 minutes away from Valley
Forge and 35 mintues away from Philadelphia, Pa. I
know last year there was a nesting pair down in the
Navy Yard in Philadelphia.
Will Haines, Narberth, Pa.
Sunday, March 1, 2008
Bedford, PA
Next to a dead deer in the field behind our house, we
spotted a large bird lying on the ground with its
wings completely spread out. We didn't know it was a
bald eagle until it sat up and we could see its white
head and then it took flight and we watched it soar in
the sky slightly above the tree tops.
Sonya Ooghe
Pennsylvania 2/18/2008
Mature Bald Eagle on snag by Little Conestoga Bridge at Marsh Creek State Park, Eagle, Pa.
Bob Lull
Today 2/18/08 in Bristol Borough, PA I saw what seemed to be a Turkey Vulture Flying very high (especially for a vulture) overhead. When the bird banked in a turn I noticed that it had a white head and tail. Low and behold it turned out to be a Bald Eagle. I thought, could this actually be possible? Soon a person walked up to me and asked what I was looking at and I replied, "I think it's an eagle, notice the white head and tail." He stated that he saw something resembling the description I gave earlier and that it was a huge bird when he saw it and was flying much lower. It is nice to see wildlife reemerging in our area.
Jeff Logan
Bald eagle spotted, quarter to four on 2/16/08, near Pennsburg PA from Layfield Road causeway on the Green Lane Reservoir. Large fellow standing near a large hole the ice, about 200 yards from the road, dining on an unidentifiable carcass.
Joseph Laskas
I just wanted to mention that I made a 100% positive sighting of a Bald Eagle in Brookville, PA on Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm February 15, 2008.
I was leaving working and waiting between the Chevrolet Dealer and the Bridge over North Fork Creek (Route 28 & 322 North) for the traffic to move at the red light. The eagle was soaring above the Ace Hardware store for about 1 to 3 minutes then soared in the direction of Mikes Comet(south) where I lost sight of it. It was by itself and Incredibly beautiful!
I'm not sure if the Eagle has been seen in the area or not, I've not heard of any other sightings personally.
If you Google map the address 2 East main Street, Brookville, PA 15825, you will see the exact location. The North Fork Creek flows under this Main Street/ Route 28 & 322 road.
Tom Kahle
On Saturday morning, February 16, 2008 a beautiful Bald Eagle perched in a tree in my back yard in West Chester, PA near the Brandywine River. It was a juvenile with a head full of brown feathers and stayed long enough to capture some nice video - what a beautiful site!
Bob Theiller
We spotted, and viewed under binoculars, a mature, large, bald eagle perched high above the Perkiomen Creek in Montgomery County Pennsylvania. The eagle was viewable south of the Route 113 bridge. After 10 minutes, the bird flew off flying south along the Perkiomen Creek. The wing span was approximately 8 feet. We waited and did not see an accompanying eagle companion. This location is also excellent for viewing King Fishers & Ospreys.
Nicholas Macaulay & Heather Wallace
Thursday, February 7, 2008; 11:30 AM
I'm not an avid bird watcher, but I enjoy spotting red tail hawks between West Chester and King of Prussia on my ride to and from work.
On Thursday I was driving Northbound on Rte 202 at Chesterbrook Boulevard. I saw an enormous bird (thought it was a turkey vulture; same size perhaps bigger) but it was not gliding like a vulture. It was flying southbound about 100 feet above the ground.
As it approached I saw the distinctive white head and white tail. I continued to watch as it soared over my sun roof. I was awestruck ... so much so I nearly tripped the remore radar detector of the T/E police officer sitting on the on ramp. : )
I had made it a goal to one day travel to some remote place of the US like Alaska or Wyoming to see a bald eagle. I can't believe I saw one vitually in my back yard!
Mark McLaughlin
Pennsylvania 02-07-08 Harrisburg, 1619hrs EST While crossing the Susquehanna river, in northbound lane. I spotted the bird while crossing the river just south of the bridge. No mistaking the soaring plank. The adult was 200ft overhead when I reached the other side, about.
Michael A sankovich
Dover, PA
Traveling home to Lewistown,PA on Old Route 22 just outside Mifflintown, I spotted a mature Bald Eagle soaring high in the sky. This was the third time in a few weeks that I have seen a Bald Eagle close to Mifflintown and as we crossed directly under the Eagle, it's tail and head were aglow with the setting sun. The return of the Eagle is truly a blessing for us to enjoy. What an awesome and regal spectacle!
Rick Koontz Lewistown,PA
This morning, as my son and I were traveling west on rt 322 north of
Harrisburg (shortly before the Midway exit in Perry County), we saw a bald
eagle perched high in a sycamore tree overlooking the Juniata River (it was
on the far side of the river). Fortunately, we had binoculars with us and
were able to get a very good look. I lived in Minnesota for two years and
have seen many bald eagles. This was DEFINITELY a bald eagle! This was the
same location where I thought I had seen one about three weeks earlier as I
was driving the same route. We saw the eagle at about 10:30 in the morning.
Later in the afternoon, around 4:00, as we were traveling back on rt 322
east, we spotted the eagle again still perched in the same tree. If you
travel rt 322, keep your eyes open in this area!
Kevin Zook
Saw an immature bald eagle in a tree along US30 near PA100 in Chester County, PA. The bird was huge - much larger than a hawk, and had splotchy white spots on its breast. What a sight!
I had seen bald eagles in Nova Scotia and Oregon, but here was one 2 miles from where I work. Wonderful treat on a 60 degree January day.
Dan Herrmann
01/09/08 @1:30p.m.
I spotted two bald eagles perched on a tree on the north side of I-84 between the exits for Milford, PA and Matamoros, PA. (right near the PA, NY, and NJ boarders) They were amazing to see. I spotted them from so far away. At first I thought that it was a weird spot for two spots of snow to be in a tree and as I got closer I saw they were bald eagles. It is my first time to see them in the wild. God bless America!
Christy Girard
I saw a bald eagle today (Jan 5, 2008) in Chester County Pennsylvania near West Chester, PA.
Betsy Rettew
1/2/2008
This morning at 9:40 am I had the good fortune to view two bald eagles soaring low over my workplace at Reading Precast Inc. located on Route 61 in Leesport, PA. They circled overhead a few times and then headed northwest. What an awesome sight!!
Sharon Chard
We live just outside Kennett Square, PA near the Longwood Gardens property, lots of open space and ponds. New Year's Day morning 1/1/08, we saw a huge bird perched at the top of the tallest tree in our back yard. On closer inspection with binoculars we could see the distinctive white head. We get buzzards and hawks in the area frequently, but this was something special. The bird stayed in tree for about ten minutes the flew off.
Bob Grinwis
I was passing by a large corn field in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania and was
stunned by the sight of a huge bald eagle standing in the field near a
deer carcass. While yelling in my car (to myself) "Oh my gosh, isn't that
cool!!!" It was the most fantastic thing I've ever seen. His head and tail
were pure, bright white. Of course no one believes me, but I will never
forget it. God knew what he was doing when he created such a beautiful
bird! I know why it is our nation's symbol of freedom.
Kathy Phillips
My wife and 2 children just pulled into our driveway after seeing my oldest son's christmas play at school on 12/17/2007 at arond 11:45 AM. I got out of the car and saw a huge bird, at first beleiving it to be a vulture which are quite common in our developement surrounded by corn fields. Then I saw the white tail first and the head second. In one of life's true reversals of the "norm", we had our digital camera AND video recorder with us. Thanks to the Christmas play !!! We got some good pictures and great video of a mature Bald Eagle. I still cannot beleive it.
It was only 40 - 50 ft. above our house circling for about 45 seconds and completly disappeared within 15 seconds flying over Lancaster city.
Tim King
East Petersburg PA
Mid-morning, Friday, December 21, 2007, I was gazing out my window to the south and I spotted a very large "bird" sitting way up in the tippy top of a very tall maple tree approximately 200 yards from our farm house, rural Mansfield PA, Tioga County. Husband and I took a closer look through some ordinary field glasses at what we are positive was a juvenile Bald Eagle; dark brown head and back, a mottled brown & white breast, and more white lower on the underside and tail. He/she just sat there looking around the country side. There was just a slight wind blowing, no snow or other precipitation; the ground was snow covered as a result of a recent snow storm. After about 3-4 minutes the juvenile eagle took flight - soaring rather low up the tree covered valley out of sight from our window. What an absolute thrill. After doing some research on the Internet, I am quite sure this was probably a yearling, perhaps two years old - but not much older. We live about 30 miles from the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, where Bald Eagles are known to live. Adult eagles have been spotted flying over our valley the past few years. I feel blessed.
Donna Lee Simpson, Mansfield, PA
I believe I saw 2 immature bald eagles while I was at Peace Valley
nature center in Doylestown, PA on Wed. Dec 12, 2007. I spotted the
pair perched near the top of a tree on the shore of Lake Galena. I
walked toward them and they flew off when I got within 30 yards of
them. My first impression was that they were bald eagles, but I
thought this highly unlikely. The longer I watched them, the more I
became convinced that they were truly bald eagles, however. They were
very large, exactly the right shape / size, the flight pattern was
just like that of bald eagles as I've read. The head, body and wings
were very dark (that's why I believe they were immature... the head
wasn't yet white), but the tail feathers were strikingly white. I got
a good view of this when they took flight over the lake.
Heidi Huizenga
Lancaster, PA
December 12, 2007 4:00 pm
We live high on a hill between Landisville and Mountville PA. It is several miles east of the Susquehanna River.
Yesterday, we had a bald eagle spending quite a bit of time in the trees up behind our house. We got pictures and some video of it flying around. This is the second sighting in the past month. We'd love to know whether there is a nest nearby or if it is traveling from the river.
We have a family of hawks year round as well as horned owls.
What a great experience!
Gregg Klinger
What a shock to see a mature bald eagle where I live! First sighting was 12-10-2007 on a tree perched above Fishing Creek, Borough of Mill Hall, Rt. 64/Water St. just south of Rt. 150, Clinton Co., PA. On 12-11-2007, I'm assuming it is the same one, it was again perched above Fishing Creek, just downstream from the 12-10-2007 sighting site, just south of the Rt. 150 bridge that crosses Fishing Creek, Bald Eagle Twp., Clinton Co., PA.
Wow! I hope he/she stays!
Elisabeth Lynch-McCoy
I just found your website and wanted to let you know I just saw a juvenile eagle 2-4 years old. It was eating something in a field. The field is owned by the PA Dept of Corrections at Graterford. I saw it at 12:30pm on Bridge Rd at the Perkiomen Trail in Collegeville/Graterford.
I also saw an adult soaring right over my house about 6 weeks ago! I'm so very excited to have seen 2 birds within a few weeks of each other!
Alycia Eckerd
November 9, 2007 I spotted a Bald Eagle in East Caln Township Pennsylvania, near route 113. The time was around 7:30 a.m.. I was at a stop sign in my development and I looked up and saw it soaring happily in the sky. In the midst of the morning rush hour traffic it was quite a spectacular sight to see, I couldn’t wait to share it with everyone.
Kathy Richards
On sunday, November 5, 2007 at approximately 12 noon my husband and our son were so excited to see not one but TWO bald eagles in our back yard in West Chester, Pa. in the vicinity of Ashbridge St and Hoopes Park. We fumbled around and actually had time to go through 3 cameras, finally our camcorder captured this spectacular event.
Susan Williams
On November 4, 2007 traveling down route 74 just north of Dover, Pennsylvania I sighted a Bald Eagle in all his glory. He dropped out of the sky and landed in a tall tree just off the road. He waited a short time and then took off west towards the hills. It was the second one I have ever seen. The first was a few years ago just east of Lewisberry, Pa. It was late in the fall on a grey rainy day. It was a young eagle sitting by the road side acting like a robin. I watch for about 15 minutes while he cocked his head, heard a worm and went and got it.
Teddy Quinn
Having just come across this web site my Eagle encounter posting is a little belated. It was late March of this year 2007. It was the evening before opening day of Trout Season here in South Central Pennsylvania. My son Ryan and I were taking our 17 ft. Jon boat to Letterkenny Reservoir to try our hand at launching and retireving the newly purchased craft prior to the crowds of opening day. We were anxiously awaiting the next days fishing so we both were a little excited about what lie ahead. Not to mention our concern of never having launched this boat before. As we approached the water, decending a rather steep access road we could see the water's edge below through the trees. I looked to my right and at eye level and approximately 25 yards away was a large bird perched on an oak limb facing the water with it's back to us. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. A beautiful Bald Eagle perched majestically over-looking the water, scanning for it's next meal of fresh trout. The reservoir had been stocked just a few days prior. As we stopped to stare in amazement the creature gracefully lept from the branch filling it's wings with air and gliding effortlessly to the other side of the lake. As we launched our boat the Eagle watched us intently from accross the lake. I kept an eye on the bird in hopes of witnessing the hunt that I was sure was about to take place. It was not to be. The creature took to the air with great strokes of it's wings leaving us to talk about what we had witnessed. That will be an experience my son and I will talk about for the rest of our lives. I hope this eagle sighting is only the prelude to an expereince I may share with my two week old grand-daughter in a few years.
UPDATE! The morning of October 29, 2007 my beautiful wife of 27 years and I were discussing what we wanted to do this gorgeous fall day. I mentioned that we should make it our quest to see a Bald Eagle. She had never seen one and I thought it would be a great adventure not to mention a great reason to get out and explore nature. That morning the air was crisp and cool so we decided not to take our kayaks but only explore the launch ramps and terrain at Raystown Lake in preparation for a camping trip or outing when the temperatures were a little more to our liking. On our way, as we were approaching the Blue mountain interchange of the PA Turnpike near Roxbury PA, we noticed a large bird riding the thermals along the ridges of the mountain to our left. As we got closer we noticed the distinctive white markings of a Bald Eagle. We looked at each other in disbelief after having mentioned our quest only an hour before our departure.We were like a couple of kids trying to ready our cameras as we stopped along the side of the road. We both wanted to be the first to get a picture. My wife's excitement was heart warming to say the least. As luck would have it the eagle wouldn't glide our way close enough to get a good shot. We watched for about twenty-five minutes but it disappeared over the ridge to the other side of the mountain. My wife had taken a picture but only she and I knew what the little black dot in the middle of a blue sky represented. Our family would have to believe our story. The rest of the day as we drove to the lake and back we scanned the skys for more eagles but none were seen. I believe a fire has been lit within my wife and myself to seek more Bald Eagles. I'm sure there will be more encounters to come.
Mark Hultzapple
Chambersburg, PA
Monday, October 22, 2007
I was driving on Route 62 south at President, PA along the Allegheny River in Venango County. It was a beautiful fall day when a large bird swooped down. I thought it was a hawk until it made a turn and I notice the expanse of white tail feathers. I was astonished. I pulled my car over. The motorcycle behind me pulled over. The car behind the motorcycle also stopped. We could not believe what we saw. Truly amazing. I am glad that others stopped to share the experience because I am not sure that I would have believed my eyes.
Julia Slater
Pennsylvania
My 15 year old son shot a deer during hunting season on our property in Shohola PA on 10/19/07. We gutted it and left the gut pile in a field. On 10/20 we went back and saw 2 mature Bald Eagles feasting on the pile. We were able to get a picture of one of them as it flew away. We see them occasionally flying over the Delaware River in the Shohola/Lackawaxen area.
Ron Fuhr, Midland Pk, NJ
Today, Oct. 14th., I saw a Bald eagle while heading out for golf this morning at approx. 11:30, at Marjon Golf Course in Elmhurst, PA. Just south of Scranton. When I first saw it, it was just coming off of a small body of water east of the course, I did a double take! I've lived in this area all of my life, 48 years, and had never seen an eagle in the wild. But it flew exactly overhead and I couldn't mistake it's markings and it's size. I was very excited, because it gave me a sense that they've really made a big comeback. Glad that I've now seen one, and that hopefully I will be able see more.
Brian Ehrgood
My husband and I were driving about 20 minutes North of Harrisburg in Halifax/Duncannon area of Pennsylvania on July 12, 2007 when a Bald Eagle swooped out of the sky and flew right over our car and out over the Susquehanna river. We both looked at each other and said "Was that what I think it was?" It was a beautiful magnificent Bald Eagle! We have never seen one in our area it was so awesome!
Michelle Mikus
Saturday, April 7, 2007, approx. 3:30p
King of Prussia, PA
Sitting in my car waiting for the snow flurries to blow through before I got out to work in a Memorial Garden, and a Bald Eagle flew over my car maybe 20'-25' above me. He glided over my car, catching the wind currents, and finally landed in woods nearby. I definitely saw his white head and tail.
Patty Volpi
I saw a large bald eagle along a creek at the Gring's Mill park outside of Reading PA. It was the first time I have seen one in the wild. He was sitting on a limb over a creek. He fluffed his feathers as I approached and I took a couple of pictures with my cell phone camera. AMAZING!
John Baker
Sat. March 3, 2007
While driving over the causeway between Espyville, Pa and Andover, Oh. My family and I had the unique opportunity to view an adult eagle eating its latest kill on the ice about 50 ft. from the road. Alas, we didn't have a camera with us.
Nicole Wood
While driving home from the Riverside Middle School in Northern Beaver County on 2/19/2007, I observed a mature Bald Eagle circling above the Connoquenessing Creek. As I focused my attention back to the road in front of me I saw another mature Bald Eagle land on a limb of a tree no more than 20 yards from the edge of the road. I slowed down and took a good look. What a magnificent looking bird. Its beauty and grace is the perfect symbol for our Country, and to think this all happened on Presidents Day.
Bob Buzard
My husband got a picture of one adult and one maturing adult on 2/9/07, 100 yards from out house on the banks of the Cheat River in Point Marion, (Fayette County) Pa. We have also seen an immature adult flying up the Monongahela River in Dilliner, Pa and then again yesterday 2/18/07 soaring over the Cheat River in front of our house. What magnificent birds. We have been seeing them off and on for about 3 years. About 5 years ago, I saw this bird fly across the river and knew it was too big for a crow or a hawk. It landed across the river on a rock and when I looked at it through the binoculars, it was all black and had the talons and hooked bill like an eagle. It must have been an young one, but I didn't see any again till 3 years ago and this one had the white head and tail.
Kathy Cox
Point Marion, Pa.
On February 16 2007, my wife Michelle and I, were on our way to Mountaineer on route 2 in Chester Wva when I looked up while driving and I saw two bald eagles flying together. They were huge, with bright white heads. I never expected to see them that close to this area!
Eric Greenslate
Burgettstown, Pa.
I spotted a bald eagle at about 12:30 pm today, February 6, 2007, at the intersection of Shadyside Road and 322 between Downingtown and West Chester, Pennsylvania. It was soaring just above the covered bridge on Harmonyhill Road, then flew into the wooded area around the Brandywine Creek. It is a bright beautiful day and the white head and tail were very clearly defined. What an exciting way to start my workday! I wanted to flag down the other drivers and make them look, but thought better of the idea.
Carol Folk
For the past week my family and I have had the immense pleasure of almost daily sightings of a group of three eagles. Two adults and one juvenile. We have seen eagles sporadically for the past five or six years, but lately the sightings have been on the increase. We live just a few hundred feet from the Shenango River in Greenville Pa. We are about 10 miles south of the Pymatuning reservoir. It was very cold today (9 degrees); at about 9 am we observed all three eagles flying up and down the river corridor. Later this afternoon, on a return trip from town we saw one adult and a juvenile perched in a tree along side the road. Just as we parked the truck in the drive they took off in a northerly direction after circling right over our heads. They weren't more than 30 ft over our heads!!! It was awesome.
Nicole Wood
My husband and I sighted a Bald Eagle 1/28/07, cold, frosty morning
about 8:15 a.m. at Speedwell Forge Lake, just North of Lititz,
Pennsylvania, Lancaster County. A stunning sight with this distinctive
white head and tail, large brown body. He alighted in the top of a tall
tree and as we pulled away in our car he swooped us from behind whizzing
past and eyeballing us before veering out over the lake again. Awesome!
Only our second sighting ever of a Bald Eagle. The first being on the
Susquehanna River near Marietta, PA about 2 years ago.
Mary M.Meszaros
I could not believe my eyes to see not only one bald eagle but eight. One was sitting in a tree 50 yds from me while seven more were circling 300 yds or so above the tree. As I watched for about ten minutes six birds circled off into the distance as one remained close by. The one eagle was still in the tree as I left the area. This occurred today Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 12:15 pm at Rosetree Rd and Rts 352 in Middletown Twp, Delaware County PA. What a remarkable siting I had.
Geoff Hutton
On January 24, 2007 I saw a Bald Eagle fly my past home in the Neshannock Falls area in Wilmington Township in Western PA. The house is perched above the Neshannock Creek and I often see herons and hawks fly by at eye level over the creek. When I saw the Eagle at roughly 1:30 in the afternoon it was flying very close to the house, I would estimate some 30 to 40 feet from the window where I was. The Bald Eagle was unmistakable and soared by at eye level and I had an amazing view for several seconds before the Eagle ascended and was lost behind some trees. Have had 2 other spotting's in previous years but never at such a close distance. Breathtaking event.
Craig Copper
I spotted a bald eagle gliding about 75 feet above the Juniata River near Mifflintown, PA in Juniata County, PA in the Lewistown Narrows on 12-26-06. Amazing sight!
Zugell, Charles
My husband and I recently spotted a pair of Bald Eagles on our farm in Willistown Township, Chester County on 12/31/2006 and 1/1/07. We were totally amazed. They were absolutely beautiful! We hope to continue to see them on a regular basis.
Melissa M. Phillips
While walking on the Stavich bike trail near Edinburg Pa on 12/27/06 I saw two Bald Eagles. They were in trees above a wet land. Have seen them in the past at Oil Creek and Kettle Creek, but never in Lawrence Co.
Ed Bidek
While driving along goose pond road in Salem Township, Wayne Co. Pa., today I saw my first American Bald Eagle. He was perched high in a tree,on a branch overhanging the road. It was about 12:15 PM Dec 24th 2006.
Walter Kunz Sr.
I was home for hunting season and was driving from mt. union pa to black log valley. As I rounded a curve 4 miles from town - a vehicle was stopped looking toward the Juniata river. I stopped and there standing on rock was a bald eagle. I have been in the military 20 yrs and have seen many of them in Utah. but never in Huntingdon county pa
terry mohney
And I thought I was crazy...I saw a Bald Eagle today and I couldn;t believe my eyes. I had no idea I would see them right here where I live.
I was driving on Lower Morrisville Rd. on Dec. 9, 2006 and saw a huge bird in the sky, it was low enough for me to see it really well. It was really big and I saw that beautiful white head and neck. It is an experience I never thought I'd get. It was awesome.
Erica Licari
I used to live near Eagle River, Wisconsin, on Kentuck Lake in the Nicolet National Forest, and my parents and I loved sighting the bald eagles there. Imagine my surprise when my husband and I saw a bald eagle swooping over our car while driving down Centerville Road in Manor Township, near Wood’s Edge housing development, south of Route 30, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania! We are slightly east of the Susquehanna River here, and I had heard that some eagles had been spotted on the river, but I had not seen them. I had not expected to see an eagle soaring above me in Amish country! It was near a marshy area where there are lots of waterfowl. It was freezing weather, but the marshes were still not frozen, and many geese and ducks were in the area. What an incredible sight to show my girls. The white head and tail feathers were unmistakable. Wow! Sighted Friday, December 8, 2006, 8:30 a.m., by Nathaniel, Michele, Elyssa and Ellianna Yarnell
Saw two adult bald eagles and the juvenile that I had seen in November '06. Crooked Creek Lake Park, Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. All three were in one tree together looking out over the water. They seem to have a favorite tree as others have told me of seeing them in the same place at different times.
John Kinnamon
Spotted a juvenile bald eagle on 11/29/06 at Crooked Creek Lake Park, Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Sitting on tree branch over looking the water it was quite a sight. Even more impressive when it took flight across the lake to another position. Really, really wish I had my camera. Hope it wasn't just passing through the area.
John Kinnamon
11/17/06 - Saw a pair of large eagles in a small grove of trees in a hay field in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of Susan Orban
Within the last three days we have seen 3 adult Bald
Eagles. The first during a quick stop at Hawk
Mountain. This bird was using the mountain ridges to
gain some altitude while moving south. The light was
wonderful. And today we spotted two adults on the
Delaware River north of Point Pleasant. It was raining
hard and they were happy to roost on what is known as
Treasure Island. Courtesy of Earl and Sue Ludwig
11/06 – Harmony, PA. – I saw a mature bald eagle dipping down into the Connoquenessing creek, and then flying upstream above the water. My first ever bald eagle siting! It was so close that there was no denying what it was. Beautiful! Courtesy of Jim Lutz
I want to relate my experience the evening of Wed. May 4, 2006 at 7:30 PM.
We are located in Northeastern PA, the North Pocono region, MT. Cobb, on the Lackawanna - Wayne county border, situated between the West branch of the Lake Wallenpaupack creek & Jones creek swamp.
We have large fields on & near our property. In one open field near our home we have a vegetable garden. I had just finished roto-tilling another section & was sitting in my truck resting when a Bald Eagle suddenly swooped down over the garden.
It was quite unmistakable with the white head & tail feathers & golden yellow beak. Perhaps a 5 ft. wing span (guesstimate).
I have one of those old 1950's style wooden duck whirly-gigs with spinning wings in the garden to help keep away garden raiders. I believe it may have been a younger inexperienced eagle who came down to check it out. The Eagle dove down to about 2-3 feet over it & the garden, then leveled off at about 6 feet & flew within 50 feet of me as I sat in the truck, flew across the field, gained height and flew just over a line of trees towards another of our fields.
I raced to the house to get my wife Kathy but there was no sign of the eagle as we returned to the field. It was very spectacular sight & experience I won't soon forget. Checking with our neighbors, several of them have also sighted the Eagle in the last few days.
Courtesy of Tony & Kathy Zadjura
Just wanted to share… after seeing pictures of a nesting pair at the Core Creek Park (Langhorne PA) office, my wife and I decided to try to see the adults ourselves. We had only one tip, that most sightings were in the area of the 24 hour fishing area. What a thrill when now on two separate occasions we have patiently waited and have seen adult birds.
Our first sighting was a single bird rather close, in flight, and then it joined another in a mid air ballet quite high and not real close. Each time the birds turned the bright white heads and tails were very apparent.
The second outing was a single adult, at low level near the shallow section of the lake, just off Woodbourne Rd. After seeing it in flight, my wife spotted it perched in a tree near the water. We left the park itself, and parked on Woodbourne Rd and there it was, posing as nicely as could be. After some minutes, it made an attempt to catch a fish in the shallow waters. It missed the fish, and then landed on a stump practically at the water’s level. It stayed there for some time, and then took to flight again and went back up into a grove of high trees. After about a half hour, it was last seen by us flying directly overhead and heading toward the deeper section of the lake.
What a thrill, to see these magnificent birds just a stone’s throw from our Levittown PA home. We do hope that others will take their binoculars to Core Creek Park and share the sightings. Courtesy of Ted Hunter
My wife and I were out for a drive on Saturday March
18, 2006. It was a beautiful day when we were heading
out the Goldsboro road in York County. Suddenly a
large bird swooped near us and I saw it's distinctly
white head and tail feathers. I pointed it out to my
wife and we watched this magnificent bird fly over the
Susquehanna river near Goldsboro and 3 mile island. It
eventually fle out of our site, but since this was the
first bald eagle we ever spotted in York county, we
felt very privilaged. Courtesy of Frank and Kelly Hoon, Lewisberry, Pa
Spotted a Bald Eagle on 3/12/06 flying over Lake Galena in Peace Valley Park, Bucks County Pennsylvania while fishing. The next day, 3/13/06, spotted a large adult Bald Eagle flying very close to the water level at Marsh Creek Lake in Downington, Pennsylvania before it finally settled on a tree next to the lake. Courtesy of William Moore Jr
We spotted two large Eagles being harrassed by crows on Kings Lane in Bensalem, PA today, monday March 6th. I thought I saw every big bird until this morning and was very surprised. I asked the neighbor and he said they live around here. Courtesy of Chuck Russo
I saw a Bald Eagle today in Red Lion, PA. He was in my side yard and was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I tried to get a picture of him, cause I knew no one would believe me ( and they didn't) but he flew away. I've never seen a Bald Eagle in the wild before and it is a sight I will not soon forget. AMAZING!!! Courtesy of Penny Stapleton
We have been watching a beautiful bald eagle for the past 3 weeks, he/she has been flying up and down Juniata river near Riverside Drive, Kistler - Mifflin County, we've been blessed to see the bird perched in the trees across from our home, this bird is such an elegant, graceful creature to watch, God willing it will stay in the area. Courtesy of JENIFER SPENNATI
We saw a pair of bald eagles, one mature the other immature, playing and hovering above the Delaware river, just above the cochecton bridge, in Northern Wayne county, PA. I have seen them before, but was unsure if they truly were eagles, as before, they were both immature, and looked like golden eagles. I am now certain they are Bald eagles. They have made a roost in the top of a very tall pine tree on the NY side of the Delaware River, about 1/4 mile north of the cochecton bridge. Magnificent to see them play with smaller hawks in the air.
Courtesy of Howard Bressler
2/26/06 at 4:30pm in my back yard. I've never seen a Bald Eagle in Delaware
County, Pa before. Courtesy of Kerk Farrell
February 20, 2006
My wife Jody and I were traveling north on PA Route 26 approaching Riddlesburg, PA, in north Bedford County, when Jody spotted an enormous bird perched high in a tree along the Juniata River. That was a bald eagle, she exclaimed! We had heard of sightings over Raystown Lake further north in Huntingdon County. Jody lost sight of the bird, so we turned right onto Six Mile Run Road into the town of Riddlesburg and headed south through the heart of the village on Maple Street along the eastern side of the river. We drove to the end of Maple Street but saw no sign of the bird. We turned around and came back through the village and turned left back across the Juniata River bridge on Six Mile Run Road. At the Rte. 26 stop sign I looked up and there high above the trees along the western river bank was a great bird with a wingspan four to five feet. As it soared overhead I could see the white of its head and tail. The eagle followed the river, high above the trees. We followed along Rte. 26 for maybe a quarter mile. The eagle was ahead of us another hundred yards when it banked to the right back over the river. As it turned, its white head and tail showed unmistakably. Courtesy of Jody VanDeventer's husband
I saw a bald eagle on my way to work on Thursday February 9, 2006. I was driving through the Hanover/New Oxford (York County/South Central PA) line between four huge quarries on a long strectch of road. I always see hawks and falcons in this area but this is the first time I ever saw a bald eagle in the wild. It was the best 25th birthday present I could have asked for. The best part was I had enough time approaching it to know what it was and had time to take it all in. It was beautiful; it caught my gaze and we both stared at each other the whole time as I drove past. I'm very privelaged to have seen it - I feel like I saw Bigfoot! Courtesy of Adam Jarrett
On January 31 2006 I was talking with a neighbor in Fallsington Pa. between U.S. Route 1, and U.S. Route 13. I looked up and saw a bald eagle. My neighbor said no way. I said look at the head and tail. He was just soaring and having a good old time. I understand there is a pair that has been hanging around in Core Creek Park in Langhorne Pa. Which is about 10 miles from my location. Courtesy of Edward G. Bunting Jr.
I spotted a Bald Eagle today in Langhorne, PA (Bucks County) at Core Creek State Park. Big white head, big white tail, just soaring beautifully. It was incredible - I had to pull off the road before I had an accident. Courtesy of Debby Howe, Langhorne, PA
I saw a Bald Eagle yesterday in Harrisburg Pa., flying over the river. I could not believe it!!!!!!!!!!!! Courtesy of Robin McClellan
I was letting the dogs out and I heard an unfamiliar hawkish sound as I headed back into the house I decided I better see what the hawks were
doing today > It was then I thought I seen a flash of white they were
right above the house. My 5 month old was fussing so I got her settled
and went out to see if they would swing back my way binoculars and
digital camera > the first one was all brown with spots of white then
the other was a bald eagle. they were circling together. They were
also chattering back and forth.
Shortly after that they were with three other large birds all of which were to far to see any detail even with my binocs.
I guess the whole time I could see them was around an hour before they were out of sight. Courtesy of Brad McElravy from New Brighton PA
I was glad to see the white head of the Bald Eagle. They are still in our area, soaring over the Susquehanna River, just south of Harrisburg, PA. Courtesy of Jeffrey Campbell
Last evening when I went out to get a few things I had spotted a bald eagle on route seven thirty nine in front of Sunrise Lake PA. I just thought that I would tell you because I know that this isn’t there natural habitat. UN less I’m wrong. Courtesy of George Shurley
I live in Chester County Pennsylvania. November 15, 2005, I spotted a bald eagle in flight in East Whiteland Township off of Swedesford Rd. between Frazer and Exton Pennsylvania. There is a large tract of farm land and a pond which is associated with the Church Farm School. The bird was being chased by about 8 crows. I couldn't believe it was a bald eagle, but I circled back with my car and found it ten minutes later perched in a lone tall tree. It was no longer being harassed by the crows, and I observed him quietly resting near the top of the tree for about ten minutes. He then took flight and flew across to another large tree across the field, about a third of a mile away from the first. The bird was fully mature, complete white head and tail, the area where it was sighted is actually a fairly well developed area. It was a breathtaking sight! Courtesy of Tracey Deschaine
On Friday, November 11, 2005, I spotted a pair of bald eagles soaring overhead in Westtown Township, PA, near West Chester in Chester County. I was walking the property across the street from my home, a large tract of land along Shiloh Rd. where the new Bayard Rustin High School is being built. As a model airplane soaring enthusiast, I frequently notice soaring birds, (hawks and buzzards) because I enjoy observing their thermal-riding techniques. I first noticed a pair of large birds circling from the northwest to the south east, riding a thermal toward the southeast with the breeze. As they drew closer, I was astonished to observe that they were bald eagles, with very long wingspans, brown plumage, and those distinctive white heads. I scuffled up a nearby hill and watched the pair for several minutes as they passed over head, traversed RT. 926, and moved toward Dilworthtown Rd, out of sight. That's only the second time I've seen the bald eagle, the other time, while driving near Kennett Square, PA several years ago. What a delight to see the magnificent creatures here in my own neighborhood! Courtesy of Bill Patton
On our drive home from church this am, we spotted a mature bald eagle soaring above the road in front of us. Today is 11/06/05 and it was spotted at 12:11 on Ferguson Valley Rd. near the Penelec Building in the Burnham/Lewistown area. (17044) It was only about 200 feet up. You could see its head turning left and right scanning the area below. This is the first one we have seen this close to home. We pulled over and watched it for a while. We were amazed how many people zipped on by and never saw it,or even wondered what we were looking at! This adds to the list of sitings for my wife and I this year. We started in May in Southeast Alaska on the Prince of Wales Island where we saw hundreds daily. In June I saw one on Lake Raystown in central PA. In August, we saw a pair on Lake Francis in Northern New Hampshire. They are beautiful to see and watch. Courtesy of Kenneth Barnett |