West Virginia
I saw a Bald Eagle today while driving down 32 right near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. There was a creek that ran parallel to the road some distance off to the left as we headed away from Seneca Rocks. Sitting in a tree near the creek, was a stunning Bald Eagle. We did not stop, but all traveling in the car spotted it with ease.
What quiet majesty!
Peggy Boon
Richmond, VA
On January 17, 2008 my husband and I saw and photographed two bald eagles at the Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management area on Tygart Lake. They are the first bald eagles we have ever seen in the wild and were truly beautiful!! One was fishing, and we were able to photograph the eagle catching a fish, swooping up into an ajoining tree to eat. What a sight!!
Tammy Barberio
We were kayaking in Stonewall Jackson Lake at Roanoke WV - Monday Sept. 24, 2007. A Bald Eagle flew over our boats at the Lick Run section of the lake. My very first ever sighting in WV. What a thrill!! Didn't have my camera but probably wouldn't have been quick enough to get the photo. The sun was behind us so it would have been a great shot. It flew in front of us and was quite low so we could see the feathers moving. It was a beautiful day with a few white clouds in the 80s.
Pat Lamp
Last Sunday, March 4th, 2007 a bald eagle took off from a tree on our
land overlooking Cheat Lake (near
Morgantown, WV. and flew within 50 ft. of our house and then circled
back around over our home. I got a picture using my digital
camera of it from underneath. It looked to have about a 7 ft.
wingspan, with clear white head and tail.
Martha Failinger
I spotted two bald eagles in West Virginia, near Morgantown. I was driving over the old iron bridge on route 857 and saw two, with brown heads, sitting on the ice of Cheat Lake. They took off and flew directly over my car towards the newer bridge which crosses Cheat Lake at I-68.
Phil Colebank
Sighting at 1415, 11/24/2006
I just watched a bald eagle fly down the middle of the Kanawha River heading south. I was traveling north on 77 just past the Marmet exit when I saw this chocolate brown bird with a white head and tail. I did not know we were fortunate enough to have these birds in WV!
Emily Uy
Charleston, WV
Spotted my first ever WV bald eagle on a cycling trip along the Greenbrier River Trail on November 10, 2006. The location was between Beard, WV and Burnside, WV on the Greenbrier River. Bird was flying upstream toward Burnside. I have ridden 26 miles of the 77-mile trail which is part of the old Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Many types of wildlife can be observed along the easily-traversed trail. Cyclists can go through two tunnels and cross many trestles along the scenic ride. Canoeing and kayaking opportunities abound along the Greenbrier. Canoeing and kayaking opportunities abound along the Greenbrier.
John J. Klawitter
Just to let you know, I spotted a bald eagle taking off from a tree on a hillside directly across from Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort in the northern panhandle of WV last week on a beautiful clear Thursday afternoon March, 2006. I have been able to observe them closely on vacation to Maine, and I recognized it immediately with the massive flat wingspan, and white head and tail. It flapped and moved across the hill, and there were turkey vultures flying as well to compare it too. No comparison. It was very exciting to me as this was along the Ohio River, and I have only witnessed one other sighting in the years I've lived here. Courtesy of Martha Randolph
Yesterday evening, my husband and I visited Beech Fork Lake in Lavalette, WV. We decided to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather for February, and went kayaking. My husband noticed a large bird flying our direction and asked what I thought it might be. I assumed it was the usual Great Blue Heron that frequents Beech Fork and we continued to watch it get closer. It finally got close enough that we could cleary see its white head and dark body! We were quite surprised to see this bald eagle and kept watching, hoping it would land or drop in to catch its dinner from the lake. Unfortunately, it had other plans and continued to fly on over the ridge. As far as we know, bald eagle sightings in this area are extremely rare and we felt really lucky to have witnessed this one! Courtesy of Lee Ann Blevins February 4, 2006
Today, January 26, 2006 at 3:30PM, I saw a Bald Eagle perched above the
Kanawha River behind the office I work in. This is the first Bald Eagle
sighting I've had in the Kanawha Valley. It could have been perched there
for several hours before I saw it. However, ten people came out back to
look and we got to see it light from the perch and fly down-stream towards
Poca. Courtesy of Archie Locke
I witnessed my first sighting today of an American Bald Eagle in Wheeling, West Virginia. Wheeling is located in the Northern panhandle of WV in the Upper Ohio River Valley Region in Ohio county. I had never known of bald eagles in this area before until I referenced your site and read of sightings in Parkersburg, WV. Amidst intermittent snow flurries against gray-white bilious clouds, I saw the largest wingspan of any of our local predator birds. I noticed a unique glide and circling pattern uncommon to what I,ve witnessed before. I waited for a closer look and saw the ivory tail and head. This truly was an exhilarating 10 minutes for me, Thank you for your website to allow me to express my experience.
Courtesy of Kelly J. Bell
Wheeling, West Virginia
December 2, 2005 |