Matthew, The birds have attempted to nest - though I don't know of they have been successful this year as they are new to the area and likely a "young couple". The pair hung around last year too but didn't produce any offspring.
They are nesting on a creek off the Carmans River - however the USFWS has blocked the creek off so kayakers/canoers cannot access the area. Newsday reports that the access will be unrestricted starting next week (Monday?) Apparently you can walk the black tupelo trail at wetheim wildlife refuge and at the end of it the eagles can be seen with a scope or bins across the creek. I know people who have seen the eagles flying in the area or perched near the mouth of the river. I intend on making a trip via kayak soon in hopes of photographing them. For those interested in seeing them from the hiking trail - keep in mind that wetheim has very restrictive hours. I believe they close at 4:00 PM sharp everyday. On Jun 15, 2013, at 8:23 PM, Matthew Clements <[email protected]> wrote: > Our local newsletter/paper has indicated that Bald Eagles are nesting on the > Carmen's River in Shirley, NY. Has anyone seen this? If so, please give > location. There are a lot of Osprey stands in this area as seen in Wertheim > on the old trail - from a distance they can appear.... > > Thank you for any input. > > Matt Clements > Mastic Beach, NY > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
