Around 4:30 this afternoon I was walking along Salmon Creek about 300 yards upstream of the Myers Rd bridge (the bridge by the entrance to Salt Point) when an Osprey (no fish in talons) came flying hard up the creek, vocalizing continuously and closely pursued by two adult Bald Eagles, also screeching. The Osprey dodged through the trees at breakneck speed and disappeared upstream; the Eagles settled in a tall cottonwood for a while then flew off back downstream. The whole performance however was repeated ten minutes later: again an Osprey, also without fish, flying- fleeing- upstream, two eagles in pursuit. I’ve seen an eagle several times earlier this year down at the lake and also flying over Ludlowville along the creek valley. This is the first time I’ve seen two together. I’m wondering about their possible residency somewhere in the neighborhood….
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