I led a field trip to Conowingo Dam this morning 
and my biggest surprise was the number of eagles 
present. I counted 91 on the towers and the rocks 
between the island and the dam. There were more 
downstream from the island, so there were easily 
over 100 eagles there this morning. Most were 
immature but there were a fair number of adults 
present. I guess the fishing must be good.

Does anyone have a guess why there are so many 
eagles there at this time of year? These numbers 
usually don't appear until the fall.

Les

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Les Eastman
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Havre de Grace, MD

The eagle looked down on the river below
And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell 
like a stone
And the big salmon fought but the talons held true
And he shuddered as the world turned from silver 
to blue
                               Steve Earle