Bald Eagle Sitings

[Native Fisher]

Spotted many Bald and I think Golden Eagles along the SF of the Shenandoah.

[Big J]

I didn't think Virginia had Golden Eagles until I just looked it up.  Now I'm wondering if one big Red Tail hawk I saw (and Doug thought was an Eagle) was actually a Golden Eagle.  Interesting.

[troutrus]

Very difficult to differentiate Golden vs juvenile Bald eagle from a distance.

[Native Fisher]

Yep, that was why I said I think. Just not sure.  I see eagles every time I kayak that river and sometimes flying near my house.

[Grannyknot]

There's a bald eagle nest where the french broad tailwater and holston tailwater come together, east of knoxville.  They put on a pretty big show for the non-motorized watercraft crowd.  Hunting and fishing real close to boats.

The only golden eagle i've ever seen in the wild was in Canada and it was about twice the size of a bald eagle.  Its nest was the size of a VW bug turned upside down at the top of a tree.