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boli -> Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/5/2009 8:49:59 AM)

While me and a couple of my hunting buddies were heading out to grab lunch after the morning hunt on Saturday, we were driving past a farm and a large bird flew up out of a field and landed in a tree about 50 yards from the road. We stopped the truck to get a look at it and sure enough it was a bald eagle. None of us have ever seen one in our area before and were shocked to see it. Has anyone else been seeing any around the area?



the_lip_ripper -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/5/2009 9:57:24 AM)

I have not personally seen any, but I heard my first report of this bird over the weekend. Apparently, quite a few guys down that way have seen more then 1 over the past month or two.



boli -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/5/2009 10:47:08 AM)

The one that we saw was in Hickory and we were on our way to the Apple Festival. We talked to a guy that had a bird exhibit at the festival and we told him what it looked like and he said it was definitely a bald, and he said that there have been a lot of reports around of folks seeing them. 



Wally Cat -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/5/2009 3:06:11 PM)

I have seen them on several occasions. One stayed around Jacobs Creek Park for several months and most recently I observed one eating a dead ground hog in a field near Scottdale.



Subby -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/8/2009 5:22:59 PM)

I saw one while driving south on 79 a little ways north of the Kirby exit in Oct. of '03.  100% sure it was a baldie.  There have been reports of them on the Mon, haven't seen any though.  I believe I saw another one in the Smithton area ~5 years ago; cannot be sure about that one.

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bigbuck14 -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/8/2009 6:05:01 PM)

i live in brownsville fayette county, and i have seen 3 or 4 here in the last 3 years. i saw 1 right over the hood of my truck last saturday crossing lake wilhelm on 79 north headed to erie. i have saw 2 other ones in the last 2 years while fishing elk creek by unclejohns. some guy said 2 or 3 weeks ago carrying a big fish down elk.



richardw -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/9/2009 9:51:35 AM)

I've been seeing them around her lately.  There was a nesting pair up at Woodcock a few years ago right under the bridge, those were the first ones I've seen in Pa.  I also saw one at Shenango lake a couple years back and now I've seen one twice in Lawrence county just south of New Castle.  The first time it was in the spring in a plowed corn field eating something.  I took a couple pics with my cell phone but it is so far away you can't really see it.  I spotted it again a few weeks ago when it flew over my truck near the Beaver river just 2 or 3 miles away from where I saw it the first time.  Pretty cool to see them in Pa.



jmh58 -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/9/2009 4:25:59 PM)

While fishing Cross Creek this past May had an eagle swoop down and glide past over the lake. That was way cool!! John



H20Wolf -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/10/2009 10:00:56 PM)

I saw one fly over the yough river and also saw one in Belle Vernon.  I have seen them almost every trip to the Allegheny... usually see several up there.  We saw one dive for a trout which was cool.  I heard they stopped using a chemical to spray the powerlines which was causing the eggs to become soft and that's why there are more of them now.  Actually saw one in west Virginia and on a recent trip to Ontario.  I won't get sick of them that's for sure. They are beautiful



tippecanoe -> RE: Bald Eagles in Washington County (10/13/2009 1:04:48 PM)

a friend near Nineveh pa saw one on his farm, and another friend has one on video a few years back on wheeling creek right by his yard.  I saw one on my way up to the one fly at the Geneva swamp.  it was pretty awesome



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