Bald Eagles Return

Cootes Paradise Marsh

mother bad eagle on the first successful nest

Since DDT was banned in Canada in 1989, birds of prey such as bald eagles have begun to recover. Today, Gail and I went to Cootes Paradise Marsh to see the first successful nesting bald eagles on the Canadian shore of Lake Ontario since the 1950s!

Bald Eagle from my Eye-to-Eye Birds of Prey Book

The nest with chicks was high in a white pine tree and the mother could be seen on the nest with a spotting scope provided by the Royal Botanical Gardens staff. But the real thrill was hearing the pair call each other and then seeing them fly together low over the trees. Quite the birthday thrill for me!

with RBG staffer Lindsay and spotting scope