That was over 40 years ago!
Here in Raleigh, I have been hearing ‘spring’ birds for a couple of weeks now. But, we have also had an eagle flying around for weeks.
The eagles first showed up in a group of FIVE! I was so stupefied I kept dropping my phone trying to take pictures! Never did get a good picture.
Then all of a sudden one swooped down and grabbed a squirrel in my BACKYARD- which was very difficult as we have trees everywhere.
I’m thinking that the group of them may have been a family with juvies that were learning how to hunt-I’ve never seen a flock of eagles before.
Sadly, they got a squirrel that we called “homeless squirrel” because he was missing a lot of fur on his tale. He played all day with another squirrel, even running around on our deck together, teasing our dogs. Now there’s only one who just walks around on the deck only once a day, but he doesn’t have the same personality as “homeless squirrel; he used to give himself a bath, lounge around laying on his belly eating nuts,and would even scratch his ears at the same time..he was fun to watch- miss him :-(
Eagles are showing up here in Montana. Calving season begins mid February on some of the local ranches and the eagles are all over the after-birth protein.
That was over 40 years ago!