I had always heard that the Dept. of the Interior, a number of years back, made an agreement with the nearby Aberdeen Proving Ground to use their vast acreage as a bird sanctuary to repopulate endangered species. Years later, one can regularly spy all kinds of big birds, including eagles, ospreys, vultures, kestrels, herons, cormorants, and the like.
My folks had a place up in Gunnison Colorado on the western slope of the Rockies, there was a trout fish hatchery on the river, it was an all you can eat buffet for the eagles, except only one dish.
Beautiful area up there aqnd just below is Port Deposit and the Union Hotel. I ride up there often on the Harley.
awesome video
At first I thought you were complaining about the bald eagles.
Finally! Sumpin nice about Merlin — Ping!
What a terrific amateur nature video. As many years as I’ve lived around here and crossed this dam, I’ve never known about this seasonal phenomenon.
This guy is a talented videographer, even though he did not have the optimal filters for his difficult shots in low November light. I love the native Maryland accent with the professional announcer phrasing and tone — priceless.
I kayak Deer Creek which empties about a mile downstream from the Conowingo Dam.
A couple times, we’d paddle downstream and 2-3 bald eagle would wait for us to pass, alight off a tree, swoop past us at about 25 ft, fly for a couple hundred yards and land on a branch. Once we would pass, they would do it again for a mile or so.
Awesomely cool
I see bald eagles all the time at APG.