The eagles have landed

Monday, March 16, 2009

The Times-Dispatch, in their neat series on the people and ecology of the James River, this week looks at eagles that live there. The population of our national bird almost disappeared because of chemicals, but has burst back on the scene.

“Today, a nearly 40-mile stretch of the tidal, freshwater James -- from the Dutch Gap area near Chester to eastern Charles City County -- harbors one of the country's top concentrations of eagles, herons and other fish-eating birds. The National Audubon Society has designated the region an Important Bird Area, a high compliment among conservationists.”

You can read the story here. I saw a bald eagle near the Nickel Bridge last year. It was amazing.