bald eagle leaving its nest

AVON LAKE BALD EAGLES, LIVE WEBCAM

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  • Location: Avon Lake, Lorrain County, Ohio, United States
  • Source: Avon Lake Eagle Cam
  • Info: Live streaming webcam showing bald eagles nesting at Avon Lake in Lorrain County, Ohio. The bald eagle nest shown is located at Avon Lake's Redwood Elementary School and is home to Stars and Stripes. This pair of bald eagles have had more than a dozen successful fledges since 2015.
    Avon Lake is a city located on Lake Erie 17 miles west of Cleveland.

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More info: The bald eagle nest shown, is located near the Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake. The pair of eagles were affectionately named "Stars" and "Stripes" by a group of students at the school.

The bald eagle is found in areas of marshes, swamps, and river systems throughout Ohio. Eagles have continued to recover from a low of 4 breeding pairs in 1979. In 2020, the state wide nest census recorded 707 nests throughout the state of Ohio. Bald eagles were documented as nesting in all but three of Ohio’s counties. The 2020 bald eagle nest census indicated a 150% increase in nests from the last nest census in 2012.

Along with other state and federal agencies, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources participates in an annual mid-winter survey of bald eagles. In January 2020, the Division staff counted a record-setting number of 320 immature eagles and 233 adult eagles, for a total of 553 bald eagles. That is a 26% increase over their last year’s total of 440 bald eagles.

Additional Information:
  • Bald Eagles - An Overview of their Biology and Conservation - explorejunglebirds.com
  • Bald Eagle - All About Birds - allaboutbirds.org
  • Bald Eagle - Audubon Field Guide - audubon.org
  • Bald Eagle - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - fws.gov
  • Everything to Know About The Bald Eagle - eagleruleprocess.org