For those of you who, over the years, have followed the Bald Eagle happenings
on Conn Island from either the VA or MD side of Great Falls, I'm sorry to
report that not only is the nest down, but the entire tree is gone. Â The best
guess, based on informal exchanges of information with several other birders,
is that the incident happened over the past weekend, perhaps on Saturday. Â
There's good news, though, in that one, if not two, adult Bald Eagles have been
spotted in the vicinity in recent days and the two fledglings were observed
just this morning, safely in a nearby tree, squabbling over what appeared to be
a rather hefty breakfast. Â The adjacent Great Blue Heron/Double-breasted
Cormorant rookery appears to be quite intact and at capacity.
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