I mentioned in my earlier post about Hawk Mountain that we got to see a bunch of migrating birds of prey that day, but no eagles.

That omission has since been rectified.

We were talking to Dan, one of the volunteers at Hawk Mountain, about what we might see that day, and how we were really hoping for an eagle.

"Well, if you want to see bald eagles, you should really check out Conowingo Dam, especially in the winter."

So I did.

As it turns out, besides having arguably the best hawk migration site in all of North America (Hawk Mountain) just an hour and a half northwest of us, we also have arguably the best bald eagle site east of the Mississippi just an hour and a half southwest of us.

Conowingo Dam is in Maryland, just over the border from Pennsylvania, where US Route 1 crosses the Susquehanna River (the dam itself is also the bridge for US-1). The dam has a hydroelectric generator, and the water that passes through the generator brings fish along with it. The fish, often stunned from getting knocked around in the turbines, make an easy lunch for eagles & other birds on the downstream side. Also, the moderate climate here makes this a good destination (with a steady food supply) for migrating eagles from up north, so the eagle viewing gets even better in the winter.

Last Sunday, I went for a few hours, and I took some pictures.

This was in late October, as the migrant eagles from upstate New York are just beginning to arrive. In another month or two, it should *really* get good.