Source: http://www.telegram.com/news/20170408/eagles-nesting-at-lake-quinsigamond-in-shrewsbury
WESTBORO – The annual Spring Eagle Survey turned up new nests in Pepperell, Marshfield and on Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury.
Thomas W. French, MassWildlife assistant director and head of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, said all 57 nesting pairs from the 2016 survey were accounted for during Friday’s count.
“We have three new confirmed nests, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see six or seven this year,” Mr. French said.
He added, “We encourage folks to keep their eyes open from now until the leaves are out. After that, finding a nest is a lucky accident.”
Mr. French said eagles were observed carrying sticks for the new nests found, and there’s no guarantee those nests will produce chicks this year.
The wildlife biologist said the bald eagle in Massachusetts is still on an exponential growth curve and with plenty of unclaimed territory available, he sees no indication of the eagle population increase leveling off.
“We think an eagle pair has been nesting on Cape Cod for the past two or three years, but we’ve yet to document a confirmed nesting site,” Mr. French said
He added, “Before the eagle restoration project of the 1980s, the last eagle nest was found on Cape Cod in 1905. I think our next noteworthy discovery will be finding that nest on the Cape.”
Eagle sightings and nest sites should be reported to the Andrew Vitz, state ornithologist at andrew.vitz@state.ma.us.
Source: http://www.telegram.com/news/20170408/eagles-nesting-at-lake-quinsigamond-in-shrewsbury
UPDATE: June 2017
The eagles’ nest overlooking Lake Quinsigamond has two offspring and an adult in it.
Source: http://www.telegram.com/news/20170620/birds-eye-view-of-lake
UPDATE: June 29, 2017
UPDATE: July 2017
Shrewsbury couple play host to bald eagle family
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