Quote Originally Posted by HoosierDon View Post
This isn't an owl story but it is a bird story. In the last two weeks I have had occassion to see Bald Eagles on the Ohio River. Two weeks ago I was fishing about a half mile below the Henderson bridge on the Indiana side when a bald eagle came out of a tree and flew across the river and landed on the Ky side. Last week I was fishing on the tail of French Island above Newburgh dam when a bald eagle flew in and lit in a tree. Just after that another large bird of about the same size landed in a tree not far from the bald eagle. This bird was brown with mottled black splotches. I thought maybe it was a female but my buddy said it was a "fish eagle". Both events really made my day. I've been fishing this river for a lot of years and thats the first and second time I've seen eagles in this area. We have seen them around the Hovey lake area. And saw one down around Shawneetown earlier this year. What magnificent birds.
Been seeing a pair just above the Brandenburg bridge for the last couple years. Even seen the male snag a fish outta the water! Pretty cool sight.