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It seems to me that the Bald Eagle has really made a come back. I've seen one most every trip I've taken to the Adirondacks in the past two years. Pretty common in trip reports too. I guess they are all over the state but I haven't seen one in the southern-tier yet although I've heard people tell me of sightings.
The thing I noticed most this year was how much the Loons were flying. It seems every morning I'd hear them sounding the yodel alarm and taking off in a frenzy. I'm pretty sure they don't like flying much - you'd know why if you ever saw one take off. I don't have any proof of why, but my guess is Eagles (my powerful skills of deductions put 1+1 together). I'm also guessing they are moving around a lot to try to find ponds where the Eagles aren't. It used to be you'd see them all day long, now I've usually been seeing them at night.
Any thoughts on this? I wonder if we are going to see a decrease in Loon population due to the increase in Bald Eagles?
The thing I noticed most this year was how much the Loons were flying. It seems every morning I'd hear them sounding the yodel alarm and taking off in a frenzy. I'm pretty sure they don't like flying much - you'd know why if you ever saw one take off. I don't have any proof of why, but my guess is Eagles (my powerful skills of deductions put 1+1 together). I'm also guessing they are moving around a lot to try to find ponds where the Eagles aren't. It used to be you'd see them all day long, now I've usually been seeing them at night.
Any thoughts on this? I wonder if we are going to see a decrease in Loon population due to the increase in Bald Eagles?