Yesterday 8/24 Ken Parsons and I kayaked the Mohican river from Ohio 
SR 62 to the confuence with the Kokosing river. This ten mile stretch of 
river seams to be the hang out for the eagles from multiple (at least five)
nests in the area. We saw 29 bald eagles. Ten were adults and the balance 
were juviniles aged from this years hatch to four years old. We got many 
very up close looks at the birds. We had to be very careful with the count 
since many birds flushed and flew down river. One two year old in 
particular flew ahead many times for about a five mile 
distance.            
    Unfortunatly the small waterproof point and shoot camera I had with me 
does not take good enough pictures to email. We were able to look at 
eagles approx 60 times on this trip. Everything from perched as we went by 
to flying right over our heads to high in the sky. I bounced off of a lot 
of rocks while looking up through my binos. Good thing the water level is 
down or I would have been turned over. 
    We also saw many great blue herons, belted king fishers and lots and 
lots of cedar wax wings. The cedar wax wings were flying out over the 
riffles picking off bugs. They seamed to only be around the riffles. I 
wonder if there is a particular bug they like that is only found at the 
riffles. 
Don Stover
Columbus, Ohio

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