While observing a local bald eagle nest, we observed an eagle breaking sticks from nearby tree (twice) which it then took back to its nest, circling a few times before landing. I'd always assumed the sticks for the nest were picked up off the ground, but I suppose these branches may last longer than a rotting stick from the ground. We did not see what process the eagle used to break the branch, but we'll see if we can in the future. Ken and Helen Ostermiller Mike Sandy wrote: > While driving through the metroparks, today around noon, I have spotted > the pair of eagles near the Rocky River horse stables, an area that I have > often seen them before, but today they were carring nesting materials. > YEAH!! > > Mike Sandy > Rocky River > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]