Saw him today.....think h
Today while riding with @stb222 , we saw a Bald Eagle. We were travelling on the orange trail from Quakerbridge Rd /Hughes Dr heading towards the damn. Just before the damn, along the stream, the Eagle took off.
THE BIGGEST bird I ever seen up close. We must've been 30 - 40 yards away from this thing when we scared it and it took flight.
I had no idea we had Bald Eagles in Mercer. I knew of a nest between Trenton and Bordentown.
Wish we could've snapped a pic....
Anyone else see it?
Yep, twice....kind of hangs out by the paved trail where the metal chair is. Got up front and personal with him today, up in a tree, within 50 feet perched in a tree, but then again no one was around. Walked out to the berm and first sighted him there and then I saw him again when I walked back he perched in a tree. I have seen him a few weeks before, in the same location. FYI, Eagles are kind of skittish, let's see if we can keep this raptor around. There used to be a nest in the former Bulls Island State Park Camping Area. One day, me and my boyfriend were driving up Rt 32 on the PA side by Lumberton, and one started flying in formation with us as we went down the road. Sorry folks, like today, no GoPro and no phone. Also saw one fly overhead while driving down 295 in the vicinity of Bordentown about 2 years ago.