Rare, Iconic Bird Makes Wenham Appearance
Several bald eagles made an appearance on Wenham Lake on Friday.
It was a relatively rare sight on Wenham Lake on Friday. A group of bald eagles was spotted on the lake, eating away at an animal carcass on the ice. It wasn’t the first time bald eagles have been seen on the lake, but the sight is somewhat rare. Bald eagles were also seen on the lake back in 2007, according to a report in the Salem News at the time. An amateur photographer from Beverly, Rob Whiting, told the paper at the time that he often photographs eagles on the Merrimack River but had not seen them in the Wenham area. The state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife does not have any evidence that the eagles are nesting on the lake, said assistant director Tom French. It is more likely that the birds are from Maine or Canada and are …
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Margo Killoran
9:51 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
I passed by the lake that AM and it looked to me to be three adults and two juveniles. This is not the first time I've seen Bald Eagles in the area; I've seen them at Wenham Lake as well as the Ipswich sewage treatment plan. Wonderful sight! more ›