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By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 08:52 p.m. EDT, May 02, 2009
The bald eagle nest in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park has failed.
The adult birds recently abandoned the nest along the Cuyahoga River near state Route 82, the National Park Service reported Friday.
The adult birds had raised eaglets in both 2007 and 2008.
Last February, the adults took up residence in the same nest in the Pinery Narrows area, only to have the nest come down in a major windstorm.
A new nest was quickly built in a nearby tree and the female began egg incubation in late February.
Recently, the adults were observed away from the nest for long periods and they appear to have left the immediate area, the park service said.
''Nests fail frequently due to weather conditions,'' said park biologist Meg Plona. ''The rebuilt nest was somewhat smaller and there may not have been enough insulation at the bottom of the nest for the eggs. It is also possible that the eggs broke or fell as the parents entered or left the nest.
''We know that this pair has successfully reproduced in the past, so hopefully they will return next year, build a better nest and try again.''
All Cuyahoga Valley trail restrictions with the bald eagles nesting zone have been lifted. The closed areas around the nest have been reopened.
The nest is on the west side of the Cuyahoga River along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad tracks, north of state Route 82 in Cleveland Metroparks' Brecksville Reservation.
It is one of six confirmed active eagle nests in the Akron-Canton area. The others are at Nimisila Reservoir in Green, near Chippewa Lake in Medina County's Westfield Township, at Wingfoot Lake in Portage County's Suffield Township, at Walborn Reservoir in Stark County's Marlboro Township and along Tinkers Creek in Aurora.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife has no information about nests near Lake Rockwell outside Kent and along Breakneck Creek in Portage County.
One eagle nest in Killbuck Marsh in southern Wayne County is inactive this year, and a second one has come down.
Ohio is looking at potential records for eagle nests and eaglets in 2009. Ohio confirmed 26 new nests in 2009, boosting the statewide total to 210.
Ohio had 184 nests in 2008, producing a record 222 eaglets.
In 1979, Ohio had only four nests because of loss of habitat and use of the pesticide DDT.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
The bald eagle nest in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park has failed.
The adult birds recently abandoned the nest along the Cuyahoga River near state Route 82, the National Park Service reported Friday.
The adult birds had raised eaglets in both 2007 and 2008.
Last February, the adults took up residence in the same nest in the Pinery Narrows area, only to have the nest come down in a major windstorm.
A new nest was quickly built in a nearby tree and the female began egg incubation in late February.
Recently, the adults were observed away from the nest for long periods and they appear to have left the immediate area, the park service said.
''Nests fail frequently due to weather conditions,'' said park biologist Meg Plona. ''The rebuilt nest was somewhat smaller and there may not have been enough insulation at the bottom of the nest for the eggs. It is also possible that the eggs broke or fell as the parents entered or left the nest.
''We know that this pair has successfully reproduced in the past, so hopefully they will return next year, build a better nest and try again.''
All Cuyahoga Valley trail restrictions with the bald eagles nesting zone have been lifted. The closed areas around the nest have been reopened.
The nest is on the west side of the Cuyahoga River along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad tracks, north of state Route 82 in Cleveland Metroparks' Brecksville Reservation.
It is one of six confirmed active eagle nests in the Akron-Canton area. The others are at Nimisila Reservoir in Green, near Chippewa Lake in Medina County's Westfield Township, at Wingfoot Lake in Portage County's Suffield Township, at Walborn Reservoir in Stark County's Marlboro Township and along Tinkers Creek in Aurora.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife has no information about nests near Lake Rockwell outside Kent and along Breakneck Creek in Portage County.
One eagle nest in Killbuck Marsh in southern Wayne County is inactive this year, and a second one has come down.
Ohio is looking at potential records for eagle nests and eaglets in 2009. Ohio confirmed 26 new nests in 2009, boosting the statewide total to 210.
Ohio had 184 nests in 2008, producing a record 222 eaglets.
In 1979, Ohio had only four nests because of loss of habitat and use of the pesticide DDT.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
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Akron, OH
Posted 09:37 AM, 05/03/2009
Hmmm, there's sumthin' wrong with the system when they close trails down because of a nest.
