[mou] Osprey & Eagle 4/23 6:30 p.m.

[Kathy Confer]

Yes, what a beautiful Sunday evening! My mother-in-law is visiting from 
Raleigh, NC, so thought we'd "wow" her with a convertible ride to the 
Keller Lake eagles' nest on Hwy 36. We were heading south on Lexington 
Ave near Lake Josephine when we looked up and saw an adult eagle fly 
over, heading southeast. We turned the car around on Lexington and then 
headed across Co Rd C2, to try and relocate/ follow the eagle. Within 10 
seconds we had it in sight again, and then my husband noticed an osprey 
out of the corner of his eye, also heading southeast after the eagle! 
When the eagle crossed Victoria St, the osprey turned around and headed 
back toward Lake Josephine....We talked about the encounter all the way 
to Keller Lake, where we observed one eagle standing in the nest; about 
10 minutes later, the other adult eagle circled overhead then landed on 
a dead branch above and to the left of the nest (we were watching from 
the "eagle viewing area" in the park just south of 36)...I suspect that 
the eagle we witnessed being "chased" by the osprey was the eagle that 
landed in the tree....

Good birding to all...

Kathy Confer