Bald Eagles on a Disc Golf Course

[Dana]

A pair of Bald Eagles nested last year right near hole 1 of IVCC's 9 hole course in Oglesby, IL.

They successfully had Eaglets last year and had another 3 this year. If you look at the picture, you can see their huge nest.

Might have to move hole 1, which stinks cause its the signature hole (now even more so with the Bald Eagles!).

 

[lion]

There is a huge preserve in Missouri that have these bald eagles and a lot migrate from there into Illinois.

 

[GLong]

there are a pair of bald eagles at schumaker pond in maryland. i see at least one of them almost every time that i play.

 

[bikinjack]

I've seen a few at Rankin Lake, along with lots of other birds. It's a cool place to see all kinds of birds including lots of waterfowl.

 

[kevinmzane]

Every year Tuttle Creek in Manhattan, KS gets a bunch of them. Most I have seen in one day of disc golf would be 9, but I usually would be lucky to see more than 2.

 

[jkdisc]

i see some at my home course too but, i dont understand the fascination with them

 

[1978]

I've seen a few at Rankin Lake, along with lots of other birds. It's a cool place to see all kinds of birds including lots of waterfowl.

You'll say anything to get people to Rankin. In other news, I have seen saber tooth tigers, giant sloths, and unicorns at Nevin. I told the Unicorns to just move along to Kilborne.

 

[DSCJNKY]

I told the Unicorns to just move along to Kilborne.

:clap: Fckn Hilarious.
DSCJNKY

 

[joshmo65]

Why would you have to move the hole? That'd be pretty sweet with the eagles right behind it.

 

[jobwilson]

Why would you have to move the hole? That'd be pretty sweet with the eagles right behind it.

Probably so errant shots don't hit the nest.

 

[Dana]

Why would you have to move the hole? That'd be pretty sweet with the eagles right behind it.

No shots will hit the nest unless some loser, dumbasses are up near the basket throwing at the nest.

They are talking about needing some sort of buffer zone.

 

[1978]

No shots will hit the nest unless some loser, dumbasses are up near the basket throwing at the nest.

They are talking about needing some sort of buffer zone.

If it "can" happen, it "will" happen. I have taken 30' ladders and secured Mando signs into trees with 3" screws. The higher I go, the more challenge it is to get up there and rip it down. People will throw discs at a nest, "to get a baby bald eagle." "I bet you $10 you won't scramble a bald eagle egg.."

 

[BIgNik]

We have a pair of Bald eagles at my home course .. Goldenrod DGC ...
I will take some pics later tonight at Leagues and post them ..
They have been around for years .. ive seen 2 diff sets of babys .. over the 4 years of playing ..

 

[ohtobediscing]

Which came first: the course or the egg?
It doesn't look much like you'd "accidentally" hit the nest with a drive.
Fortunately there's a felony waiting for those who molest bald eagles, and I'd be glad to turn in anyone I caught doing so.

 

[ringerguy]

No shots will hit the nest unless some loser, dumbasses are up near the basket throwing at the nest.

They are talking about needing some sort of buffer zone.

Those types of people are never seen playing disc golf:\

 

[ohtobediscing]

Maybe the discs flying by look like a good food source. Maybe some of those mongrels that people trail around will supplement their diet.

 

[jeffmonty]

We used to have a nesting pair of bald eagles on #16 at NAD Park, but a couple of years ago we had a big wind storm that broke off the top of their tree, and took most of the nest with it. They still come around and perch in the tress, but I don't think they're nesting there any longer.

 

[DeadEye]

No bald eagles down here at Texas, but me and some friends were playing underneath some trees at our course when we heard something slam into one of the trees. I looked behind me to see if anyone was throwing on us, and that's when we heard a squirrel screaming for dear life. Then we see a hawk flying away with the squirrel in it's talons. Awesome.

 

[Discette]

i see some at my home course too but, i dont understand the fascination with them

American Bald Eagles came close to extinction in the late 1950's for a variety of reasons, mostly caused by man. For many years, seeing a bald eagle was a very rare site for most Americans.


FYI
Bald eagles were officially declared an endangered species in 1967 in all areas of the United States south of the 40th parallel. The number of nesting pairs in the lower 48 United States increased from less than 450 in the early 1960s, to more than 4,500 adult bald eagle nesting pairs in the 1990s. On June 28, 2007 the Interior Department took the American bald eagle off the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

It is great that the Bald Eagle has come back so strong that it can be taken for granted once again.

 

[1978]

i see some at my home course too but, i dont understand the fascination with them

Neither did Bin Laden.