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Ken & Nancy -
I wonder the success of past "artificial" platforms and I know Ken
probably knows a lot more about it than me.
Out in Lake Waco, they flooded and area and undermined the trees the
eagles were nesting in and nests with eaglets in it literally fell into
the lake, I think 2x, cannot remember the story. The Audubon out there
put in a 50ft spun concrete pole with a 6ft wide metal frame bowl for the
actual nest.
I think the eagles keep selecting unstable trees, not sure of this year,
but I think so far no eagles have taken up in it. So some good advice
from others would be needed, but more tall trees for eagles are definitely
needed.
Makes me appreciate "artificial burrows" although the digging is very hard
work sometimes!
Regards - Kelly
Kelly Heffernan
SFAS's Project Perch
(978) 412-5313
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>
> Nancy, it is true that eagles usually will defend a radius of 1-2 miles
> around breeding and foraging areas. They are known to occupy alternative
> nest sites within their breeding territory. I don't think there are many
> tracts of suitable habitat in populated Broward County. The idea of
> artificial sites in places such as some of the parks (Miramar Pineland
> Park
> comes to mind, as does Tree Tops) is not so far-fetched. The Ospreys could
> use some as well. If the Pembroke Pines tree were to fall, the eagles
> might
> accept a nearby artificial platform.
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