Possible nest at SW 41st St & NW 215th Street NW Dade-Miami/Broward County line

Posted by NewMexiKen on Mar 15, 2016; 12:07pm
URL: http://bald-eagles-of-broward-county-florida.17.s1.nabble.com/Possible-nest-at-SW-41st-St-NW-215th-Street-NW-Dade-Miami-Broward-County-line-tp7574423.html

Billi has now reported the possible eagle nest to FWC. Again, she writes (3/14/16):

Hi Ken, I wrote to you about this beginning of Feb., and last weekend on my way to and from the Keys I saw the eagle on that light pole both times. I sent this message (below) with eBird link to FWC and they will send a guy from FWRI out to check because they have no record of a nest there:

For the 3rd time (1/31/16, 3/12/16, 3/13/16) we've seen an adult perched on the same extremely tall (highest one there) light fixture on the south side of the turnpike at Calder Racetrack between  the E-W turnpike extension (from the Keys, just before it joins the northbound turnpike), and the boxy old "hotel" on the south side.

The coordinates are on this eBird checklist's map link.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28154447

I had assumed its nest would be in the nice pinelands on the north/Broward side, but this time I think I saw sticks in a metal dish on top, next to the eagle.

Can't miss it even from a moving vehicle.

Regards,

Billi

My Reply:

Interesting! Do you have any idea as to where someone might safely park and view the light pole? I am not familiar with the area.

From the location you provide at the link in your eBird report, it seems that the best way would be to enter from SW 41st Street (SR 852) at NW 215th Street, west of the Turnpike and then turn south into the race track entrance. I am not sure whether this is a restricted area. Your coordinates  [25.9713174,-80.2342701] show the pole to be located immediately inside the entrance road.

If the eagles have an active nest, their young would probably ready to fledge or have done so already.