Hi,

Some of you may remember, back in October, I reported having seen a  
Bald Eagle in mid-town Manhattan (flying above the Beacon Theater).

I have just received this response from the NYC Commissioner of  
Parks, and thought it might be of interest.


> Hi Laura:
> You have quite the "eagle eye" and what you saw was indeed somewhat  
> of an anomoly.  Although they can occasionally be seen in Manhattan  
> (usually on the Hudson River, particularly when it is very cold and  
> the rivers and lakes up north are covered with ice), they are quite  
> rare.  That same eagle was photographed by a regular bird  
> photographer over Central Park with a large striped bass in its  
> talons, and the picture was publishedabout a week ago in the Daily  
> News.  We hope that there will be more frequent sitings of Bald  
> eagles as the 20 or so that we have raised from chicks in Inwood  
> Park mature and possibly return to the area (they all flew off once  
> they were independent, most going upstate or to Canada)  The first  
> group, of which two survived, is just reaching sexual maturity and  
> this maight be the time they come back.  Perhaps that was one of  
> "our babies" coming back to the nest.  Thanks for letting me know  
> of the siting.
> Adrian Benepe


Happy New Year of birding!
Laura

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