Greetings CBFL Members and Friends,
Www.thebaylab.org will resume educational class trips in spring although the skipjack Dee of St. Mary's is scheduled to be out of service in 2010 for restoration provided by a grant from The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
Having worked in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries for about 50 years , I have seen many profound scenes of nature. The most interesting is observing the domain of the Bald Eagle.
They are permanent residents. They nest and raise their young here.
They are rather scarce around the river in the summer because they do not get along with the Ospreys ( Hatfield and McCoy syndrome) In the Fall and winter they reign supreme over all marine birds around the Chesapeake. They use the recently vacated Osprey nests for observation posts. It is not uncommon to see a mated pair sharing the view. The Captain recently saw a Bald Eagle removing nesting material from a day marker in the river and transferring it to a rock jetty at the mouth of the creek.
Many times as I have been tonging for oysters and seen the ducks flying around in panic because a bald Eagle is in the air. I have watched many times an eagle hovering over a hapless diving duck waiting for the small critter to run out of air, thus providing lunch.
In talking with residents along the St. Mary's River, it is estimated that a Bald Eagle will catch at least one duck a day for food.
Remember:" It's Our Bay, Let's Pass It On"
From Capn Jack and First Mate Fulchiron
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