Bald Eagle nest near by in a residential neighborhood. The nest located near the top of a White pine, 105 feet up.
2021, Welcome Flora and Neon, the 9th and 10th eaglets born in Marge & Fred’s increasingly larger nest. They built the nest in 2015 and raised Downey and Fleece (2016), Belle (2017), Orville and Wilbur (2018), Pearl (2019), and Pappy and Winkle (2020).
Recently, Fred got tangled in fishing line and saved by locals and the Huron Valley Humane Society and then over to Howell Nature Center for rehab. He was out of action for 11 days and showed up at the nest Tuesday morning, May 18.
In 2016, Downey broke a bone on the third day after fledging and spent 6 weeks in rehab. He was returned and flew away successfully.