Flew in, perched near the trunk of a few medium-sized deciduous trees, and flew out, passing almost directly over a perched red-tailed hawk (which turned to look, but did not seem agitated or otherwise react.)

Great egrets and great blue herons were alarmed away when the eagle arrived: egrets pictured retreating. The herons made more noise and possible territorial circling, and returned to hunt while the eagle was still there. The eagle sat (pictured) near the surface of the water (its tail probably wet) for over twenty minutes before going to the conifer perch also pictured.

When viewed through binoculars we could tell this nest was made on an artificial post with chicken wire tied together to make a cone shape which the nest is built on. Could be Great Horns or ravens nesting this season but the nest was undoubtingly created by Ferruginous.