Bald Eagle Flying over Lake Jordan

A couple of years ago I saw my first bald eagle flying over Lake Jordan off Route 64. There are a number of large birds one sees between Apex and Pittsboro, but this was notable because the bird's head was white.

I later found out that bald eagles had been successfully reintroduced in a nesting ground on the part of Lake Jordan that is just south of Durham.

I always look for the eagles as I cross the lake by car, but hadn't seen any since that first one until today. Around 3:30 pm a mid-sized bald eagle flew across 64. Although the bald eagles are doing well in their come back from being endangered, it's still a thrill to see one.

Locations of the Bald Eagle Lookouts from North Carolina Travels.com:

[T]he NC 751 bridge crossing Northeast Creek or
the NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Wildlife Observation Deck, [...] located five miles south of I-40 on NC 751, 6.5 miles north of US 64. Click on one of the options below to listen to the call of a bald eagle.

Visit Jordan Lake at NC Parks.gov for pictures and sounds and all!