Local bird enthusiast Darryl Hill told me recently that the bald eagle has made quite a comeback here in Southern Minnesota. The ban of DDT in 1972 helped get the ball rolling. Other conservation measures have really helped build back the population in these parts over just the past few years.

For the sake of the landowner and the eagles, I'll only state that this nest is south of Owatonna.

I did a little checking on bald eagle nests and came up with a few things. The eagle usually builds its nest near water and fishes for food. They keep using the same nest year after year. They keep adding on to their nest almost constantly. One nest in Ohio was believed to be 34 years old when the tree fell over. It's said that the largest bald eagle nest was in Florida and it weighed about 3 tons. The eagles line their nest with their feathers.

A bald eagle usually lays one to three eggs at a time. Minnesota ranks third behind Alaska and Florida in bald eagle population.

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