Thursday's Bird Watch!

It's almost a given that you can see Bald Eagles at nearby Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, especially if you drive down Smithfield Rd. where this nest is located.  The female is shown at the nest in this photo, and the male is on a limb off to the side in the same tree. It's impossible to miss the giant Cottonwood tree this nest is in on the South side of Smithfield Rd., East of Livermore Rd. Bald Eagle pairs continue to use the same nest year after year, so we will be watching this nest as we did last year.  This photo was taken on December 31, and on that day we saw a total of 8 Bald Eagles at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge.