Urban wildlife waking up, plus a question

[urbpan]

This week Boston is being treated to a little thaw. It's supposed to reach into the fifties today, and considering that 30 feels like a heat wave, I expect to see many people in shorts and t-shirts this afternoon. Wise and cynical New Englanders know that the following week, or maybe the week after that, the temperature WILL plummet again, and we

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[donnad]

Unrelated to this post, I'm curious as to whether you know of eagle sightings locally. I was driving on Route 3 in Southern NH. on Sunday and could have sworn I saw an eagle. It was definitely a raptor, but it had what looked like the white tail and head and I'm pretty sure it wasn't just the illusion because of the sun. Have you heard of eagle sightings in S. NH. recently? I still can't believe I saw it, we see red tails up this way a lot, at first I though it was just a hawk. I've never seen an eagle in the wild before.

[cottonmanifesto]

for sure. a few winters ago, there was a bald eagle eating a canada goose on jamaica pond.

[ruthling]

I've seen one as close to my house as the Mystic Lakes.

[urbpan]

Yes.

And hoo, boy 8 years ago...

I saw a juvenile bald eagle flying over Watertown square a few years ago, and about a month ago got a quick glimpse of an adult soaring over a park in Brookline.

[donnad]

Very cool, Thank you, I'm going to have to keep my eyes open to spot him again. Maybe try to get a picture.