Onondaga Bald Eagle Watch: Still lots of birds around the lake, but the large numbers won’t last
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
An adult bald eagle holds a gizzard shad it had just snatched from the water at the southeastern end of Onondaga Lake. Mike Greenlar photo.
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The chances of seeing bald eagles on Onondaga Lake continues to be great going into this weekend, but the numbers of birds that can be easily spotted will likely be trending downward in weeks to come, according to a local Audubon chapter official.
Wednesday, volunteers from the Onondaga Audubon chapter counted 39 birds on the lake’s shores – most, if not all, at the lake’s southern end where there’s open water.
This weekend is peak time for seeing bald eagles on Onondaga Lake
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
An adult bald eagle holds a gizzard shad it had just snatched from the water at the southeastern end of Onondaga Lake. Mike Greenlar photo.
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Continuous freezing, snowy weather means one thing to Onondaga Lake Bald Eagle watchers.
Things are peaking with the lake being almost completely frozen over. This coming weekend looks to be prime time for seeing the birds.
Photographer Michael Greenlar, who recently retired from The Post-Standard, has been checking out the scene recently and shared the above photo of an adult baldie he took this week at the lake’s southeastern end. Greenlar said on Wednesday he saw the largest number of birds he’s ever seen on the lake and lots of other photographers and bird watchers.
Chances to see a bald eagle on Onondaga Lake continue to grow: 50 spotted this past week
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
An adult bald eagle carrying a fish it just grabbed from Onondaga Lake is spotted from the Destiny U.S.A. parking lot.Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.
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With this week’s snowstorm and cold temperatures, things continue to pick up on the Onondaga Lake bald eagle watching scene, according to Onondaga Audubon officials.
Since Dec. 1, the total weekly sightings noted by Onondaga Audubon volunteers averaged about two to five birds. Last week, 27 birds were spotted. This past week?
Onondaga Lake bald eagle watch: 27 birds spotted this week
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
An adult bald eagle flies at the southern end of Onondaga Lake Wednesday morning. This picture was taken from the Destiny USA Mall back parking lot. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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It’s been a slow winter for spotting bald eagles on Onondaga Lake – until now.
With the recent stretch of cold weather and snow, things have recently picked up, according to Onondaga Audubon officials who are monitoring the birds’ numbers on the lake on a weekly basis.
Since Dec. 1, the total weekly sightings have averaged about two to five birds, said Alison Kocek, vice president of the Onondaga Audubon chapter.
With the spark of a idea, Crouse-Hinds delivers electricity to the world
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Crouse-Hinds installed their first electric traffic light in Houston Texas, in 1921. The company installed this traffic light at the intersection of James and State Streets, in 1922.
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By Robert Searing | Curator of History, Onondaga Historical Association
There are few things that we take for granted as much as electricity. A force so powerful, yet, paradoxically, so prosaic, much like indoor plumbing and running water, it is difficult for most to imagine a world where it does not exist. One could safely argue that in 2021, electricity is as necessary as oxygen to Americans’ daily existence. Without it, society as we know it would cease to function.