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Dispatcher12 t1_j7ypfit wrote

I never saw an eagle until I moved up here and I still get all giddy when it happens.

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stoned_hardscaper92 OP t1_j7ypjoo wrote

Usually out here by harrisburg we usually only see them near the river or up higher flying so when this beauty stopped to eat a roadkill deer everyone was stopping

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topspin9 t1_j7z8jfr wrote

Occasionally in the fields around Lititz.

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four980 t1_j7zt0sl wrote

Saw one about two weeks ago on the first green at Armitage golf course in Mechanicsburg. Never seen one in the wild and was kinda shocked just how large of a bird it was. Plus it was picking at some kinda small animal. So cool.

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stoned_hardscaper92 OP t1_j80r59m wrote

Yeah this one was pretty big it actually pulled a deer carcass into the field farther I was probably about 20-30 yards away it was awesome

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TacoNomad t1_j7zgiba wrote

We just bought a house along the river, and they perch in the trees in the backyard. Unfortunately my camera isn't very good and the tree branches are good cover, so I rarely get shareable pics.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j805hbu wrote

There are Eagles nests up and down the Swatara Creek in Lebanon County.

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mybrosteve t1_j7z45i7 wrote

We've only started seeing them in this area within the past few years. 20 years ago even Hawk Mountain would only have one or two sightings a year. It's amazing how well the population has come back!

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Practical_Fix_5350 t1_j7zvbft wrote

French Creek has a pair, they're a good pair for people to know about and visit because they live in the middle of the lake so no one can bother them.

John Heinz has a pair in the middle of the Marsh too. Funny enough if you look up in the sky from the stadiums you may see one of them, I know they hunt around the navy yard I've seen them while fishing there.

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susinpgh t1_j7z7baa wrote

I do too. There's a nest right above the Strip District in Pittsburgh. Love seeing them and the hawks circling.

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Watchyousuffer t1_j807obo wrote

not in PA, but I was at mt vernon last summer and while we were at washington's old tomb, two bald eagles flew out over the river and perched in a branch right next to the tomb. it was comically patriotic

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NotNowDamo t1_j7zpcri wrote

Grew up in Lancaster County, wasn't until my mid 20s before I saw one.

Now, 20 years later, they seem to be everywhere (I now live in western PA).

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IamSauerKraut t1_j805pbq wrote

If you go out to Middle Creek on the LebCo/LanCo border, you'll sometimes see them taking down a snow goose at this time of year. There is also a nesting pair just off the lake.

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NotNowDamo t1_j80f5wz wrote

The Susq, especially around Pequea and Chickies Rock has them. As does Muddy Run.

But the Allegheny National Forest's Kinzua Reservoir in McKean County is thick with them. I have yet to visit that lake without seeing them.

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