Over the past few weeks a number of Leedsians have reported eagle sightings. The reservoir seems to be the most likely permanent setting for this amazing 7 foot…YES!… 7 foot wingspanned bird. The thinking is that a nest could be in the back corner of the reservoir towards newly paved Kennedy Road. Several other sightings have been reported as well. The ball players at Leeds School witnessed the eagle flying overhead as did several folks along the upper Mill River above the Top Dam. This sighting, particularly nice – an arching white birch tree, its leaves yellowed, the eagle perched, facing upstream in search of its main diet – fish and trout which are still observable in our very own Mill River and caught from time to time by those who know the nooks and crannies of one of Leeds’s most precious resources.

So, get yourselves outside and take a look around, up and down, and you’ll be surprised at what you just might find.

by Jim Mias