January 2026 Eagles, Provincetown,
Saturday January 3 Gorgeous sunrise this morning, with the light making the ice on the pond glow. Checking eBird last night, there were reports of 3 snowy owls at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, on the north shore. Went up there this morning, but no luck with the owls. Did see a juvenile bald eagle and a couple of northern harriers , one flying low over the bushes near the footpath, along with some common eiders , a couple of surf scoters , with their wacky beaks, on the ocean and black ducks on the marsh. Lots of people there, all hoping for a snowy, but no one I spoke to saw one. Full moon rising over the pond tonight. Friday January 9 There was a deer carcass on the ice on the pond this morning! I'm guessing that a pack of coyotes chased it onto the ice and brought it down. Pretty amazing! I went back again in the late afternoon and saw an adult bald eagle standing on the ice, not that close to the deer. I ...