[SBB] Calero's Bald Eagle

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Hello All -
 
I've already replied to Al Eisner's question on the wintering adult Bald  
Eagle at Calero Reservoir; however, then I thought maybe I should send a broader  
reply.
 
Since Calero Reservoir is not far from where I live, I often check there  for 
the Bald Eagle and other birds.  Here are some of my observations over  the 
past few years.
 
The eagle usually arrives around the end of November to early December, and  
I start watching for it in earnest around Thanksgiving time.  The bird is  
most reliably seen during December and January, with sightings tapering off in  
February and only a very few sightings into early March.  My last sighting  
this year was a very brief look on March 2 as the eagle banked low over the  
reservoir and headed into the cove at the southwest end of the reservoir.
 
It has been seen most often in the southwest section of the reservoir and  
seems to have a "favorite" perch on an oak at the end of a peninsular  
projection.  However, the eagle has been seen in other areas of the  reservoir as well. 
 It also seems to hang out in the southwestern cove  which is not visible 
from the boat ramp - fishermen have told me it has been  seen there.
 
I and others have also seen it flying along the Alamitos Creek  corridor, and 
on the Calero-Morgan Hill CBC I watched it fly along McKean Rd  headed for 
Calero.  Where it was coming from, I don't know.
 
Sightings of this eagle tend to be a "hit or miss" kind of thing, and while  
I check the reservoir fairly often I have more "misses" than "hits".  In  
short, December-January seem to be the best times to look for this bird.
 
Regards,
Ann Verdi
San Jose
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