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The Lake Ouachita natural resources management staff, park rangers and volunteers braved the frigid temperatures to conduct the annual American Bald Eagle Survey, January 6, 2011.
This year, 55 adult eagles and 34 juvenile eagles were reported, for a total of 89 eagles!
This is the highest number of eagles counted on Lake Ouachita in the past five years. An abundant food supply and forested areas around the shoreline provide excellent habitat for these birds.
Eagles are a common site on Lake Ouachita during the months of November through February, or early March (depending on the weather). Lake Ouachita also hosts a small resident population of American Bald Eagles.
Many visitors come to Lake Ouachita during the winter months to catch a glimpse of these majestic birds. Even though the American Bald Eagle has been removed from the Endangered Species list, it is still protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Each year adult and juvenile eagles migrate to the warmer
open water of Lake Ouachita when the northern lakes and rivers begin to
freeze and food becomes scarce.
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