In this case, a significant chunk of last year's nest remained until just recently. I'm actually not aware as to how successful these eagles have been in fledging their young, but a pair returns to the site yearly.?

This must?be one of the most accessible eagle nest viewing sites in western Washington.

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:39:23 -0800, Martin Muller wrote

> While eagles may work on their nest throughout the winter, they can build a perfectly adequate nest between now and the date of the first egg, in cases where a winter storm has blown down an old nest.
> ?
> Sometimes young eagles will destroy their nest during flight practice. As they get older and stronger, they flap their wings but hang on to the nest to avoid premature departure. Often the repeated upward tugging leads to the nest disintegrating. As if that is not enough, during hours of boredom, while waiting for the next food delivery, half-grown eaglets will also pull sticks from the nest and chuck them over the side. All of this regularly leads to almost no sign of a nest remaining at the end of the nesting season. The adults regularly rebuild in the exact same spot.

> Martin Muller, Seattle
> martinmuller at msn.com
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