"ICY LANDING" ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ALONG THE GREAT RIVER ROAD IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN ELSAH AND ALTON
EAGLE FACT(S)
BALD EAGLES BUILD THEIR NESTS IN LARGE TREES NEAR RIVERS OR COASTS. A TYPICAL NEST IS ABOUT 5 FEET IN DIAMETER. EAGLES OFTEN USE THE SAME NEST YEAR AFTER YEAR. OVER THE YEARS, SOME NESTS BECOME ENORMOUS, AS MUCH AS 9 FEET IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHING 2 TONS. A NEST MAY BE BUILT ON A CLIFF OR ON THE GROUND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE.