I had asked Evelyn yesterday if she thought the eagles we've seen this summer are a "family" and if so, had the immature one she and Ray saw this summer perhaps been born here. She replied as follows:

I really don’t know… (About the immature eagle’s nesting area)… I know that they are known to return to their original nesting area… but just having a sign of activity in this area that is so frequent is a good sign… the past couple of years the eagle sightings have been quite regular here on Joe’s… I know when we took the train ride out of St. Jay to Wells River a couple of years ago, we were treated to a sighting of two mature eagles in flight just over the river (at window height for the train)… so they are hanging out around here quite a bit… It seems we’ve always spotted them along the Connecticut River Valley, and of course near the Moore Dam… so the population seems to be expanding… We could have a nearby nesting sight…Did you know that the average eagle’s nest weighs about one ton!! Whew!! That has to

I just checked our link from our website to the eaglecam…. And this was the observation from there as of two days ago: (September 24)

“Well, I'm sure that some of you have observed the recent activity at the nest. Notable early this morning. Often during this time of year there is an increased activity near raptor nests. This is thought to be triggered by the particular photo period (day length) -- similar to that in the spring -- which is known to stimulate singing in songbirds during the fall and protection of nest sites and nest activity by raptors in the fall. Hopefully this pair will keep up the good work and reinforce their nest structure to endure winter storms.”

To visit the Eaglecam on Ray and Evelyn's site Click Here

You can learn more about the American Bald Eagles on this site:
www.baldeagleinfo.com

I had a message from Rob Denny letting me know about a change of winter address for him. We are updating the JPA Directory. Rob and Florence have a cottage at 80 Cove Rd. here at Joe's Pond. Rob also sent this great sunset picture taken last night. Great shot. Thanks, Rob.

I went to Cabot Village this morning on Fall Foliage Day business and took a picture of the new house on Cabot Plains Road just before you reach the cemetery. Washington Electric people were out with several crews in that area. It looked to me as if they were not only working to get the new house hooked on, but had also done some cutting underneath the existing lines getting ready for winter. It doesn't take long for the lines to become overgrown with underbrush, and for tree limbs to reach out over the wires which, when loaded with snow can knock out power. I was really glad to see they'd been working on it.
I took a picture of the new house. It's a Huntington Home, and will be very nice when it's finished, I think. Click here if you'd like to know more about those modular homes. Huntington Homes

I gather from the weather forecast we can expect some heavy rain during the weekend. Monday is supposed to be better - good news for the Walden folks for their Fall Foliage Day, but looks like in Cabot we may have some showers to contend with. There are lots of things going on, though - basket weaving at the lovely old Carpenter farm, craft displays at the gym, open house at the lovely old Victorian home of the Wiswell family, now owned by granddaughter Jane and Ferguson McKay, a book sale at the library, historic tours and a tour to local crafters Edmund Menard and Ken Klingler, and to the Richers' on Loon Cove - and the Historical Society Museum will be open most of the day. There are tours all day at the Cabot Creamery Visitors' Center. I was there today to deliver some Cabot oral history books and there were lots of tourists there. A couple things we've planned may get rained out like the hayride and the hike to Nichols Ledge, but I'm sure folks will find plenty to do, and there's the beef stew lunch at the church which will hit the spot if the day turns out to be cool and damp. I hope to see some of you there. I'll be at the gym most at least in the morning, and probably for a while in the afternoon. Stop by and say hello.