I'm in the Binghamton area. While building the Presidential Helicopter Building in Owego NY we were honored to have a pair of Bald Eagles watching our work progress. They would fly in fish the pond then sit in the trees and watch us work.The interesting part was we were being watched by Americas greatest symbol while constructing the building that our next presidents helicopter would be built in.Talk about Big Brother watching! The pair nests nearby on an island in the river.There are others . I'm told one that flew over my truck while driving up Kattelville Hill is one of a pair nesting at Chenango Valley State Park.Last winter I made a short trips to the Cannonsville Resv. area. Between there and the Binghamton area I saw 10 different eagles in one week.They are awsome beautiful birds.

well, that's me, kinda.....the nest is about two linear miles from here, so it's almost my backyard. A neighbor said he saw one of them getting harrassed by "chicken hawks" the other day right here over our woods. I never did find out if he meant "chicken hawk"-kestrel, or "chicken hawk" red-tailed hawk, or what, which bugs me since the term is loosely applied to any bird of prey hereabouts. I've seen the red-tails take a swipe at them, but it's always while they are on the wing. I will have to check out that link--thanks for posting it!!

Here is the list containing 462 names. When you see names of hostas on the same line but separated by a front slash ( / ), this means that these are look-alike: List of Distinct Hostas It is said that out the 3800 to 4000 now registered and NR hosta varieties, between 450 and 500 are DISTINCT ONES. HERE IS "A LIST" (not "THE" LIST) of 462 names: * Aarkward * Abba Dabba Do * Abiqua Drinking Gourd / Love Pat / Golden Teacup * Abiqua Hallucination Abiqua Moonbeam / Mayan Moon Academy Flora Alex Summers Allegan Fog Alligator Shoes Alvatine Taylor / Tokudama Flavo-circinalis American Sweethearts Antioch / Moerheim Apple Court Aristocrat Aspen Gold August Beauty August Moon Austin Dickinson Baby Bunting Banana Boat Banana Muffins Band Of Gold Barbara Ann Behemoth Betty Hammond Big Daddy Big Daddy Streak Big Mama Bill Brincka Bill Meyer Birchwood Parky's Gold Bizarre Black Banner Black Hills Blizzard Blue Angel Blue Arrow Blue Betty Lou Blue Blazes Blue Cadet (small)/Hadspen Blue (medium) Blue Cups / I'm So Blue Blue Dimples Blue Hawaii Blue Jay Blue Mammoth Blue Moon Blue Mouse Ear Blue Shadows Blue Umbrellas Blue Velvet Blue Vision Blue Wedgwood / Blue Dimples Bob Olson Bold Ruffles Border Bandit Bottom Line Break Dance Brenda's Beauty Bressingham Blue Bridegroom Bright Lights / Blue Shadows / Tokudama Aureonebulosa Brim Cup Bud is Wiser Camelot / Curlew Canadian Blue Canadian Shield Candy Hearts Candydish Captain Kirk Carnival Caroline Blue Cat's Eyes Center of Attention Chartreuse Wedge Chartreuse Wiggles Cherry Berry Chinese Sunrise Choo Choo Train Christmas Tree / Grand Master Cinnamon Sticks Citation City Lights Collector's Banner Color Glory /Super Nova / Borwick Beauty Color Parade Colossal /Big John /Big Foot Cool Hand Luke Cracker Crumbs Crepe Soul Crepe Suzette Curls Cutting Edge Dark Star Darwin's Standard Daybreak (true 'gold' color) Deep Blue Sea Delta Dawn Devon Green / Peridot Diana Remembered Dick Ward / Midwest Magic Doctor Hale Don Quixote Donahue's Piecrust Dorothy Benedict Dorset Blue Double Dutch Dragon Wings Dream Weaver / Thunderbolt Dust Devil Eagles Nest Early Sunrise Ebb Tide El Capitan El Nino Elata Elatior Elegans Elizabeth Campbell Elphin Fire Elvis Lives Elvis on Stage Embroidery Emerald Coast Emerald Eyes Emerald Necklace Enchantment Eola Sapphire Eventide Fair Maiden Fan Dance Fantabulus Fascination Fascinator Fatal Attraction Filagree Fire and Ice/Loyalist/ Paul Revere First Impressions Flame Stitch Flower Power Formal Attire fortunei Aureomarginata / Ellerbrook Fragrant Blue Fragrant Bouquet Francee /Albo Marginata Frances Williams /Aurora Borealis/Olive Bailey Langdon/Samurai Fried Bananas Fried Green Tomatoes Fringe Benefit Frosted Jade Frosted Mini Muffins Fujiboton, Galaxy Galaxy Light Geisha Gilt bby Association Ginko Craig / Bunchoko Ginsu Knife Glory Gold Drop / Gold Edger Gold Regal Gold Standard Gold Teacup Golden Canopy Golden Cascades Golden Crown Golden Friendship Golden Gate Golden Maple Golden Scepter Golden Spades Golden Sunburst Golden Waffles GoldenTiara/Amber Tiara/Heavenly Tiara Golder Scepter Grand Prize Grand Slam Grand Tiara Gray Cole Great American Expectations Great Expectations Grecian Vase Green Acres / Mikado / King Michael Green Eyes Grey Ghost Ground Sulphur Guacamole Guardian Angel / Angel Eyes Gunsmoke Gypsy Rose Hacksaw Hadspen Blue / Blue Cadet Hadspen Samphire Halycon Heart and Soul Heartsong Helios Hi Ho Silver High Style Hirao Magesty Hirao Splendor Holly's Velvet Piecrust Honeybells Hoosier Harmony Hope Hot Lips Hubba Hubba Hyacinthina Ice Cream Invincible Iron Gate Delight Island Charm Jack of Diamonds Jade Cascade / Green Fountain Jade Scepter Janet Jewel of The Nile Jimmy Crack Corn Joshua's Banner Joyce Trott June Just So King Tut Kiwi Blue Sunrise Kiwi Full Monty Knockout / Snowcap Komodo Dragon Korean Snow Krossa Cream Edge Krossa Regal Lacey Belle Lady Isobel Barnett Lakeside Babyface Lakeside Beach Captain Lakeside Black Satin Lakeside Blue Jeans Lakeside Cha Cha Lakeside Coal Miner Lakeside Dividing Line Lakeside Dixie Lakeside Dragonfly Lakeside Kaleidoscope Lakeside Knick Knack Lakeside Lollipop Lakeside Looking Glass Lakeside Masterpiece Lakeside Meter Maid Lakeside Mom Lakeside Party Dress Lakeside Pincushion Lakeside Prissy Miss Lakeside Roy El Lakeside San Kao Lakeside Shore Master Lakeside Surfrider Lancifolia Laura and Darrell Leather Sheen Lemon Lime Liberty Little Ceasar Little Doll Little Sunspot Love Pat /Abiqua Drinking Gourd / Lovelight Loyalist / Fire and Ice / Paul Revere Lucy Vitols Luner Orbit Mack The Knife Marion Bachman Masquerade Maui Buttercups Medal of Honor Midas Touch Mildred Seaver Millennium Ming Jade Miss Missy Mississippi Delta Mistress Mable Montana Aureomarginata Montana Macrophylla Moon Wave Moonlight Sonata Mount Tom Mountain Snow Mr. Big My Brother Ronald Neat and Tidy Niagara Falls / Green Piecrust Nifty Fifty Night Before Christmas Northern Halo / Northern Exposure Northern Lights Obsession Olive Branch On Stage On the Edge One Man's Treasure Ophir Orange Marmalade Pacific Blue Edger Paintbrush Pandora's Box Paradigm Paradise Joyce Parthelion Patriot / Minuteman / Francee Paul's Glory Peace Pearl Lake Peedee Laughing River Peepshow Permanent Wave Peter's Passion Piedmont Gold / Richland Gold Pineapple Poll Pineapple Upsidedown Cake Pizzazz Plantageniea Plantageniea Aphrodite Plum Bob Polar Moon Popo Potomac Pride Prairie Magic Praying Hands Princess Anastasia Principal's List Queen Josephine Queen Of Islip Quilting Bee Radio Waves Rainforest Sunrise Rapsberry Sorbet Reasonance / Ground Master Red Dragon Red Neck Heaven Red October Regal Rumor Regal Splendor / Border Patrol Remember Me Reptillian Revolution Rick Rack Riptide Risky Business Robert's Rapier Rosedale Spoons Roseville Tractor Seat Rossing's Pride Royal Accolade Royal Flush Royal Standard Royalty Rupifragia Rusty Bee Ryan's Big One Sagae Saint Elmo's Fire Salute Satisfaction / Tyler's Treasure Savannah Supreme Sea Biscuit Sea Blue Monster Sea Dream Sea Frolic Sea Gulf Stream Sea Lotus Sea Monster Sea Thunder Sea Wiggles September Sun / Inniswood Seventh Heaven Shade Fanfare Shady Lady Sharmon Sheila Macqueen Sheila West Shogun Showboat Silver Bowl Silver Kabitan Silver Streak Sitting Pretty Snow Flakes Snowcap So Sweet Soaring Flame Sparky Spilt Milk Spinach Patch Spring Fling Spritzer Squash Casserole Stained Glass Stepping Out Stetson Stiletto Stirfry Stolen Kiss Striptease Sugar and Cream Sugar Daddy Sum and Substance Sum It Up / Lady Isobel Barnett Sum Of All Sum Total Summer Breeze Summer Joy Summer Music Sun Power Super Nova / Color Glory / Borwick Beauty Surprise By Joy Sweet Home Chicago Swoosh T Rex Tardiflora Tattoo T-Dawg Tea and Crumpets Thumberlina Tiffany's Godzilla Tijuana Brass Tiny Tears Titanic Tokudama Aureonebulosa Tony Avent Topaz Torchlight Tortifrons True Blue Turtle Dove Twilight Twist of Lime Twisted Sister Unchained Melody Undulata Univitatta Unforgettable Valentine Lace Ventricosa (a species that won't be appreciated till it gets to maturity) Victory Vim and Vigor Warwick Comet Warwick Delight Wheaton Blue Whirling Dervish Whirlwind Whirrling Dervish White Christmas White Triumphator White Wall Tire Wide Brim Wiggle Worms Wild Bill Windfield Blue Winter Lightning Wolverine Xanadu Snow Yellow Emperor Yellow River Yingeri Zounds Note: This list is not meant to be perfect. Oher names could possibly be added. compiled by PAPOU Last revision: March 24, 2004

The first time I can recall seeing a Bald Eagle in the wild was on a motorcycle ride, which turned out to be my last one in IL. It was a crisp November day and I was riding a nice curvy road paralleling the Rock River heading north. I had just navigated a tight curve when a large shadow passed me. I looked up into the sun and thought I saw the white tail feathers. I thought....nah, couldn't be....and then it turned its head towards me and there was that magnificent head. It soared over the river looking for fish, following my route for a little while. It was just the bird and me along the river. Down here, we have Reelfoot Lake in NW TN, which is a popular place for Bald Eagles to nest so I've seen quite a few more. But the day one was flying over the 5 acre pond in front of my house was memorable. I missed it flying but caught the crows chasing it. The Eagle had just caught a fish and the crows were trying to get it away from the Eagle. It had the fish in its talons, lifted up off the ground and flew a short distance to eat. I watched it dine while the crows pestered it.