TWRA seeks help from public in finding bald eagle nests

Jan. 11– Scott Somershoe, ornithologist for The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, announced today the agency is looking for bald eagle nests across Tennessee in 2012.

Hardin County is bald eagle country, with several known nesting locations including one at Shiloh National Military Park.

TWRA, in cooperation with other government agencies and private citizens, has been monitoring bald eagle nests across the state for many years; however there are gaps in monitoring as birds have moved nests and many new nests are appearing annually.

Somershoe says it is the aim to conduct a complete inventory of eagle nests in the state in 2012.

The goal of the project is to document all active nesting locations in the state as part of a comprehensive nest monitoring program to estimate population size and growth for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

New eagle nests are showing up across the state, including one within the city limits of Franklin, and there are many other nests that may have been around for years that are not included in the statewide database.

Anyone with questions or who wants to report bald eagle nest locations can contact Somershoe at 615-781-6653 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .