Bald Eagles Spotted Flying Over White Lake

Several residents have reported seeing a pair of bald eagles flying over White Lake.

Lakefront residents have snapped a few photos, and we want you to add your own to this gallery.

On White Lake Patch's Facebook page Caren Zunich said, "I just saw one, head still brown, so it was young, on Cooley Lake Road just before Carroll Lake Road, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 10:00 am. It was perched in a tree right over the road. It was so majestic!"

Tabitha Anderson spotted another on the other side of the township, "I saw two bald Eagles at the end of last spring/early summer, over Grass Lake. Around the same time I saw an Osprey dive into the lake after a fish," she said.

Bald eagle sighting aren't rare in the area, but they are uncommon.

According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources bald eagles, the national bird, are one of two species of eagles found in the United States. Their breeding range extends from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Baja California and Florida.

"During Michigan winters, bald eagles are seen throughout the state (almost all counties), while they nest mainly in the Upper Peninsula (especially the western portion) and the northern portion of the Lower Peninsula," The DNR states. "These eagles don't really migrate, they just move south enough to stay ahead of the ice and congregate near open water. Immature birds may move further south."