At least two Bald Eagles have been visiting Central Park over the last few weeks. Tonight one arrived at dusk. At first we didn’t see it, but every gull started to fly and we knew there was a raptor. It was an adult Bald Eagle, who circle the north end of the Reservoir before catching a gull on the NE corner of the reservoir. It then ate the bird on the ice. (The Reservoir is about half frozen.)

One of the Peregrine Falcons was in a tree near all of the action, but choose to stay put. Also on the Reservoir were a Glaucous Gull (thanks to Ed Gaillard for reporting it, and Peter Post for helping me find it) and a female Long-tailed Duck (thanks to Mary Beth Kooper for reporting it).

I only had my spotting scope and my cell phone to record the Bald Eagle with me, but I thought a Bald Eagle eating in Central Park was worth some photographs.