Salem’s resident bald eagles are nearly nesting, just in time for Eagle Watch 2026
On a cool, gray morning at Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem Parks Ranger Mike Zieker peered through binoculars at a wild cluster of sticks and debris perched several feet up in a tree about a half mile away.
The cluster, likely as big as a queen-sized mattress and 5 or 6 feet deep, has served as a nest for Salem’s resident bald eagles since 2020, Zieker said. Year after year the eagles return to their tree…
