Eagle Viewing Eagle Viewing Days at Cayuga Station
Duke Energy invites the public to attend its annual bald eagle viewing days at its Cayuga electric power plant, just north of Terre Haute, Ind. Most years, the area near Cayuga Station hosts the state’s largest population of mid-winter migratory bald eagles.
“During the past few winters, numerous bald eagles have been staying near Cayuga station. Most of the eagles we see in the winter have migrated from the north, but we have several eagles that have built nests in the area and are year round residents,” said Tim Hayes, a senior environmental scientist with Duke Energy. “When area lakes and streams freeze over in the winter, warm water discharged from the Cayuga power plant keeps the river area by the plant ice free, which attracts fish that the eagles feed on. The colder the weather, the more likely the birds are to show.”
Duke Energy monitors and works in collaboration with groups such as the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to help manage endangered species found on or near its properties statewide.
For more information on eagles in Indiana, visit the Department of Natural Resources.