A seventy-five degree late-winter day stirs spring fever and Wanderlust. Cooper and I explore the southernmost reaches of Jordan Lake. Here the tawny confluent of the Haw River merges with lake waters. We pause on a bluff overlooking the lake in a northerly direction. The striking views grandstand a small sector of the seventeen-mile-long reservoir and its pristine 180-mile shoreline.
An unfamiliar raptor screech diverts my attention to the skies. A bald eagle on six foot wingspan glides into view and disappears along the wooded shore. Relatively shallow Jordan Lake and woodlands are exceptional eagle habitat and professedly host the largest concentration of bald eagles on the East Coast.
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| Eagle Territory (Jordan Lake east of Pittsboro, North Carolina) |
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| Spring Fever (Cooper, spring sun and a carpet of moss on a bluff overlooking Jordan Lake) |
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