Welcome to the Taconic Region 2019 Winter Geocaching Series.
Each year, bald eagles are seen at Rockwood Hall spending their winters fishing and hunting across the beautiful landscape. They primarily feed on fish, but will also feed on waterfowl, smaller birds, turtles, rabbits, and deer carcasses.
The U.S. bald eagle population declined through the 1960s mostly as a result of very low reproductive success due to DDT pollution. In 1960, the State had only one known active bald eagle nest remaining. When DDT was banned, it resulted in a dramatic population increase. The breeding population of the Bald Eagle is now estimated at 300,000 and the species has a conservation rating of “Least Concern.”
About 40 feet off the Middle Trail, look for the only bush atop the stone outcropping and you’ll find the cache halfway down the rocks beneath.