A Bald Eagle returns to it’s nest carrying a fish near the 10th green of Bear Trace at Harrison Bay.PGA professional Bruce Bowen has scored his fair share of eagles over the years on golf courses throughout the Southeast.
But he’d never seen a bald eagle with his own eyes until he played at Bear Trace at Harrison Bay earlier this year.
“It’s just cool and something you don’t see every day,” said Bowen, an assistant pro at The Honors Course. “I’ve seen plenty of gators and stuff, but the eagle is definitely the most unique animal I’ve ever seen while playing golf.”
A mating pair of eagles have built a nest about 140 feet up in a pine tree behind the No. 10 green and just off Chickamauga Lake. It is visible from the clubhouse and several other holes on the course.
The birds began building the nest in January, and course superintendent Paul Carter said he believes chicks have hatched, based on the increased activity of the white-headed male.