The many water features in Eastwood, including the lake, river and lagoon, are well known for attracting migratory bird populations, including waterfowl, osprey, shorebirds and gulls.
In 2009, a pair of bald eagles, known as Cindy and Jim, began hunting at Eastwood Lake and along the Mad River after building their nest across Harshman Road in the treetops above the City of Dayton Mad River Well Field. Unfortunately, Cindy died in 2016 after carrying a wet branch back to the nest that made contact with a power line.
Jim took a new mate, Hope, and they have continued to make their home in their Eastwood’s Treetop Palace, complete with eaglets.
