• Article Photo. Nearly a dozen eagles gathered north of Vinton Friday.
    Nearly a dozen eagles gathered north of Vinton Friday.
  • Article Photo. A bald eagle sits in a tree overlooking a pond near Minne Estema Park Friday morning.
    A bald eagle sits in a tree overlooking a pond near Minne Estema Park Friday morning.
  • Article Photo.

Vinton area residents have become accustomed to seeing bald eagles overhead throughout the winter months. 

Nearly a dozen were gathered at a pond on 24th Avenue Drive north of Minne Estema Park about 7 miles north of Vinton on Friday morning. 

Wildlife experts say there are hundreds of nesting pairs who make Iowa their home, and thousands who come during each winter.