Conowingo Dam (Md) Eagle Shooting

Has anyone gone to the Conowingo Dam park area north of Baltimore to shoot the eagles there? What time of day and what time of year works best? Thanks.

I went one October day a few years ago. Lots of eagles and photographers there all day long. They have a Facebook page and you could probably call them to get more info.

I used to go there a few times a year, not any more.

Activity at the dam seems to be less and less every year, and the active season shorter and shorter. Conversely, the photographer population keeps increasing.

When I first started going there a number of years ago the season seemed to begin in October and continue into January, peaking around Thanksgiving, with 200+ eagles at the site. Last year I was there the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and activity was so slow that I didn't get a single good shot. Parking, even on the busiest days, never used to be a problem, but now the lot at the dam fills early, sometimes before 7:00 am, with parking available in a field about a mile away, with shuttle bus service available.

It's worth a visit if you've never been there, and there is a year-round eagle population in the area.