Our lake was given the name Bald Eagle by Arza C. Crosby. While on a hunting excursion and looking for land he and some friends came upon and killed a bald eagle on the island in the lake.
Crosby and his family had immigrated to this area in 1833 from New York state, and settled on land that had been taken from the Potawatomi in the Treaty of 1828. The title deeds were signed by then President Andrew Jackson. More info on earlier history

Summer Water Birds

Canada Goose

Mallard Duck

Purple Martin

 Herring Gull

Mute Swan

Bufflehead Duck

Great Blue Heron

Eastern King Bird

Spring & Fall Migrators

Common Loon

Merganser Duck

American Coot

Canvasback Duck

Sandhill Crane

Other Wildlife

Beaver

Muskrat

Crawfish

Snapping Turtles
— sometimes blamed for a reduction in fish and waterfowl populations. Studies have shown, however, that Snapping Turtles eat insignificant amounts of game fish, and that mammalian nest predators and large fish kill far more waterfowl than do Snapping Turtles. As adults, Snapping Turtles have few predators other than humans.