At this point and time, it is likely that there are bald eagles nesting in every county in the State of Missouri. There are certainly nesting eagles around Smithville, most of the ones I am aware of are near the upper end of the lake. MDC does track all active eagle nests per federal regulations. Despite the delisting of bald eagles under the Endangered Species Act, they are still very protected and monitoring active nests allows us to avoid impacts to the population, either from development or from individuals. We don’t advertise known eagle nests, but they are usually fairly easy to find at the right time of year.