400 West Eagle Station
Located at 424 South 400 West , Greenfield IN 46140
Wildlife Habitat Project at Eagle Station
Eagle Station, located at the 400West trailhead, is a focal point for Pennsy Trails and offers something for everyone.
An outdoor classroom was constructed by Ben Palmer for his Eagle Scout Project in 2021. The shelter was constructed by dedicated volunteers in 2023. Both support the Eagle Station as a place to stop and rest, and learn about habitats and habitat restoration. Visitors can enjoy the site’s natural habitat, restored with the help of many community volunteers.
This site is open to the public and may be reserved for students working on Life Sciences and scouts working on Environmental Sciences badges.
This site is open to the public and may be reserved for students working on Life Sciences and scouts working on Environmental Sciences badges.
Five large educational signs offer activities to encourage outdoor learning geared towards primary, middle, and high school ages, as well as adults and families.
Brochure for Eagle Station Outdoor Classroom: https://pennsytrails.org/pennsytrailseaglestationclassroom/
Learning objectives with activities for 5 signs: link and photos for educators
- American Bald Eagle
- A full-size American Bald Eagle
- Wildlife Habitat
- Habitat Restoration
- Sugar Creek Watershed
Located at 424 South 400 West Greenfield IN 46140.
Contact us at PennsyTrails@gmail.com to reserve this site for your group, offered free on a first come basis. This site is ADA accessible, and has a port a pot and parking for a school bus.
Sugar Creek Watershed
Miles of wildlife habitat throughout Hancock County
Additional Resource Links:
United States Geological Survey
Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek, near New Palestine, Indiana. Sugar Creek is part of a long-term USGS stream monitoring project, and was one of 72 U.S. streams and rivers investigated for pesticide occurrence. On average, 26 pesticides were detected in samples collected from Sugar Creek during 2013–17; 16 of the 122 samples collected at this site had a Pesticide Toxicity Index score that predicted potential chronic toxicity to benthic invertebrates. Access the study here.
Additional Resource Links:
Nature Activities
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Potter Wasp
Carpenter Ant
Bald Eagle Resources
Active EAGLE nest in 2024: Greenfield at New Rd & Hickory Blvd
Additional Resource Links:
National Wildlife Federation Bald Eagle Info
Indiana DNR Bald Eagle Resources
The Cornell Lab: Bald Eagle Life History
BIRTHING RECORD AT THE GREENFIELD NEST:
by Bob Burchfield
2014 = 1 eaglet (1 survived to fledge)
2015 = 3 eaglets (1 survived to fledge)
2016 = 3 eaglets (all 3 survived to fledge)
(The original male eagle died on June 14, 2016. The female found a new mate in time for the 2017 season.)
2017 = 3 eaglets (1 survived to fledge)
2018 = 2 eaglets (2 survived to fledge)
2019 = 3 eaglets (all 3 survived to fledge)
2020 = 3 eaglets (all 3 survived to fledge)
2021 = 0.
2022 = 2 chicks (0 survived).
2023 = 3 eaglets (all 3 survived to fledge)
TOTALS THRU 2023 = 23 hatched, 17 survived to fledge
Report from Bob Burchfield- August 2025
The last time our pair of bald eagles was seen together was in March (not by me). I photographed them together on January 25. That’s the last time I saw HER. Subsequently the male was seen at the site for several more weeks into April, then it disappeared, too.
My best guess is that the female died. She would have been 18-19 years old, which is within the average lifespan of an adult bald eagle (15-25 years). So I think he hung around the site until he decided she wasn’t coming back.
Consequently, there was no nesting activity and no chicks this year.
I’ve been told that sometimes other raptors will take over an empty nest, so I still go by the site twice a day and have a look. Fingers crossed for new residents perhaps in November or December. 
According to DNR there are 11 other known nests in Hancock County, but not all were active in 2025. Statewide there were reports of 622 nests in 90 of Indiana’s 92 counties in 2025. But the DNR rep told me that they estimate that there could be as many as 20% more nests that exist but have never been reported or are in concealed locations not visible to the public. If true, that could mean as many as 1500 adult bald eagles statewide (not counting their offspring)!
