Jim Ozier of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said eagles are commonly reported on Lanier, but there have been no documented nests.
Ozier found a female bald eagle on the nest with either eggs or eaglets in an area being developed for Don Carter State Park on the lake's north side.
About 33-percent of the bald eagle nests in Georgia are in coastal counties, and a large portion of documented nests are south of Atlanta.
There have been some nests documented north of Atlanta, including Lake Allatoona and on the Berry College campus in Rome.
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