From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for April 22, 1989:

Although bald eagles had been spotted wintering along the Kansas River for many years, this was the first year they had settled down in the Lawrence area and built a nest. A pair of nesting bald eagles at Clinton Lake was attracting a great deal of attention from the public — too much attention, according to wildlife officials. David Rhoades, park manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Clinton Lake, said many people had come to the lake to observe the nesting, the first such event recorded in the state. The problem, Rhoades said, was that many people were failing to observe the warning signs and buoys placed around the nesting area, causing them to get too close and possibly disturb the eagles. “Most people have been pretty good about it,” Rhoades said, “but we’d like to have as much compliance as possible.” According to officials, too much disturbance could cause the eagles to choose a different nesting site next year Anyone caught harassing the birds, even from the viewing area or beyond, could be fined up to $5,000 and sent to jail for a year, officials warned. Rhoades said the birds had been staying very close to the nest for several weeks, with one eagle on the next at all times, which was a possible indication that they were hatching eggs. However, he said, it was not unusual for mating eagles to practice nesting behavior for the first year or two. Officials keeping an eye on the situation said it should be known in two or three weeks if there were eaglets in the next because the male eagle would begin bringing food more frequently.