RE: [Paddlewise] Eagle Diet

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From: E. Sullivan [mailto:sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2:09 PM

snip

Less interesting than their nuptial habits, but I've been
noticing some eagle diets. This morning on the Willamette I
saw a recently butchered sea gull splayed across the top of
a piling. Reminded me of the eagle I saw in the Deer Group
ripping one up. Looked pretty fresh, so I figured he'd done
the dirty work. I thought they scavenged more than hunted.

  A couple of weeks ago whilst out on a paddle in our local waters I
actually was treated with the opportunity of watching a bald eagle grab a
Barrow's Goldeneye (that's a kind of duck for the non-birders in the group)
right off the water.  That was the first time I'd seen an eagle take
anything other than fish (a relatively common, but always thrilling sight),
but it certainly fits with what you saw.

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska (back to the list after a week of email & DNS problems)

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