[obol] Bald Eagle Predation at Yaquina Head
- From: Roy Lowe <roy.loweiii@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 20:29:23 -0700
Last Saturday I went out to Yaquina Head near Newport to see if I could observe
eagle predation at the common murre breeding colonies there. I only had to
wait 37 minutes before an adult bald eagle approaching high from the SE then
landed in the snag NE of the lighthouse. The eagle was harassed by gulls from
the time it approached until it departed the area.
After perching in the snag for 13 minutes the eagle launch directly at Colony
Rock and dipped below the top of the rock on the north side as some murres
scrambled to leave the rock. A few seconds after disappearing the eagle
reappeared at the west end of the rock with an adult murre that it apparently
captured without landing on the rock. The eagle proceeded to the east at low
altitude with its still kicking prize. A few photos
athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/24707703@N06/sets/72157633798450093/
Roy
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