The White-tailed Eagle, or Erne, is said to have the greatest wingspan of all
the fish eagles. But it has an unusually short tail, much shorter than our Bald
Eagle, which in turn is shorter than a Golden Eagle's tail. The one photo l
posted may not show primary extension, but the folded primary tips were well
short of the tail's edge. Evidently eagles are highly variable, even as
adults among Golden Eagles. Field guides can't begin to convey the full extent.
The McCauley library links from Robert are much appreciated, and l assume are
correct IDs. Some on line material is misID'd, which obviously muddies the
water even more.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Christine Maack <cmaackster@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/22/21 8:40 AM (GMT-08:00) To: rabican1@xxxxxxxxx Cc: OBOL
<obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [obol] Re: What species of eagle? Belatedly
commenting on your eagle. The feathers on a golden eagle come down far enough
to lap a bit onto the top of the foot. I took it to be a bald but the
discussion of possible white-tailed has me intrigued.Chris On Wed, Dec 22, 2021
at 7:43 AM Bob Archer <rabican1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:This post is being commented
on today, I thought I would send it out again. I took this as a young Bald
Eagle.1) Golden Eagles have a tri-colored bill. Bald Eagles USUALLY have a
one colored bill.2) Young Bald Eagles can develop a wide buffy superciliary
line with a dark area behind eye3) Hard to see but I do not think feathers
come far enough down leg for Golden4) Younger Bald Eagles do have that darker
chest compared to paler belly on front.I would call this a first-winter bird
molting into what is called White Belly 1. Bob ArcherPDXOn Sat, Dec 18, 2021
at 4:59 AM larspernorgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:I took a great many
photos of this bird at Hood River Delta on Thursday 12/16 because l thought it
might be a GOEA. How much of the tarsi are covered in feathers? This shot shows
half of the tarsus bare. I presume the whole deal should be feathered? There
was absolutely no white in the tail. An adult BAEA left the dead salmon as soon
as the brown headed bird appeared.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy
smartphone
