[Tweeters] Edison eagle extravaganza

[Dennis Paulson via Tweeters]

Hello tweets,

A few days ago we drove through the Samish Flats and again saw a huge concentration of Bald Eagles, north of the Bayview-Edison Road and not far west from the East 90. Many were on the ground, but they were interacting constantly in the air, chasing one another for what looked like carcasses or pieces therefrom, and one we got a good look at was a duck. They certainly didn’t catch all those ducks and carry them to a common feeding area, so we wondered what was going on.

It was absolutely spectacular for photography, eclipsing the Short-eared Owls that were also flying in the bright sun at 11 am. The usual number of cars and photogaphers were there.

Are people putting out carcasses in those fields to attact eagles? Does anyone know?

Dennis Paulson
Seattle