>From Russell Rogers, Seattle WA, rrogers at halcyon.com

Golden Eagles also occur on the west side of the Cascades in places not
considered part of the rain shadow. I saw one on and off for a week near
Skykomish, King County last year in the last week of June. A increase in
the number of clear cuts may help to encourage eagles to inhabit these
areas. I have also seen one at Ridgefield NWR in Clarke County. That was a
fall bird (I don't recall the date right off hand).

Russell


On Wed, 22 Mar 1995, Michael Smith wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Mar 1995, Joel Levin wrote:
> > On our Seattle Audubon trip to San Juan Island this past Saturday we
> > spotted several golden eagles at American Camp. Does anyone have
> > information about how this golden eagle enclave got established? The
> > availability of rabbits certainly keeps them from going hungry.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by 'established', but the Golden Eagles are
> there because of the drier, open conditions found in the rainshadow of the
> Olympic Mts. The huge number of rabbits doesn't hurt the situation for
> them either. Golden eagles exist on the westside in other rainshadows,
> too. They can be found in the NE portion of the Olympic Range, and on the
> northeast slopes of the major volcanoes in WA: Rainier, Adams, and Baker
> (I don't think St Helens is any longer suitable, but I could be wrong),
> and above timberline along the crest and down the eastern slopes of the
> Cascades. All they need are drier, open forests with clearings or large
> openings, and an abundance of fuzzy things to eat. And a bit of distance
> from too many people.
>
> ____________________________
> Mike Smith
> Univ. of Washington, Seattle
> whimbrel at u.washington.edu
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