In a message dated 8/26/99, 8:07:43 PM, mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov writes:
<<ow, what is this "26" all about? Are we talking about 26 separate attacks
documented over the course of a month or two (reasonable) or 26 individual
eagles attacking in blood-crazed flock (not so reasonable). Since there
is a nesting pair of eagles very close to this heronry, I would be surprised
if any eagles other than the resident pair got much of a chance to get into
that heronry. The resident birds would kill them.>>

Hi, Kelly,

I personally counted at least 18 eagles at once, all sitting together quite
happily on the mudflats at Nisqually. Several were adults. The resident pair
was sitting in their nest tree at the same time.
Michelle Blanchard
Littlerock, WA