In December there were a large number of Mallards at Shadow Lake in
Snohomish. I watched an eagle swoop down quite low. There was a panic amid
the ducks who all flew helter skelter this way and that. I watched several
collide with each other in the scramble. One poor duck smacked hard into
another and fell into the water, obviously not functioning right. The eagle
came back and picked up this duck who was injured and thrashing about.

Is it common for eagles to spook wildfowl this way in order to induce them
to smack into each other and get injured?


Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer
The Environmental Science School
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