My apologies, between the drowned eagle and the message about not seeing
eagles from the Ballard locks I forgot there's a 2nd nest near Perkins
Lane. Pretty neat. Does anyone know if this eagle was one of the
nesting eagles or could have it been an interloper? I also wonder about
it being a female because of the food. Males hunt and eat too.

On the Native American side here's a good link:
http://www.r6.fws.gov/law/eagle/
It's not easy even for Native Americans, you have to be in a recognized
tribe:

"The following must be presented when applying for an eagle possession
permit:

* A completed application obtained from your nearest FWS Regional
Migratory Bird Permit Office.
* Certification of tribal enrollment from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs or Tribal Enrollment Office.

Because of the large demand and the limited supply, applicants can
expect to wait about 3 and one half years for a whole Bird order to be
filled. Approximately 95% of the orders are for whole eagles.
Currently, there are over 5000 people on the waiting list for
approximately 1000 eagles the Repository receives each year."

Interesting...


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Cliff Drake
Seattle WA (Ballard)
cliff at cliffdrake.net


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Tweeters] Drowned Eagle at Magnolia
> From: Connie Bickerton <connie.bickerton at verizonbusiness.com>
> Date: Fri, June 02, 2006 8:06 am
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
> Here's the article
>
> http://www.zwire.com/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=16720613&BRD=855&PAG=461&dept_id=5
> 13932&rfi=6
>
>
> >>I saw in the Queen Anne News this morning that an eagle drowned just
> offshore from Perkins Lane (that's the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle and
> easily within the normal range of an eagle at Ballard Locks).
>
> Connie
> Bainbridge Island
> Connie.bickerton at verizonbusiness.com
>
>
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