Louise:
Small world that it is, I opened your email about five minutes after my
co-worker told this story. She was driving west on Highway 20 when she
saw something falling from the sky ahead and over the highway. As she
came closer she was able to see that it was two eagles locked together
as they spiraled, tipped and plummeted to the roadbed. Smack! They hit!
She slowed to a stop as one flew off to the south. The other lay
stunned on the pavement, just out of the lanes of traffic, sitting flat
back on its rump, using its wings like elbows, its legs were extended
straight out in front. Very undignified. It seemed unable to react
until the first few cars started to whiz past, some of them inches
away. The bird became aware of cars beginning to pull over so it heaved
over onto its front and dragged itself into the center grass. The other
eagle came flying back, circled once and came down with its legs
extended, striking the grounded eagle. As it came around again, the
downed bird lifted off, just clearing the oncoming eastbound traffic
and headed for some low trees nearby. The first eagle flew around,
investigating for quite some time before it headed south and out of
sight.

Alex
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Glen "Alex" Alexander
Education Coordinator
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
10441 Bay View-Edison Road
Mount Vernon WA 98273
www.padillabay.gov
360-428-1070
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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:50:03 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
From: "Louise Johnson" <divinebovine62 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Injured eagle
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Tweeters,

On 11/8 there was a bald eagle struck by a car on SR 20 about 1/2 mile
east
of Barrentson's bridge in Skagit County. I do not believe that he/she
was
dead when I went passed, it's head was up. Several people had stopped
to
help and I am hopeful that the bird was able to be rescued. Does anyone
know of this incident and the outcome? I would appreciate any
information.
Thank you,
Louise Johnson