Tweets,

A friend of mine sent a note regarding some Bald Eagles he saw last week at
Crystal Mountain ski resort:



" I also saw a pair of eagles playing the thermals high above the slopes of
Crystal on Thursday. I don't ever recall seeing any during the 40 or so
seasons I have skied there, (although we have seen them there in the
summer), and wonder how they find much to eat around there during the
winter. Maybe they were just passing by - but from where to where?"



The summit at Crystal is about 7000 ft, with the base around 4000 ft -
fairly high up, and with a very extensive snow cover: 425 inches of snow
this year (350 inches is average), with a current depth of 97in at the base
and 130in at the summit. Given the snow cover and altitude, I would doubt if
they were foraging. But would they have been moving to a nesting area?



Ideas, anyone? Has anyone else seen Bald Eagles high up in the Cascades
recently?



May all your birds be identified,



Denis DeSilvis

Roy, WA

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