The bald eagle that frequently perches on one of the light posts at the
Arboretum end of the SR-520 bridge is a sight familiar to most people who
cross the bridge regularly, and a wonderful illustration of how close we are
to the wilderness here in the Seattle area.



Barbara Miller

Bellevue, WA



From: Bill Anderson [mailto:billandersonbic at yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:13 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle perched on luminaire



Our local eagles in Edmonds regularly perch on the telephone poles adjacent
to the railroad tracks at the west end of the marsh, on the two pilings off
the Senior Center between the marina and the ferry dock, and on the lone
piling off Marina Park. They used to perch on top of the mast of the
"Avatar", a boat moored in the Edmonds marina. The boat is still moored
there, but I have not seen an eagle perch on the mast in over a year.
Perhaps the owner got tired of discovering the true meaning of the term
"poop" deck and installed something on top of the mast to keep them from
perching there.



I once photographed an eagle perched on one of the railroad signal lights
just north of Brackett's Landing.



Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA