The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walk locations are found in the Backyard Bird Report at the very end of the most recent report. Any cancellations will be posted by 8am the day of the walk.

Monday 5 October 2015

A heads up on a possible sighting of a Steller's sea eagle

A possible sighting of a Steller's sea eagle was reported to the Birdstore this morning. The bird was seen over the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.

 

 

 

Steller's sea eagle

Bird

Steller's sea eagle is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish and water birds. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Haliaeetus pelagicus

Wingspan: 2.1 m

Mass: 4.9 – 6 kg (Male)

Length: 85 – 100 cm

Rank: Species

Tail length: 32 – 39 

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