[CINC] Bald Eagle Update - April 15, 2009

[Clare Fritzsche]

Here is an update as to the status of this year's nesting efforts by 
bald eagles on the Channel Islands:

    Bald eagle update from USFWS biologist Annie Litte as of April 15.

    Santa Cruz Island

      

        * Pelican Harbor Nest- 2 chicks DIED (4/6 and 4/11 ) (Cause unknown)
        * Grassland Nest- not nesting
        * Sauces Canyon- nest failed (adults were incubating)
        * Cueva Valdez Pair- not nesting
        * Yellowbanks pair- not nesting

    Santa Rosa Island

      

        * Box Canyon- adults incubating (past due- egg likely failed)

    Catalina Island

      

        * Pinnacle Rocks- 1 chick
        * Seal Rocks- 1 chick (hatch 4/8, 2nd egg disappeared)
        * Twin Rocks- 2 chicks
        * West End- 2 chicks (hatch dates 4/7 and 4/9)
        * Two Harbor- 2 chicks (hatch dates 3/26 and 3/28)
        * Middle Ranch- no sign of nesting behavior
        * Rattlesnake- nest failed 3/19 (adults were incubating at one
        point)

        We have a total of 8 confirmed chicks from 5 nests on Catalina
        Island.

-- 
Clare Fritzsche
Volunteer Administration
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands National Park
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