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Less Wedge-tailed Eagle sightings?

To: "'John Layton'" <>, "'Canberrabirds'" <>
Subject: Less Wedge-tailed Eagle sightings?
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:16:00 +1100

What one person (or even a family) sees on one season is subject to a lot of random variation. I certainly am not seeing them any less than usual, even though I don’t get out as much as before. But I would suggest the broader picture is that evidence is that the Wedge-tailed Eagle is doing remarkably well in the Canberra area. There is credible concern about the local status of the Little Eagle though.

 

Philip

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Subject: [canberrabirds] Less Wedge-tailed Eagle sightings?

 

"The Wedge-tail population west of Canberra has diminished somewhat," Linda announced while cooking barbeque for dinner.

 

"I've also noticed this phenomena," Junior, who never recognises the singular form of the word, put in.

 

"Why," I asked, "because none was sighted over Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania during the fall migration?"

 

"Don't be silly!" BBQ-brat snapped.

 

"It's a grave environmental concern," Junior said, swiping a slice of cooked eggplant and getting her paw smacked in the process.

 

Seems the revelation is based on the fact that on a number of occasions during the spring and summer of 2006/07 & 2007/2008 we were often alerted by a cacophony of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and, if we hurried outside, and scanned the skies, saw a large raptor – usually identifiable as a Wedge-tailed Eagle –  loafing along. But, so far during the current seasons, this hasn't occurred.


I don't know if anything of concern could be read into this meagre observation.  Any comments?

 

John K.Layton.

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