Bay of Fundy - Golden Eagle and Bald Eagle Contest

Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:26:01 -0400
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On December 2, 2002 me, Alain Clavette and Roger Guitard were lucky enough to observe interaction, over the water off Anchorage provincial park on Grand Manan, between an immature Golden Eagle and an adult Bald eagle and it was evident (to me at least) that the Golden was the dominant bird.

The Bald Eagle would try to get the upper ground (in a way of speaking) by climbing higher but the Golden would rapidly cut him off and would consistently stay over the Bald. There flight style was also quite different with the bald having that slow, labored flight that we know well while the Golden always seemed to be going faster and with some purpose.

All of these details looked to me like the attributes of a superior hunter and in any case with the two big guys going at it over the water betweenAnchorage and Wood Island the duck were sure keeping a low profile.

Roger Leblanc
Moncton

Wikipedia photo

Hooded Mergansers at Campobello

We had hooded mergansers on Campobello Dec.28th in Wilson's Beach with other mergansers. Photo enclosed. There were four of them. I usually see hooded mergansers on the way to St. Stephen in the early spring. They are in the boggy areas along the railroad track just before the town of Calais.

Joyce

Goldeneye Ducks at Campobello

Common Goldeneye Ducks http://www.flickr.com/photos/headharbourlight/sets/72157612019948935/ Location: Campobello Island, NB GPS Coordinates: Date Taken: December 27, 2008 Time Taken: Phtographer: Joyce Morrell Comments: These ducks are winter ducks and fun to watch because they are so perky and pretty. A selection of things from the set (By the way, if the set link doesn't work, try copying and pasting it from this email into your browser's address bar.)