[CINC] Bald Eagle nesting count from Peter Sharp

[Lisa Anderson]

Thanks Paul-It was great to see you! It's funny how I recognized you from
behind!! I must know my Naturalists well! HAA! This wasn't my best time on
the Catalina Marathon-however I never felt better and after 3 years and 6
races later out there, I finally saw some Buffalo (Bison really!) while
running!

For those of you not familiar with Catalina Island-The start was at Two
Harbors and ended in Avalon-good job to you as well Paul-not an easy task!!

The Catalina Island Conservancy is an amazing organization-come out some
time and check them out-I always stop by and see the eagles in re-hab as I
run!! Always a great time!

Waddle on my friends!

Lisa

 

From: channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org
[mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps-bounces at rain.org] On Behalf Of Paul
Jr. Petrich
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 5:01 PM
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Subject: [CINC] Bald Eagle nesting count from Peter Sharp

 

Ahoy from Santa Catalina Island,
 The trip out here from Long Beach yesterday at 12:30 p.m. ecountered a
surge coming into the huge exit of the Long Beach Harbor, but few aboard
noticed it. North facing Avalon had nothing.
 Today I hiked the Catalina Marathon. At the 13.7 mile mark, in Middle
Ranch, Peter Sharp and his Bald Eagle restoration corps, set up a great
water and aid station with cookies and brownies, along with the usual. But
Peter made sure we hikers and runners became aware of the Bald Eagle success
story on all of our Channel Islands. He had a telescope set up targeting a
distant nesting pair in a tall Eucaliptus tree; the second year in a row
they nested there. One was an orange tagged eagle from his Catalina project,
the other was a blue tagged eagle from our northern CINP. According to
Peter, there are currently 7 nesting pairs on Catalina Island, 2 on Santa
Cruz, and possible 1 on both West Anacapa and Santa Rosa Is. The latter two
possibilities will be scouted out by Peter in the next couple weeks. All
together, Peter says there are at least 25 Bald Eagles on his island, with
sightings on San Clemente included. Another 35 to 40 are now in our CINP. He
says this total of 65-70 has been stable for the past couple of years.
 Another sighting of interest to the CINC, was of one Lisa Anderson, of
IPCO, running by this slow hiker at the 6 mile mark ( we hikers started 30
min earlier). She was recorded to have finished the 26.2 miles in 6 hours
plus 43 sec. The route is especially challenging for runners, in that the
route meanders up and down an elevation change from sea level to 15,50 ft.
Congrats Lisa!     Paul Petrich

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