[alaskabirds-l] Steller's Sea-Eagle (Hailaeetus pelagicus) at Shemya Island
Subject: [alaskabirds-l] Steller's Sea-Eagle (Hailaeetus pelagicus) at Shemya Island
From: alaskabirds-l
Date: Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 12:37 AM
Region: Southwest; Aleutian Islands; Near Island Group; Shemya Island
Date: 24 January 2012
Species: A single, immature, Steller's Sea-Eagle (Hailaeetus pelagius)
Location: This bird was discovered at the eastern end of Shemya Island.
Contact: Thanks to Kim Williams and Bob Trotter (rtrotter56 AY a
yahoo.com) for sending an image and information about their discovery.
History: There is a previous record for Steller's Sea-Eagle for Shemya
Island in March of 2002.
Steller's Sea-Eagle is listed as Casual in the Checklist of Alaska Birds
by Daniel D. Gibson, Robert E. Gill, Steve C. Heinl, Theodore G. Tobish,
Aaron J. Lang, and Jack. J. Withrow. It is available online at:
www.uaf.edu/museum/bird/products/checklist.pdf. A printed version of the
checklist is available from the Alaska Bird Observatory at:
www.alaskabird.org. “
"Casual on Kodiak Island and in the Taku River valley near Juneau, the
Nushagak River near Dillingham, and in the Aleutian Islands." From A
Birder's Guide to Alaska by Dr. George C. West, July 2008 (second
edition). It is available from the American Birding Association.
Special Considerations: Shemya Island is a closed military base.
Permission to visit the island is granted through the Air Force.
Visitations to Shemya are for sanctioned mission critical operations.
Unfortunately, Birding is not considered critical to the mission out at
Shemya.
Ed Clark
AlaskaBirds-L Moderator
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