The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walks are starting up again on Sunday, March 1st out of Nanaimo, and Tuesday, March 10th out of Parksville.

The Tuesday March 10th walk will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park. To keep updated on walk locations, check regularly or JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Monday, 5 October 2015

A heads up on a possible sighting of a Steller's sea eagle

A possible sighting of a Steller's sea eagle was reported to the Birdstore this morning. The bird was seen over the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.

 

 

 

Steller's sea eagle

Bird

Steller's sea eagle is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish and water birds. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Haliaeetus pelagicus

Higher classification: Sea eagle

Wingspan: 2.1 m

Mass: 4.9 – 6 kg (Male)

Length: 85 – 100 cm

Rank: Species

Tail length: 32 – 39 

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