| Banding
an eagle |
abi-@u.washington.edu |
| Jun
11, 2007 14:49 PDT |
Greetings,
Jim Spickler is one of the world's great climbers. He has been
an instrumental part of every canopy project I have been
involved with - from rain forest canopies of the Pacific
Northwest, to redwood and sequoia research in California, and
the tall Eucalypts of Australia.
He is also a wildlife biologist. His masters thesis concerned
arboreal salamanders in redwood canopies.
Santa Cruz Island off the coast of California has not had a
breeding pair of bald eagles in over 50 years. For the last
several years, Jim has been involved with a project where young
eagles are moved from Alaska to Santa Cruz Island.
Last year, the first successfully reared young eagle was raised.
2 days ago, Jim returned to the nest to put a band on the young
eagle. The entire event was recorded.
To see the five part movie, go the YouTube.com and type in 'Jim
Spickler' in the search box. You will see part I. Click on the
link 'HulaBungee' to see all five videos.
Super cool!
Cheers,
- BVP |
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