A gentleman called me late Thursday afternoon saying he had found a very large bird along the east shore of Cayuga Lake while out boating. His description certainly sounded like an immature bald eagle so we met at the marina and went by boat about a mile up the shoreline. Sure enough there was a massive bird lying prone on the rocks right on the edge of the water by the railroad tracks and beneath a fairly high cliff. It tried to scramble away but was very weak and thin (although fairly alert and bright-eyed). It never attempted to fly but its wings spread open when it was picked up and the wingspan was impressive. We delivered it to the Cornell wildlife clinic and have subsequently learned that it was a male with a leg fracture now on the mend. It's tail is speckled white but little white otherwise. It appears to be a male (overall size and weight, 3.8 kg, testicles, etc.).
-- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
