Observations of a Live Glaucous-winged Gull Chick in an Active Bald Eagle Nest

Observations of a Live Glaucous-winged Gull Chick in an Active Bald Eagle Nest

We report an apparent nonlethal predation attempt on and subsequent adoption of a Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) chick by a pair of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a live Glaucous-winged G...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2003-12, Vol.115 (4), p.481
Hauptverfasser: Anthony, Robert G, Faris, John T
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Sprache:eng
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Birds
Predation
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Zusammenfassung:We report an apparent nonlethal predation attempt on and subsequent adoption of a Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) chick by a pair of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a live Glaucous-winged Gull chick in a Bald Eagle nest. We describe our observations of this occurrence and offer explanations on how it may have occurred. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447