Bald Eagles

Hornby Island is well known for its healthy bald eagle population and the "eagle nest cam" which has attracted a lot of online attention. This recording was made in early morning on the rocky flats of Little Tribune Bay, focusing on two adult eagles sitting in the scraggly bare branches of a tall pine tree on the cliffs above the rocks (with young nearby). At 0:15 we hear the eagles leave the tree and fly together, their wings producing a pronounced pitched tone. At 0:45 we hear their piercing calls traded back and forth. A fly zooms past the microphone at 0:57. Crows and other birds are also heard, against the background sound of the wind in the trees, and little trickles of water in the low tide zone. Microphone: Telinga stereo parabolic Recorder: Tascam DR-680mkII