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Of course James that would go for all winter feeding of birds.
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as the old saying goes
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"What sauce for the eagles is sauce for the song sparrows!"
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Enjoy the nice day
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Paul
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On February 4, 2016 at 10:46 AM James Churchill <jameslchurchill@gma=
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Jim's comment below about artificial winter feeding of Bald Eagles =
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Lots has changed since Bald Eagle populations were low in the 70s, and=
it's worth evaluating (again) impacts of artificial feeding on winteri=
ng eagles, our breeding eagle population and any impacts on other wildlife =
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james.
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rt on SHEFFIELD MILLS EAGLE WATCH WEEKEND ONE (long)</strong><br/></span>
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2016 at 4:55:30 PM AST<br/></span>
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<strong>JAN. 30-31, 2016 [Sat.-Sun.] - SHEFFIELD MILLS EAGLE=
WATCH</strong> =E2=80=94 Both days had very mild temperatures, above +10 C=
., and light winds, plus perhaps 15 cm. of fresh snow on Sat. morning. =
; The fresh snow should have helped in getting eagles to feeding locations,=
and conditions were great for gawkers to stand around and wait for action =
there, but Saturday was nearly a total bust for the Eagle Watch (and Sunday=
wasn=E2=80=99t much better). 
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As usual, on Sat. there were a few dozen cars at the feeding=
site at the north end of Middle Dyke Road, but the biggest number of bald =
eagles there was 11 (others may have seen more), and all they did was sit i=
n the trees with very little flying around and little or no going after the=
ample supply of cut-up large pieces of chicken carrion (the daily small pr=
oportion of the chicken-barn population that dies each night). 
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The landscape was gorgeous on Sat. morning, with all the new=
-fallen snow on the trees, bushes, and ground.  I=E2=80=99m sure that =
Fri./Sat.=E2=80=99s snow deterred a lot of people from driving anywhere on =
Sat.  On my way out to Sheffield Mills, I saw 8+ eagles at Church St. =
& Hwy. 358, and another 6 at Saxon Street Pond (where there were 18 all=
perched together on Sunday).  
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Frustrated photographers on both days found other groups of =
perched eagles in other parts of eastern King=E2=80=99s County, where dead =
chickens are offered by other poultry producers, but all of this is no diff=
erent this year.  Thus a certain amount of searching/d