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Index of Subjects I can't respond to the Cape Breton Eagles but I remember watching lots of Eagles gorging on the spent Salmon at the mouth of the Cowichan R on Vancouver Island every Fall during the spawning season. They too filled the riverside trees and waddled along the shoreline. At least the BC Eagles were getting 'real' salmon, not medicated ones, at that time (the situation might be different today, however). I worry about the antibiotics etc any raptors feeding on farmed fish are accumulating. Nancy On 2014-02-23, at 9:39 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi all: > > I wrote a short blip in my column about concerns of the eagle young and none breeders congregating and virtually wiping out seabird populations from certain islands. This was after the great interview by Blake Maybank on the topic of feeding bald eagles at the chicken farms and on the basis of feedback and response generated on the top. > > Anyhow, this is one response that I received, which might be of interest. I don't know other than word of mouth whether it is factual, but some of the birders in Cape Breton might be able to respond to it. Or someone in the Dept. of Fisheries might want to address the topic. > > "Also the the trout and salmon farms are a bonanza for the above,I counted 50+ mature birds this summer past in Whycocomag? Bay. That's just one small operation.The eagles ,of course,provide service by eating all the dead fish that are tossed out of the pens on a daily basis.There more birds than trees to hold them.They walked on the shoreline.Too fat to fly. " > > I'm assuming this refers to Whycocomagh, Cape Breton. > > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater > >
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