as soon as the eagle is spotted the gulls start squawking and the chicks head for cover

Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 25.1 C  Min. 11.3 C  Reset 13.3 C
MARINE LIFE: Wow it sure is hot, feel sorry for the birds, especially the gull chicks, they sit with beaks open and pant.They are getting too big now to get any shelter under an adults wing so they crowd into any rock crevice close by. The geese cool off several times during the day with a swim along the north shore and if the currants are not too strong they go half way around Gr. Race. Once this morning and again 3 times in the late afternoon a mature Bald Eagle tried to hunt the Race but the gulls drove it back each time – as soon as the eagle is spotted the gulls start squawking and the chicks head for cover, the adults all take to the air with a smaller group breaking off to dive at the eagle which they will do until another group takes a turn.With the eagle chased far enough away the gulls settle down and all is quiet until the next time.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 5 pleasure craft, 2 ecotour boats today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:03 PM
Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Clear  Vis. 15 Miles Wind West 5 Knots Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 5:25 AM