Date: 01/06/2007

Number: 1

1/6/07 11:30 am One adult and one immature Bald Eagles along Jacks Valley Rd., approx. 6 miles north of Genoa, NV. The area is still relatively rural (desert on the east flank of the Sierra Nevada Mtns., cattle ranches, some old and new subdivisions). A lone old farmhouse sits near the road. The immature was in a large willow tree eating a bird, the adult was flying away from another tree, chased by a Red-tail Hawk. The adult landed in a tree near where the immature was eating. A magpie flew onto the branch where the immature stood, hopped over and grabbed a bite. The immature did not react to the magpie. When finished, the immature flew to the tree where the adult stood.

In the last 4 months, we have sited 2 pair of Golden Eagles that regularly fly over the Carson River Valley, as well as another sighting of a Bald adult that may or may not have been the same one seen today.

Although the eagles are unlikely to migrate, their relative abundance is noteworthy.

Since fall, we

Genoa, NV

Latitude: 38.9 Longitude: -119.8

Observed by: Bette
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