Sean G wrote:
Beginning in the summer of 2017, Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) were observed on two separate occasions at the Pinawa Landfill Site located in the Local Government District of Pinawa, in eastern Manitoba. The Pinawa Landfill has been in operation for approximately fifteen years and Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) have been regularly sighted at the Landfill for over a decade, but the presence of Golden Eagles represents a new development based on local experiences.
Tom Okey wrote:
The first sighting of a Golden Eagle in Manitoba recorded on the eBird database was by John Loch in 1976. Based on this database, Golden Eagles began increasing in abundance in the 1980s, and they are observed much more often now, clustered across the prairies of southern Manitoba, and also near Churchill near the Hudson Bay. Caution is necessary when interpreting eBird data given that sampling effort changes over time.
Their recent appearance in Pinawa is a local manifestation of their continued spread throughout these recently-suitable environments. A quick review of the peer-reviewed literature and the internet revealed no published work on the potential climate-related range expansion of Golden Eagles. This is a potentially fruitful topic for research on this iconic predator.
Resources:
See the Golden Eagle page from the Canadian Raptor Conservancy
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