Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Preying on Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Authors

  • Storrs L. Olson Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i4.359

Keywords:

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, predator, Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, South Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Abstract

At 1053 hours on 23 July 2006 a Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, was observed in flight transporting in its talons a live Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, at South Harbour (46°52'01.7"N, 60°26'45.8"W), Cape Breton Island, Victoria County, Nova Scotia.

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Vol. 120 No. 4 (2006)

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