Camellia Remains At Sussex County Landfill 11/08
The Female at Sunrise Nov 7
November 7, 2011Azalea Back At Stumpy Lake 11/09
November 9, 2011Camellia has not been traveling the past three days. He remains at the Sussex County Landfill near Waverly, VA staying at night in woods east of the landfill, and wandering about the during the daylight hours. YELLOW arrow – previous map location Nov 6 at 9:00am, GREEN pointer Nov 6 at 3:00pm, BLUE pointer Nov 7 at 3:00pm, PINK pointer Nov 8 at 3:00pm, and location as of this satellite map WHITE arrow Nov 8 at 7:00pm. Click maps to enlarge.
3 Comments
8:15 am 11/10. Very lage immature eagle spotted over the house. This bird had quite a bit of white speckling on the tail. Is Cami back at Great Neck?
Response – Must be another eagle – Camellia still in Sussex County
Isn’t there a great deal of danger associated with an eagle being near a landfill? Wouldn’t the noise and potential human presence be enough to deter him? Thanks for all the fantastic updates and for giving us the opportunity to learn! 🙂
Response – Eagles are drawn to these landfills by the activities of other birds such as gulls and vultures. Not much way to deter them from going there.
Reese, Has there been a study of what eagles eat at the landfills? Are they feeding on garbage being dumped, or on other animals attracted to the landfill?
Response – Most likely feeding on other birds like gulls.