Grace Flies to Pocosin Lakes NWR 12/14/2014
December 15, 2014Tracking a shorebird to the ends of the earth
December 17, 2014
Grace never knew Azalea the bald eagle from Norfolk Botanical Garden, but Grace is flying almost the same flight pattern lately. About 11am on Dec 15 Grace left Tyrrell County, NC (PINK pointer) and flew directly to Washington County and the North Carolina Tidewater Research Station and private catfish farm at Plymouth, NC (BLUE pointer). She spent the night in one of the known overnight roost areas identified when Azalea visited here. At the time of Azalea’s visits there were about 35 to 40 other bald eagles here on a daily basis. As of this satellite map Grace appears to be on the edge of one of the catfish ponds – WHITE arrow Dec 16 at 7:00am. Click on maps to enlarge.
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Ha !! I knew it.. Ms Grace found the catfish farm let’s see how long you stay and how many times you return.. I see a pattern here “big girl”.. visiting all of Azalea’s favorite places…Thank you Reese.
Hi,
I was at Alligator River NWR on Saturday 12/13 and took several pics of an eagle which appears to have some sort of radio tracking collar on its back. I took these pics around 930am that morning. Maybe its Grace.
Response – Grace left Alligator River about Noon on Dec 13 crossing East Lake and flying to Tyrrell County. Would really like to see your photos to see if it is Grace.
Glad to see Grace is checking in. Hope she gets her fill of catfish. Happy Holidays, Reese!
Yeah! Wouldn’t it be neet if she has a new friend mentor, aka our Azalea!? It’s really cool that she is checking out Azalea’s favorite spots!