Team effort removing a two-year-old Bald Eagle from the net. This eagle was captured north of Ocean Shores on March 30, 2014. With Dan Varland holding the bird, left to right are Lisa Leitz, Pamela McCauley, Katherine Lopez and Chris Handly. This was first time in the field for all. All attended the raptor program hosted by Coastal Raptors and the Aberdeen Museum a week earlier and expressed an interest in participating in Coastal Raptors field work.
Research by Coastal Raptors is featured on the NPR program BirdNote! Also, see the BirdNote Blog that goes with the radio program.