Submitted by Shake-Spear4666 t3_10uabhk in Maine
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PaywallHelperBotv2 t1_j7ariat wrote
Link for those who need help getting over a paywall
PhiloBlackCardinal t1_j7b7to7 wrote
Damn, just as work makes me relocate for a few months. Wish I was there to take advantage, to my fellow ebirders get this checked off.
0492084120 t1_j7b8t3f wrote
Please be careful if you’re going to the bridge to spot him. There’s not very much shoulder and in the mornings it’s very hard to see anyone, let alone a dozen people there through the glare of the sun. Stay safe and happy birding!
joftheinternet t1_j7b90g5 wrote
I'd love to see him, but I don't see myself getting out of the Bangor proper anytime soon
Ebomb1 t1_j7b98sw wrote
Welcome back, bub!
SwvellyBents t1_j7bhcrc wrote
I saw him/her last year. He's huge and his call is pretty scary if he sneaks up on ya.
Hoping he returns with a mate sometime!
EllieVader t1_j7bowv6 wrote
Exciting!! I just barely missed them last time they were here and I’ve upgrade my camera in the meantime. Gonna go see that birb.
bent_peepee t1_j7bzkop wrote
Can we tax the Stellar’s Sea Eagle’s domicile as it clearly is not its primary residence?
fLux3303 t1_j7d9k9n wrote
Amazing looking bird
Crittybees t1_j7deipl wrote
So cool to know it's back! I hope to see it someday. I read that they're huge, with a wingspan up to 8.2 feet! I took a tape measure and stretched it out to 8.2 feet to really visualize the wingspan, it's incredible
killer_tuna14 t1_j7pyhl9 wrote
It’s a seagle
Shake-Spear4666 OP t1_j7aqagy wrote
The article:
The “incredibly rare” and highly anticipated Steller’s sea eagle has returned to Maine, according to Maine Audubon.
It was found at 12:45 p.m. Saturday along the Back River, spotted by Stacy Hildreth from the Route 127 bridge between Arrowsic and Georgetown, staff naturalist Doug Hitchcox reported on Maine Audubon’s website.
“We’ve waited, we’ve debated, and now we know: The Steller’s Sea-Eagle is back!” Hitchcox wrote of the vagabond bird that has captured the attention of avid birders and others around the globe.
Hitchcox recalled the “amazing saga” of how the “incredibly rare eagle from Eastern Siberia” moved across North America in 2021, then spent the winter from Dec. 30, 2021, through March 5, 2022, around Midcoast Maine.
Then it moved north, Hitchcox said, spending the summer of 2022 in Newfoundland before wandering south in the fall.
The last sighting had been in northeast New Brunswick in November.