TERF01 (tracked 2/23/18 - 9/19/18)
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TERF01 (tracked 2/23/18 - 9/19/18)
Link to TERF01's Tracking Map
BAEA18-12 - TERF01
Banding Date: Feb 22, 2018
Banded: Black marker A over 6 on its left leg
Captured: Vancouver Landfill in Delta
Age: 5+ years
Eye color: Pale Yellow
Sex: Female
TERF01 is an interesting bird! Captured on 23 February 2018, and determined to be female, it was soon noticed she had an existing leg band! Turns out, she was a rehabilitated bird that was submitted to Orphaned Wildlife Rescue Center in Delta, BC with an injured wing. The bird was originally found on Pasley Island (near Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast of BC), rehabilitated, banded by Derek Mathews and released on the same island again in July 2017.
She was recaptured at the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, BC, in February, and the original wing injury on left wing was still prominent when a hand was run over the elbow. She flew strongly after release, but was seen holding out the injured wing on Feb 26 and Feb 28 while she was hanging around a chicken farm on 174 and 16th Ave.
Here's a picture of David holding TERF01:
March 3, 2023
Myles has given us access to banding pictures for a number of eagles - here are two more pictures of TERF01.
Banding day - TERF01 is described as having full adult plumage, but it looks as if there may still be a trace of brown around her eyes, so she may have been not quite six when she got her tracker.
This was taken on February 26, 2018, a few days after she was banded, and shows her holding out her injured wing as described above.
BAEA18-12 - TERF01
Banding Date: Feb 22, 2018
Banded: Black marker A over 6 on its left leg
Captured: Vancouver Landfill in Delta
Age: 5+ years
Eye color: Pale Yellow
Sex: Female
TERF01 is an interesting bird! Captured on 23 February 2018, and determined to be female, it was soon noticed she had an existing leg band! Turns out, she was a rehabilitated bird that was submitted to Orphaned Wildlife Rescue Center in Delta, BC with an injured wing. The bird was originally found on Pasley Island (near Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast of BC), rehabilitated, banded by Derek Mathews and released on the same island again in July 2017.
She was recaptured at the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, BC, in February, and the original wing injury on left wing was still prominent when a hand was run over the elbow. She flew strongly after release, but was seen holding out the injured wing on Feb 26 and Feb 28 while she was hanging around a chicken farm on 174 and 16th Ave.
Here's a picture of David holding TERF01:
March 3, 2023
Myles has given us access to banding pictures for a number of eagles - here are two more pictures of TERF01.
Banding day - TERF01 is described as having full adult plumage, but it looks as if there may still be a trace of brown around her eyes, so she may have been not quite six when she got her tracker.
This was taken on February 26, 2018, a few days after she was banded, and shows her holding out her injured wing as described above.
2023 Eaglet Info ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Helpful Hints
Re: Tracking TERF01
Summary of Travels
- Received tracker February 22 2018 at the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, BC
- Spent a few weeks near a chicken farm in Delta, BC, then began heading north on March 12 and crossed over to the lower end of the Sunshine Coast near Langdale on March 16
- She spent a couple of days there, then back south to Surrey and Pitt Meadows for a few days, then over to Delta on the 22nd, then on to what looks like farmland in Richmond through the end of March
- Then over to Bowen Island between West Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast, then back to the same part of Richmond, then back to Bowen Island, and then back to Richmond until April 27; knowing that she's an adult who has been around a while, I'm sure these are good sources of food - and may prefer to not know what kind of food, exactly.
- She headed up to Cypress Provincial Park, then on to Anvil Island and Gambler Island, then across to Sechelt on May 4th and back to Bowen Island the next day, and stayed there until May 10.
- She was near Half Moon Bay on the 11th and stayed in that area until the 21st.
- She headed north after that, arriving in Bella Coola on the 24th of May. I guess whatever she was looking for wasn't there yet, because she headed south again on the 26th, returning to Half Moon Bay on the 30th.
- On June 2nd, she was a bit inland from Sechelt, near the landfill, and stayed there a couple of days before heading to Bowen Island - and back to the Sechelt landfill the next day, where stayed until June 10th.
- Then over to Gambler Island, across to south of the Cypress Provincial Park, across to UBC at the northwest corner of Vancouver, back to Bowen Island, and back at the Sechelt landfill on June 16.
- She headed north again on the 19th, reaching Bella Coola on June 23rd.
- She stayed in Bella Coola until her tracker stopped transmitting, spending a lot of time along a couple rivers there; her last update was 2 pm on September 19, 2018. We have no way of knowing why she stopped uploading data, but she was active and flying around the area for the previous 3 months, so I think it's more likely that something happened to the tracker than that something happened to her. Wherever she is, I hope she has fair winds and lots of fish.
2023 Eaglet Info ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Helpful Hints
Tracking TERF01
Eagle Tracking
I think that this is exciting and was thrilled to hear that one of the eagles being tracked visited the Sunshine Coast and according to the map is here again. The eagle is TERFO1.
I think that this is exciting and was thrilled to hear that one of the eagles being tracked visited the Sunshine Coast and according to the map is here again. The eagle is TERFO1.
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
Yes, we are looking at any eagles we see flying by or when we are out JudyB.
Today, I managed to capture a picture of the grey whale that has been around the area! I didn't know that I had a picture of it until I went home and uploaded my pictures. I had seen people quite a distance away looking at something in the water so took a picture.
Today, I managed to capture a picture of the grey whale that has been around the area! I didn't know that I had a picture of it until I went home and uploaded my pictures. I had seen people quite a distance away looking at something in the water so took a picture.
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
Perhaps TERF01 has a nest. I'm experimenting with the google maps JudyB.
Any hints?
Any hints?
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
TERF01 has been:
WHYTECLIFF PARK, WEST VANCOUVER. I have been to these places also.
WHYTECLIFF PARK, WEST VANCOUVER. I have been to these places also.
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
David Hancock sent a message today informing me that TERF01 was at the landfill in Sechelt. I guess Sechelt is a popular spot for TERF01 it seems to be hanging around here. I was out but sent Sandra (stim) an email and she and hubby David took a trip to the landfill looking for the eagle with the transmitter but they were unable to locate there. We also posted the information on the Wildlife Spotting on the Sunshine Coast FB forum.
We need a smilie with an eagle and a transmitter attached.
We need a smilie with an eagle and a transmitter attached.
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
TERF01 is still in the Sechelt area.
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
Looks like TERFO1 AND TERFO3 were near each other.
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
Gemini, I still have trouble locating exactly where the eagle is TERF01 I click on the correct date but it is not always easy to locate the exact position?
Re: Live Tracking - Comments
Bella Coola Airport is where TERF01 is today!
Re: Tracking TERF01
It seems that TERF01 is still at the airport when I checked at 5:54am today.
Re: Tracking TERF01
July 24, 2018.
TERF01 is now here.
In Tweedsmuir Provincial Park they have a platform for tourists to watch Grizzly Bears with an electric fence around it (grizzly bear season starts in September.) Parks staff are there who know about the bears. The bears are busy feeding on the salmon there to bother the tourists but they do advise tourists to carry bear spray with them!
TERF01 is now here.
In Tweedsmuir Provincial Park they have a platform for tourists to watch Grizzly Bears with an electric fence around it (grizzly bear season starts in September.) Parks staff are there who know about the bears. The bears are busy feeding on the salmon there to bother the tourists but they do advise tourists to carry bear spray with them!