TERF16/TEUS03 (tracked 1/8/19-7/24/19 + 11/5/21-11/7/22)
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TERF16/TEUS03 (tracked 1/8/19-7/24/19 + 11/5/21-11/7/22)
Opening this topic for reports on TEUS03's activities.
This bird was injured in winter 2018, taken to OWL rehab and brought back to a healthy weight and then released on 08 Jan 2019. We thought she was an Alaskan bird by her weight and size, but she hung around the valley all summer so might in fact be a local resident.
Link to TEUS03's Tracking Map (January 8, 2019 - July 24, 2019)
Link to TERF16's Tracking Map (November 5, 2021 - November 7, 2022)
BAEA19-27 - TEUS03
Banding Date: Jan 8, 2019
Banded: -
Captured: Owl Rehab, Delta
Age: 5 years
Eye color: Pale Yellow
Sex: Female
Bird found fighting with TERF03 for nearly 40min on Nov 26 2018. Females separated by OWL staff and brought back for treatment. Bird held overnight once transmittered deployed outside in flight cages.
Added November 24, 2021, by JudyB:
This is a first for us - TEUS03 ended up at OWL again this fall, again after getting into a fight with another female (now tagged as TERF17) - and the old tracker that had failed was replaced with a new tracker, and she got a new ID to match - TERF16. We are going to use TEUS03/TERF16 officially - but feel free to continue calling her TEUS03 (or TERF16) for short!
BAEA21-47a - TERF16 (she's doesn't exactly get a new record, but here's the updated data)
Banding Date: Nov 4 2021
USFW Band #: 0709-00330 (right leg)
Banded: Blue marker K over 9 on its left leg
Rescued: in Maple Ridge, taken to OWL
Age: adult
Eye color: Pale Yellow
Sex: Female
Photo by Myles Lamont of TEUS03/TERF16 at OWL on November 5, 2021 (clicks much bigger).
This bird was injured in winter 2018, taken to OWL rehab and brought back to a healthy weight and then released on 08 Jan 2019. We thought she was an Alaskan bird by her weight and size, but she hung around the valley all summer so might in fact be a local resident.
Link to TEUS03's Tracking Map (January 8, 2019 - July 24, 2019)
Link to TERF16's Tracking Map (November 5, 2021 - November 7, 2022)
BAEA19-27 - TEUS03
Banding Date: Jan 8, 2019
Banded: -
Captured: Owl Rehab, Delta
Age: 5 years
Eye color: Pale Yellow
Sex: Female
Bird found fighting with TERF03 for nearly 40min on Nov 26 2018. Females separated by OWL staff and brought back for treatment. Bird held overnight once transmittered deployed outside in flight cages.
Added November 24, 2021, by JudyB:
This is a first for us - TEUS03 ended up at OWL again this fall, again after getting into a fight with another female (now tagged as TERF17) - and the old tracker that had failed was replaced with a new tracker, and she got a new ID to match - TERF16. We are going to use TEUS03/TERF16 officially - but feel free to continue calling her TEUS03 (or TERF16) for short!
BAEA21-47a - TERF16 (she's doesn't exactly get a new record, but here's the updated data)
Banding Date: Nov 4 2021
USFW Band #: 0709-00330 (right leg)
Banded: Blue marker K over 9 on its left leg
Rescued: in Maple Ridge, taken to OWL
Age: adult
Eye color: Pale Yellow
Sex: Female
Photo by Myles Lamont of TEUS03/TERF16 at OWL on November 5, 2021 (clicks much bigger).
Re: Tracking TEUS03
We have happy news! TEUS03 was banded January 8, 2019, and received a tracker - and we followed her travels around the greater Vancouver/Delta area until July 24, 2019.
Here's a map of those travels, first in satellite view so you can see the white line, then in map view so you can see the area better.
She uploaded data from Bowen Island on July 24 - perhaps beginning a journey north in search of salmon.
And that's the last time her tracker uploaded data.
When we stop getting data from an eagle, I generally mention that trackers can fail. And we now know that is what happened to TEUS03!
It's an interesting thing - TEUS03 originally ended up at OWL after she and another female were injured in a fight back in 2019. And the reason we know she is alive and well is because this fall she was again brought to OWL along with another female after a fight - she does seem to be a feisty female!
And for those who are curious - she was not fighting with the same eagle both times. Her opponent the first time was tagged as TERF03 - and Myles was also able to put a tracker on her new opponent, who will be TERF17 once we get the map set up and the page built on the website.
And because TEUS03 has a new tracker, we are now calling her TEUS03/TERF16, though it's fine to call her TEUS03 for short.
We will have the website and this thread updated soon.
Here's a map of those travels, first in satellite view so you can see the white line, then in map view so you can see the area better.
She uploaded data from Bowen Island on July 24 - perhaps beginning a journey north in search of salmon.
And that's the last time her tracker uploaded data.
When we stop getting data from an eagle, I generally mention that trackers can fail. And we now know that is what happened to TEUS03!
It's an interesting thing - TEUS03 originally ended up at OWL after she and another female were injured in a fight back in 2019. And the reason we know she is alive and well is because this fall she was again brought to OWL along with another female after a fight - she does seem to be a feisty female!
And for those who are curious - she was not fighting with the same eagle both times. Her opponent the first time was tagged as TERF03 - and Myles was also able to put a tracker on her new opponent, who will be TERF17 once we get the map set up and the page built on the website.
And because TEUS03 has a new tracker, we are now calling her TEUS03/TERF16, though it's fine to call her TEUS03 for short.
We will have the website and this thread updated soon.
2023 Eaglet Info ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Helpful Hints
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
Thank you, Judy. TEUS03/TERF16 has quite a history! I'll refer to her as TERF16 and add several maps since her second release.
The first is an overview with a few dates to show her range of travels.
The first is an overview with a few dates to show her range of travels.
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
November 26th, 4pm - closer view of area where TERF16 spends a lot of time - north of Garden Meadows Golf Club, Suburban housing areas abut farmland. Busy highway nearby.
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
November 27-28 - TERF16 locates along trees/irrigation ditch? edge of farm field
I wonder if she has a nest in this area...could be viewed from the golf course
I wonder if she has a nest in this area...could be viewed from the golf course
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
December 6, 2021 - morning tracker update
8:06am TERF16 at the trees north of golf course - I suspect there is snow on the ground this morning (as seen on eagle cams)
8:06am TERF16 at the trees north of golf course - I suspect there is snow on the ground this morning (as seen on eagle cams)
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
December 7th update - TERF16 at the trees/shrubs this morning
yesterday afternoon at 4pm - close by in field
yesterday afternoon at 4pm - close by in field
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
December 11th tracker check in
10:00am - TERF16 at a favorite location, trees/shrubs along water ditch
10:00am - TERF16 at a favorite location, trees/shrubs along water ditch
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
December 14th
8am - TERF16 at her favorite location
HWF eagle cam shows it's snowing at White Rock, so probably here as well
8am - TERF16 at her favorite location
HWF eagle cam shows it's snowing at White Rock, so probably here as well
Re: Tracking TEUS03/TERF16
December 15th tracker update for TERF16
8:02am - at east edge of golf course, next to Golden Ears Way
10:00am - further east, in trees at someone's backyard
8:02am - at east edge of golf course, next to Golden Ears Way
10:00am - further east, in trees at someone's backyard