A trick I just learned recently - it doesn't work on our tracking maps, even though they are based on google maps, but if you open a basic google map of the greater Vancouver area and right click on the nest, you can then choose "measure distance" from the list of options that opens up - and doing that, I discovered that it's about 33km/20mi from the nest to the landfill:NSEN wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 7:20 pmMay 22nd Annie flew all the way out the Vancouver Landfill again today. At 5 am she was at the nest. At 11am at the dump. And by 5 am the next day she was back at the nest site. Of course she could have been back home by 11:30! We only know where they are at the time the back pack call in its location! The first time she flew to the Transfer Station (aka the dump) was April 1st. It looks far away but probably nothing if she hit the thermals right.
The first photo her usual flight pattern back and forth to Grebe Islets and more recently just around the neighbourhood. In fact since she has had chicks she has not been out to Grebe Islets. Sam must be doing most of the hunting up to now.
Second screen shot show both trips out to the dump although it looks like only one.
Definitely not a long flight for an eagle - and she doesn't have to stop for traffic lights!