Erika and I must be becoming Washington residents—we went birding in the rain. Curiously we did not see much on our 9 December 2020 walk up Kennedy Flats. Overlooking Kennedy Creek, we listed about a dozen Bald Eagles flying up and down the creek valley. Several eagles perched in the tree-tops along our logging road. Such a concentration should not be unexpected—the creek, like this side tributary, is full of dead Coho Salmon. Eagles are opportunistic feeders—they will actively hunt live prey or steal from other predators—and eagles regularly feast on dead fish and other carrion.
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