The Tahoe Institute of Natural Science reports that a record number of 42 Bald Eagles were spotted during its annual survey in the Tahoe Basin held in January, according to a press release. The previous high was 27 set in 2017. Approximately 200 volunteers also turned out for the event, double of last year’s number, which TINS notes is a factor in the accuracy of this year’s count.
“Based on reports of sightings from recent weeks we expected to see quite a few eagles during the count, but this total was surprising.” said TINS outreach director Sarah Hockensmith in the release.. “As always, our tally is based on careful examination of the timing of movements of individual birds from one station to the next, and we believe we have a conservative and accurate tally for the day.” | tinsweb.org
