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(Courtesy of Oregon State University, Oregon Agricultural Progress)
By the mid-1980s, the number of nesting pairs had almost tripled. With growing numbers of eagles across the state, the biologists needed help keeping tabs. In the spirit of Cupie Ziak, they turned to volunteers for help.
“Every year you’d run into somebody else like Cupie,” Isaacs says, “people who just love eagles.”
Arnie Ambuehl is one of them. He had no particular interest in birds until a pair of bald eagles moved in near his Lake Oswego home. The majestic birds caught the eye of the retired sheet metal worker. “They’re kind of unique. How many neighborhoods have eagles at the end of the street?” Ambuehl says.
He didn’t just watch them. Ambuehl photographed and videotaped the eagle pair from the time they showed up in late winter until their fledglings took their first flight. He even cut a window into the end of his house for a better vantage point to view his seasonal neighbors.
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"How many neighborhoods have eagles at the end of the street?"
Survey volunteer Arnie Ambuehl built a new window in his Lake Oswego home to observe this eagle family—and photograph their success. Photo: Arnie Ambuehl |
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He even cut a window into the end of his house for a better vantage point... |
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