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11 April.
Bald Eagle
long as we were in sight of them
On Roderick Island on the
East side of Finlayson Channel is a
water fall about 200 feet above
sea level. The fall is about a
mile north of the 2 mountains
referred to. [Let.] The ship made a
sharp turn into a channel in
its northward course. Near
Roderick Island opposite where
the ship turned two more Bald
Eagles were seen soaring at
the same height as the
others.
They soar gracefully and
will occasionally flap their
wings.
:50 PM Opposite the lower inlet
about 8 mi below Swanson
Bay. I saw a Bald eagle
soar down toward the wake
of the ship about 200 yards
distant. The eagle leveled off
slowly and approached the
water near enough to snatch
a morsel of garbage with its
talons and when it commenced
a slow ascent to the mountain
on the west of Finlayson Channel
To write.