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Eagle kills sandhill crane in front of birders

Mossy Kilcher holds a dead crane after it was attacked and killed by an eagle Thursday at her Seaside Farm. The eagle had dive-bombed it, taking a chunk out of its middle. The crane was an adult weighing about 11 pounds. A flock of about 20 eagles had been hanging around her farm earlier in the week, suggesting to her that someone in the vicinity may have been feeding them.

A Crane's Last Song, By Mossy Kilcher

Bald Eagles do kill Sandhill Cranes. Local Homer resident, Mossy Kilcher, reports an incident of a Bald Eagle killing a Sandhill Crane at her crane sanctuary, Seaside Farm. Excessive numbers of Bald Eagles from over 25 years of eagle feeding take a toll on local wildlife.

Lesser Sandhill Crane Migration--California to Alaska

Migration is about to begin! Follow the cranes back to Alaska.

Homing in on Homer's Ten

GPS-fitted cranes' flight path reveals a stunning endurance By Alex Breitler Record Staff Writer Stockton CA October 24, 2008 6:00 AM

Kachemak Crane Watch 2008

Overview of cranes in Homer, AK 2008 Story last updated at 10:03 PM on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 http://www.homernews.com/stories/102 208/news_crane.shtml

Kachemak Crane Watch Video Available

YouTube video about Kachemak Crane Watch.

Follow the Homer Cranes

The website documenting the travels of the 10 lesser sandhill cranes fitted with satellite transmitters this summer is now up and running. You can visit this website by going to http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/cranes/index.html

SandHill Cranes: Researcher Tracks their Migration

Gary Ivey, a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist from Bend, Ore., and the western crane conservation manager for the International Crane Foundation, has been in town this summer working on a research project on the migration of sandhill cranes in the Pacific Flyway.