West End🦅Territorial Activity⚔Akecheta Engages Intruder✈️Appears Injured | Explore.org 2025-01-19

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At least one intruder has been frequenting the West End territory for over the last few days. The bird sen today appears to be an unbanded young adult (sub-adult) due to the dark sub-terminal tail band and dark marking on the head.

Akecheta A61 has been engaging the intruder most aggressively, that's why I will tentatively assume that it is a male. Eagles most often engage birds of the same sex in territorial disputes.

00:00 Close up of Intruder. Akecheta A61 engages intruder and flushes him off the tor.
01:12 Akecheta A61 flies by, with red marking on the head
01:25 Akecheta A61 perches on the tor and appears to be injured
01:54 Intruder joins Thunder K91 on the tor. Both vocalize, Intruder flies off.
03:53 Thunder K91 and Akecheta A61 perch on the far tor. Intruder joins in, Thunder K91 chases him off
04:32 Akecheta A61 roosts on the far tor. Thunder roosts on their usual roosting branch today.

It is unclear at the moment how serious Akecheta's condition is. He was seen flying, but he preferred to perch on the far tor for most of the day.

Hang in there, Akecheta, we love you! ♥️

Resident male since 2019: A-61 Akecheta, hatched in 2016 in the Los Pinos territory, Santa Cruz Island. Parents: A-51 and A-45
Resident female since 2013: K-91 Thunder, hatched in 2009 in the Two Harbors territory, Santa Catalina Island. Parents: K-82 Cholyn and K-81 Chase.
The original historic nest has been in continued use since 1991 (although first eagle nesting sightings go back to 1920s). The new alt nest was first used in 2023.

The story of Akecheta in pictures:   / 2931832933551570