I talked to several other people about this "big bird" today. Most people just offered their personal accounts or close relatives sightings of this enormous bird. I also talked to Kirk, the science teacher here. He said that he probably got closer to it than anyone after he chased it down on his "snow-go" a few Januaries ago. He also said that he saw the bird near a bald eagle and the size was not even comparable. He thought that there was no doubt that the wing span was at least 8 feet. It was brown in color with light speckles but its size and description rule out Steller's sea eagle.
We concluded that the only other possibilities (we could find) based on size would be the California Condor or the South American Condor. The South American Condor is extinct and neither bird could survive in this climate even if it did get swept over in high winds.
Kirk thinks what he saw was most likely an unknown species of eagle. Sadly, this bird has not been seen for the last several winters. Maybe this one?
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Whoa...Lida. Crazy story. I hope its a pterodactyl. That would be amazing! :)
Maybe it'll be back in November? Say Thanksgiving time?
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