La’i was spotted near the Santa Ana River nesting with an adult companion and two eaglets, according to Peter Sharpe of the Institute for Wildlife Studies.
Southern California bird watchers saw a new and yet familiar sight in Orange County earlier this month. The female bald eagle known as La’i was spotted near the Santa Ana River nesting with an adult companion and two eaglets, according to Peter Sharpe, the acting director for the Institute for Wildlife Studies’ Bald Eagle and Peregrine Falcon Restoration Project.
La’i chose the Santa Ana River as her habitat because of the abundance of fish and other prey, such as ducks, geese and seagulls, Sharpe said. Sharpe noted that La’i was naturally hatched on Santa Rosa Island in 2013 and was banded, or tagged, as a nestling that year. That tagging system has allowed observers to spot her throughout the years. The most recent sighting of La'i and two eaglets was first reported by the Orange County Register.
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