People in Oman are reminded everyday about steppe eagles because it appears on the back of the 100 baisa note along with the Arabian oryx, gazelle and bee eater. I wonder who chose the steppe eagle as part of the design and why?
The maps below shows what our radiotagged eagles are doing. Since beginning of February, one eagle (105) has been moving around south of the mountains. Until 13 February it was mostly near Al Mudaybi and Sinaw, often visiting the landfill there. By the 15th it had moved west to near Al Ghafat, and during 19-24 February has been near Tawi Ajuz.
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| Movements of a steppe eagle (105) during 1-24 February 2017. |
The other eagle (162312) also spent time near Al Mudaybi up until 1 February, then it made a big two day loop that took it south to a location abut 100 km SW of Qarn Alam, then up to a location about 40 km west of Adam. On 4-5 February it was just west of Al Saleel Park, and since then it has been mostly at the Tahwa landfill that services Sur (although at times making excursions of up to 50 km or so).
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| Movement of a steppe eagle (162312) during 1-22 February 2017. |
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