Urmas wrote:-------------- But the area seems to be really empty of people now... would be very interesting to look on place the landscape and conditions. Probably quite many Golden Eagles breed in these wild areas.
Let's hope Jan E.
looks in - or other members who have been in the area!
Quick Internet check says that there are certainly golden eagles around, but rather few just where Tõnn is now.
Tõnn is in Västerbotten county ("län"), municipality ("kommun") of Dorotea
(some data & map in Wikipedia
HERE )
In 2006 81 golden eagle pairs were known in Västerbotten county (about 500 pairs in all Sweden); but of them, only 1 pair in Dorotea. However, Åsele, SE neighbouring municipality, had 17, and Vilhelmina, northwards neighbour, 10 pairs. Although the golden eagles probably don't bother much about municipality borderlines ... The report said too that golden eagles had been favoured(!) by large clear fellings, creating open spaces in forests for them. And that between 1995-2005 no domestic animals except 2 dogs had been taken by golden eagles, ("tame" reindeer not included).
PS. Birdmap update July 3: Tõnn has moved back towards lake Ormsjön again.