In Terra Nova National Park, Sandra Moss, a photographer who had heard the bird was sighted in the area, brought her camera on a boat trip in Newman Sound. From the gunwales of the boat, she and her husband didn\u2019t see anything, but returning in their car they came across the majestic animal atop a pine tree.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t explain how exciting it is,\u201d she said in an interview with CBC on Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible feeling to know that that bird has chosen us. That\u2019s what it feels like.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have liked to have a pet or anything in my arms when he was there, he\u2019d probably take you and the pet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the extreme vagrancy of this visitor, the eastern seaboard of Canada and even the US have at times seen these birds. On Facebook, members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Birdwatching Group reported last year in nearby Trinity Bay that a Steller\u2019s sea eagle was in the area nesting.<\/p>\n
A year before that, GNN reported that a Steller\u2019s sea eagle was attracting birdwatchers in Boothbay Harbor, Maine five days before Christmas, but that by January 16th it had flown all the way to Denali, Alaska.<\/p>\n
NPR at the time reported that the same bird had been seen in various parts of Canada that summer.<\/p>\n
Typically 25% larger than a bald eagle, subtlety is not this fish-eater\u2019s specialty, and because their feather markings can be distinct between individuals, they are easy to track.<\/p>\n
Terra Nova National Park\u2019s Facebook post on the arrival of the vagrant was full of commenters referencing past sightings, suggesting this year\u2019s visitor is one from previous years.<\/p>\n