Fig. 1. Location map of Ferrelo Point and other historic bald eagle nest locations on San Miguel Island.

Fig. 2. Ferrelo Point bald eagle nest in 1939 (photo by H. Lester, SBMNH Channel Islands Archive #0081).

Fig. 3. Paul Collins at the Ferrelo Point bald eagle nest in 1978, looking west with Adams Cove and Point Bennett in the background (photo by Eric Hochberg).

General faunal categories represented at the Ferrelo Point nest site, San Miguel Island

NISP = number of individual specimens; MNI = minimum number of individuals. Percentages, rounded to the nearest 0.1, based on all prey remains recovered. * = trace amount (<less than 0.5% of total).

Bird remains from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Notes: NISP = number of individual specimens; MNI = minimum number of individuals; * = trace (<0.5% of the total). Percentages, rounded to 0.1%, based on all bird remains recovered.

Bird bone element distribution from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Key to element abbreviations: crania = complete or fragmentary crania, max = maxilla, mand = mandible, hum = humerus, cmc = carpometacarpus, D4P = phalange of wing, corac = coracoid, scap = scapula, clav = clavicle, fem = femur, tib = tibia, tmt = tarsometatarsus. Includes elements identified as undifferentiated bird, as well as those identified to a specific taxon.

Summary of fish remains from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Notes: NISP = number of individual specimens; MNI = minimum number of individuals; * = trace (<0.5% of total). Percentages, rounded to 0.1, based on fish remains identified to family, genus or species.

Fish bone element distribution from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Key to element abbreviations: crania = complete or partial crania/fragments, angula = angular, basio = basioccipital, cerato = ceratohyal, cleith = cleithrum, dentar = dentary, epih = epihyal, epio = epiotic, exo = exoccipital, hyoma = hyomandibular, inter = interopercle, opercl = opercle, palat = palatine, par = parasphenoid, pariet = parietal, pharyn = pharyngeal, postte = post-temporal, prefro = prefrontal, prema = premaxilla, preop = preopercle, prooti = prootic, quad = quadrate, radi = radial, scap = scapula, suprac = supracleithrum, suprao = supraoccipital, upperpc = upper post-cleithrum, vert = vertebrae.

Mammal and reptile remains from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Notes: NISP = number of individual specimens; MNI = minimum number of individuals; * = trace (<0.5% of total). Percentages, rounded to the nearest 0.1%, are based on remains identified to family, genus and/or species.

Distribution of major sheep bone elements from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Key to element abbreviations: crania = complete or partial crania, mand = mandible, scap = scapula, hum = humerus, carp/tars = carpals and tarsals, metacar = metacarpal, calcan = calcaneus, astrag = astragalus, metatar = metatarsal.

Distribution of major mammal and reptile bone elements from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Key to element abbreviations: crania = complete or partial crania, mand = mandible, scap = scapula, hum = humerus, carp/tars = carpals and tarsals, metacar = metacarpal, calcan = calcaneus, astrag = astragalus, metatar = metatarsal.

Shellfish and other invertebrate remains from the Ferrelo Point eagle nest, San Miguel Island

Notes: NISP = number of individual specimens; MNI = minimum number of individuals; * = <0.5% of total. Percentages rounded to nearest 0.1%. Acmaeidae weight inflated by specimen with asphaltum adhering to it. At least 3 chiton species appear to be present. Question mark next to a scientific name indicates an uncertain identification.