PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 7, 2022
One thing missing from the Dec. 31 article regarding the sighting of the rare Steller’s sea eagle is the derivation of its name. It was discovered by German botanist Georg Wilhelm Steller (March 10, 1709-Nov. 14, 1746). He is also responsible for the discovery of the Steller’s sea lion, Steller’s sea cow and the spectacled cormorant (both extinct) and three species endangered or in severe decline (Steller’s sea lion, Steller’s eider and, of course, the Steller’s sea eagle). ~ Jim Konkel
Scarborough