Apparently, the Hospital's EIS consultants didn't dig too deeply into biological impacts. Section (d), "Plants and Animals," reads:
(i) Habitat -- Not reviewed; only usual urban birds can be reasonably expected on site.
(ii) Unique Species -- Not reviewed; none reasonable [sic] expected to exist on site.
It just so happens that a pair of bald eagles has been nesting next door to the Hospital since roughly Fall 2007. Not coincidentally, the eagles started building their nest roughly when the Hospital's well-drilling project ended. Perhaps they didn't find the reverberating clanging welcoming?
We respectfully suggest to the Hospital that the threatened species nesting next door deserves consideration in the Hospital's Environmental Impact Statement.
If you'd like to see your wide-wing-spanned neighbors, go to the intersection of Surber and 41st Street, just west of the western entrance to the Talaris Institute (the site of many CAC meetings).
Sorry, we only have nest photos thus far, not eagle photos. If you're a more dedicated photographer, please send us your shots.
