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Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

        
 
Bald Eagle Information
                                       
Length: 30 - 43"

Habitat:
Breeding habitat: Open areas, forest edges, and mountains near large lakes and rivers. Requires tall trees for nesting.

Winter habitat: Coastal areas, large inland lakes or rivers
Bald Eagle
Photo © Mike Danzenbaker
with some ice-free water. Click to enlarge
 
Diet: Fish (staple); birds, especially waterfowl; mammals such as rabbits and muskrats; carrion; occasionally, turtles and shellfish.
 
 
Bald Eagle ID TipsIdentification tips for the Bald Eagle
 
 
Bald Eagle CallsListen to the calls of the Bald Eagle
  © The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithica, New York.  Recordist: C. Reeves
 
 
Range Maps:
(Click map to enlarge.)
 
Bald Eagle Breeding Map Bald Eagle Winter Map      USGS
     
Breeding Map          Winter Map (CBC)     
 
Additional photos and information:

American Bald Eagle Information Site
Photos of Bald Eagles, description, history, eyesight, migration, feeding habits, nesting and young, reintroduction, and much more.

Nature Photography by David Blevins
Photo of immature Bald Eagle
     
   

 

 


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