Bald+Eagle

Derek Jung
 * Bald Eagle **

**General Description:** **Habitat:**
 * one of the largest birds of prey in the world.
 * black line behind both of the eyes.
 * there is a black band on the tip of the tail.
 * they can be confused with golden eagles at a young age of about 3 or 4 years.
 * can weigh up to 17 pounds.
 * 7 to 7 and a half foot wing span.
 * the farther north you go you will find larger bald eagles.
 * Bald eagles generally nest on high cliffs or trees overlooking large bodies of water or rivers.
 * they usually do not live anywhere near human facilities of developments.

**Why are they threatened?**
 * Water pollution
 * human development destroying habitats
 * illegal hunting and poaching [[image:bald_eagle_bird_MG0813.jpg width="400" height="265" align="right"]]
 * DDT infections

**Reproduction:**
 * the females lay 1 to 3 eggs per year
 * 35 day incubation periods
 * the young are sexually mature at 5 to 6 years of age

**Where on the list are the Bald Eagles?** **Bald Eagles Niche:** **Scientific Name:**
 * The Bald Eagle is currently threatened on the PA list
 * On the United States list the Bald Eagle has been taken off the list
 * The Bald Eagle is a Carnivore
 * they hunt small animals and fish
 * Haliaeetus Leucocephalaus

**How we are saving them:**
 * Annual monitoring of their nests
 * reintroduction efforts
 * hunting prohibition
 * no hunting


 * Resources:**

[|www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle/id]

[|www.baldeagleinfo.com]

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