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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

The national emblem of the United States of America, a very large raptor. Is listed as "Threatened" on the US Endangered Species List

Range Alaska to Newfoundland California, Great Lakes, Virginia, Arizona, Gulf Coast. Florida. Is now breading in all "lower 48" States.

Large brownish, blackish eagle with white (bald) head and tail
Large yellow hooked bill
Yellow eyes
Heavy legs and feet

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Size
Length 31 inches, wingspan 72 - 90 inches

Weight
4500 g (9.5 pounds)

Habitat
Marsh and seacoast, river and lake

Nest
Large easily seen mass of sticks on the top of a tree or high on a cliff, up to 6 feet in diameter

Eggs
White, 1-3 eggs, incubation 35 days, fledge in 10 - 12 weeks

Food
Fresh caught, dead or stolen fish, carrion or other live prey: rabbits, waterfowl, road kill. Catches fish from water by snatching with talons. Does not enter the water in the process unlike other fish eating birds

Voice
Squeaky cacklling, shrill high pitch twittering

Characteristics
Feeder foods: does not eat at feeders