Bald Eagle Facts

Raptors: Biology & Conservation

General Conservation Issues

• To Feed or Not to Feed?
• Guidelines for Establishing Bald Eagle Counts
• International Bald Eagle Nest Record Scheme
• Bald Eagle Status Update (2007)
• What Drives the Number of Nests in a Territory?
• How are Species Named?

Bald Eagle Biology

• Bald Eagle Age Classes
  • Nestling Age Classes
  • Juvenile Age Classes
  • Young Developing at Other CAMS
• Early Seasonal Breeding Schedule for Bald Eagles in Southern BC
• Adult and Chick Sexual Difference in Size
• Do Eagles Mate for Life?
• Do Eagles Reuse the Same Nest?
• Sibling Rivalry – The Great Survival Technique
• Age of a Bald Eagle Nest
• Lifting Capacity of Eagles

Life Cycle Summary

• Bald Eagle Annual Cycle
• Bald Eagle Nesting Season
• Mating Behavior
• To Lay or Not to Lay — Is That an Imperative?
• Egg Laying, Incubation & Hatching
• Eagle Eggs: When and How They Develop
• Rearing Young
  • Brooding Young
  • Feeding Young
• Post Fledging Support
• Annual Migration
• When Do the Salmon Run?

Chehalis-Harrison River Bald Eagle Congregation & Feasting Notes

• Update – Development of Bald Eagle Etiquette for the Chehalis Flats – Harrison Mills (December 2012)
• Historic Review of North American Bald Eagle Gatherings and Numbers (August 2012)
• The Eagles Have Done It Again (2012)