What is the National bird of the United States?

BALD EAGLEHALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS

EAGLES Order Falconiformes Family Buteoninae Bald Eagle Golden Eagle

Immature Bald Eagle Golden Eagle

•Bald eagles have white feathers on their heads and brown feathers on their bodies. Their beaks are yellow and curved.

What do bald eagles look like?

•No. They live in small groups, and they usually keep the same mate for life. Couples often sit together in trees.

Do bald eagles live in large groups?

•Female bald eagles are 4-5 years old when they start laying eggs. They lay 2-3 eggs a year.

How old are female bald eagles when they start laying eggs?

BIRDS OF PREY

• 90% of diet• Carrion• Steal from ospreys• Perch or flight• Eyesight• Push talons forward• Females larger

What color are their feet?

•Eagles have yellow feet with sharp, black, curved talons. They use their talons to catch fish.

What do bald eagles eat?

•They eat fish, small birds, rats and mice, and food in trash cans. When eagles see a fish in the water, they dive down and grab it with their sharp claws.

Wingspan 8’ 2’ head to tail Weigh up to 14 lbs.

• 30 years +• Slow reproduction rate• Begin breeding 5 years

of age• Threatened species

Pesticide Toxins

Farmer’s fields

Waterways

Fish

Eagles

• 1950’s and 1960’s• Hacking programs

Aerial breeding display

Eyrie – stick nests

1-3 plain white eggs

GOLDEN EAGLE Aquila chrysaetos Octo

berWestern USA

Order FalconiformesFamily Pandionidae

OSPREY

• Fisher• Submerges head• Scales• Fish face-forward• Slow flight

• Natural or manmade• Tolerant of humans• Bark or grass lining• Decorations• 3 eggs

Nests