WILDLIFE
FWS
An eagle isn’t really bald. It has white headfeathers that gleam in the sun.
The white feathers appear when a young eagle is 4 to 5 years old. Its sharp
talons are used to catch prey. The fierce-looking beak is used to tear strips
of meat from whatever it catches.
“You can see the nest with binoculars, but it’s far away in a
pine tree,” she says.
NOVICE TRAINING
Novice eagle watchers learn that an eagle, which has a 6-
to 8-foot wingspan, flies with its wings out straight from its
body. A vulture, the bird most often mistaken for an eagle,
displays a slight V with a dip between wings and body.
Everyone who joins Audubon’s Eagle Watch gets assigned a
nest to monitor and undergoes training, learning the habits of
eagles and what to watch for.
Among the things Owen and other watchers record are >>
EAGLE INFORMATION
Good information on nesting, habits and the growth of
young eagles can be found at www.baldeagleinfo.com
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
offers information and a description of its eagle
management plan at www.myfwc.com
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a lot of information
on southeastern eagles in narrative and chart form,
complete with nesting timelines at www.fws.gov
There is an excellent page on eagles at www.ccbirds.org.
Although it is a Virginia organization, the facts are clear
and can easily be understood by children.
Wikipedia provides a thorough article with photos of an
eagle egg and chicks at www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_
eagle
The National Eagle Center has a section that answers many
questions about eagles at www.nationaleaglecenter.org
For those who want to see into a nest or want their
children or students to watch eaglets growing up, check
the eagle camera list at http://eagleholic.wordpress.com
and click the eagle cam list button at the top of the page.
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