Comparing
Individual Eagle Migrations
Part 1: Adult Bald Eagles
(see
also Part 2: NY Nestling Bald Eagles)
What generalizations
can you make about Adult Bald eagle migration, based on one spring's
observations? Follow the trail and the timing
of each eagle's
migration. Then
write your own scientific paper or have a scientific meeting in your
classroom,
based on the Bald eagle research you have witnessed. (Link to Migration
Data Archives for clues about previous year's migrations.)
Adult
Bald Eagle |
Eagle
#__ |
Eagle
#__ |
Eagle
#__ |
Distance
to Nest*
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Date Departed |
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Date
Arrived |
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# Days
Migrating |
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Average
Miles/Day Traveled |
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*
Distances traveled by each eagle are measured as the straight
line distance between the nest site and the wintering
grounds. The actual migration route, and thus the distance actually
traveled, is likely to be longer.
- In addition
to finding the information needed about each eagle for the chart above,
look at the path each eagle
took. Was it a direct "bee-line" to the nest, or did the eagle
travel an indirect route and/or move in
stages?
- Describe
any similarities you noticed between the eagles.
- Describe any differences you noticed.
- Describe any similarities between groups of eagles. (For example, eagles wintering in the same part of New
York, eagles traveling to the same nesting region, or eagles traveling long or short distances.)
- What questions were raised by your observations?
- What general patterns did you observe? What generalizations can you make about Bald Eagle migration, based
on this spring's observations?
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