Mapping
Immature Eagle Behavior
What can
we learn about eagles through satellite tracking? How far and how fast
do they travel? Do they tend to stay in one place or move about often?
What paths do they chose to follow, and why? You be the eagle biologist
now, and study each of the immature bald eagles through snapshots of
their sighting locations. What you can learn?
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Example: Click
for larger printable map. Write in location information. Use
scale to determine distances traveled.
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Try
This!
- Divide
the class into groups. Each group will be responsible for studying
one of the young Bald eagles.
- Study
the map on the map server to determine the sighting dates, and use
the map scale to estimate distances traveled. Write in the numbers
on the latitude and longitude lines of your map.
- Trace
each birds path (dot-to-dot) and add the miles to find the total
distance traveled.
- Add each
bird's nest site to your map.
- Compare
the Journey North eagle migration map with maps in your atlas. Locate
geographic features to determine how natural resources might influence
any patterns of travel.
- Organize
your information, then share the information for all the birds with
the class.
Nestling
Bald Eagle Behavior Study
Eagle
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Y94
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Y96
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P88
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P89
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P90
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P91
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Greatest
distance travled in a day |
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#
States crossed |
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Total
distance traveled (aprox.) |
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Closest
distance recorded near nest |
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Describe any pattern bird is following |
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* For instance,
are they following major water courses? What are the types of areas
they are stopping/settling in when they do ? (ie near water, food,
undisturbed?).
Journaling
Questions
- There
are 2 siblings taken from the same nest, one male (P90) and one female
(P89). Is their behavior any different from the unrelated birds?
- Based
on your observations can you determine whether sex makes a difference
in behavior?
- What
conclusions can you make about nest site location and distance traveled?
- What
statements can you make about eagle behavior?
- Make
a list of other questions you would like answered about these eagles.
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