Bald Eagle

Resources to Explore

Characteristics

• Slideshow: Bald Eagle Annual Cycle
• Slideshow: Focus on Feathers
• Article: An In-Depth Look at Eagle Eyes
• Activity: Adaptations that Help Eagles Survive
• Article: How Eagles Fly
• Activity: Comparing Male and Female Eagles

Nesting Behavior

• Live Cam: Decorah Eagle Nest
• Checklist: Spring Phenology
• Slideshow: Let's Explore Eagle Nests
• Article: About Eagle Nests
• Slideshow: Looking at Eagle Babies
• Article: Raising Eagles: Chore Chart for Fathers and Mothers
• Article: Juvenile Eagle Behavior

Food

• Article: The Bald Eagle Diet
• Slideshow: Eagles and Salmon in Alaska
• Frozen Dinners: The Challenge of Finding Food in the Winter
• Generalist or Specialist? Take a Peek at the Beaks
• The Food Chain That Nature Built

Conservation

• The Conservation History of Bald Eagles
• DDT and Bald Eagles
• How Much is a Part Per Million?
• Suggestions for Analyzing Bald Eagle Population Data

Additional Resources

• Teaching Resources
• Archived Bald Eagle Resources