The bald eagle is a carnivorous bird of prey that primarily eats fish, but also small mammals, waterfowl, snakes, and carrion. It hunts from a perch, using its excellent vision to spot prey from over a mile away, then swoops down and grabs prey with its talons. Bald eagles are powerful fliers and swimmers, and can soar for hours without flapping their wings. They have a wingspan of up to 8 feet and can live 20-40 years in the wild.

1. Customer: Britteny Boccohino
Animal: Bald Eagle
Report by: Felicia Ferentinos
Bald Eagle Report
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The bald eagle is a carnivore which means that they only eat meat.
Bald eagles usually eat fish and they will also feed on small
mammals. They will usually take down fish that are swimming close
to the surface. The mammals that they eat are waterfowl, wading
birds and they will also take down dead animals that are usually
called carrion. They will also eat large birds. They are amazing
hunters; they can grab a fish with their wings as they glide over the
water. These hunters are also known to scavenge. This means to
take or steal food from other predators, or steal what other animals
have left behind. The bald eagle will easily steal a meal from other
birds and also they can steal a meal from a mammal too. The bald
eagle usually hunts during the day that means that they are diurnal.
Bald eagles have very good vision they use this sense to look for
their prey. A bald eagle can spot a rabbit from a mile away. The bald
eagle can see in full color to. The bald eagle can chase their prey by
grabbing it using their strong talons. Their diet mostly takes in is
mostly fish. They can also hunt small mammals. They can also attack
snakes they can also attack rattlesnakes and other birds to. They can
also scavenge dead animals. This also means that they can also eat
road kill. The bald eagle can use their beak to remove the
indigestible feathers or the fur before they start to eat a bigger animal.
When they are eating a small animal then they will eat the animal
whole and regurgitate and they will eat some of the most important
parts of the animal like their hair, their feathers if the prey is a bird or
the bones. The bald eagle can eat so many different types of food
they usually like to eat fish they will also eat small mammals like
rabbits. The other animals that they eat are turtles, ducks, geese, and
some other small animals. Sometimes they can eat dead animals too.
The bald eagle is part of a family that is called birds if prey. This
means that these birds have to kill and hunt meat. A bald eagle can
eat about one-half pounds (220 to 675 grams) of food in a day. They
food that they mostly eat fish they will sometimes eat dead animals
which is sometimes called carrion. Carrion is a fresh dead animal.

2. The bald eagle usually hunts during the day. They will hunt with a
perch. A Perch is a type of place where the bald eagle usually
catches its fish they can do this without getting their feathers wet. The
bald eagle can even catch things that live near the water like a duck,
geese, and turtles. Most of the time the bald eagle can steal a meal
from other birds and other animals to. They will often steal a meal
from a osprey. They can also be called as the fish eagle. The bald
eagle can steal a meal from the osprey by swooping down on a flying
osprey that is carrying a fish so that they can scar the osprey so that
it can drop its fish and so that the bald eagle can catch it. The bald
eagle can sometimes use its talons to a fish from an osprey. The
other food that the bald eagle preys on is different types of rodents
and they can also prey on snakes to. The bald eagle can carry the
prey to the perch when the bald eagle is at the parch it will start to eat
its meal If the prey is too heavy for the bald eagle to being back to the
parch then the bald eagle will eat it where it just killed it. The bald
eagles beak is use to rip pieces off flesh from its prey. The bald eagle
has no teeth so with no teeth so that means that the eagle has to
swallow the pieces whole. The bald eagle can also eat small objects
like rocks so that it can help the eagle to digest the food. These
objects can swallow the food down into the eagles stomach this is
called gastrulates. After the bald eagle has finished hunting then it will
start to clean its feathers. The bald eagle can also do this sometimes
during the day too. The bald eagle has a very special way to catch a
fish when they spot one. When the bald eagle does see a fish then it
will drive down and it will brushes over the water's surface. Then the
bald eagle will get the fish by using their talons they use their talons
to catch their prey and to catch fish. The bald eagle will dip it's talons
into the water and then it will spear at the fish to caught it. Sometimes
when the fish is to heavy to carry back to the perch. Then the bald
eagle will swim the fish to the shore. Their talons can grab the fish
and then they will prevent the fish so that the fish does not escape
from their strong talons. These birds can only left about a hold of their
body weight when the bald eagle has catch a fish that is to heavy for
the bird to carry. If the prey is to heavy then the bald eagle will swim
to the shore by using their big wings. The bald eagles favorite food is
fish. The bald eagle can grab a fish by using their spiny scales and
their sharp talons that is located on their toes so that they can grab
slippery fish. When the eagle is hungry then it will wait on their
favorite perch unit they spot a fish that is coming near the surface

3. then it will swoop down to the water and they will grab the fish very
fast with their special feet they would have to hold on to their fish
really tight so that the fish does not escape the eagle's talons then
the eagle will fly back to the nest or in a convenient perch that is
located in a tree so that they can enjoy their meal. They have a very
powerful beak that is use to help the eagle to rip off the small pieces
of the animal that they just caught so that the eagle can swallow it
whole because they have no teeth. The bald eagles that live in
Alaska they hunt salmon that are abundant. When the bald eagle can
not find any fish in their area they go after other animals like rabbits,
squirrels sometimes other birds and even a baby deer. They have
been known to steal a meal from other birds to. The bald eagle is
build to hunt for fish. The bald eagle is only native is in North
America they can live all across America they can also live in Canada
and in Northern Mexico. The type of habitats that they live on are in
forests areas that are near water they can also live near coastal
areas to they can live near big rivers and lakes. The other habitats
that this bird lives on are in coastlines, lakes, rivers, swamps and
near marshes. The bald eagle usually lives near forests that are near
shores like rivers and lakes. The bald eagle range is around in North
America in Florida and Alaska. The bald eagle usually lives in places
where there is no humans to be seen or found. They like to live their
water. Lots of eagles can make their homes in lakes and streams.
Their home ranges can also be in south Florida and Baja and they
can also be seen in California. The type of habitats that these birds
live on and where they nest are near some coastlines, rivers, lakes,
wet prairies, and coastal pine lands. The bald eagle can only be
found in the areas of North America. The places of North America
that the bald eagle can be seen are in Alaska and in Canada. Some
other eagles can be found in Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan,
Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and in Wisconsin. The bald eagle
can live near some coasts, rivers and they can also live near lakes.
The adult bald eagle can grow about 7ft (2.3m). The bald eagles
wingspan can reach about 3 ft (1 m) in a height. The adult bald eagle
can weight about 9 to 14 pounds. The females are 30% bigger then
the males are. The height of an adult male bald eagle is about 30
inches (76 centimeters) tall. The female’s height is much bigger then
the males are they can grow about 40 inches (102 centimeters) tall.
The male bald eagle can weight about eight to nine and one-half
pounds (three and one-half to four kilograms). The females can very

4. big then males are. The females can weigh about 15 pounds (seven
kilograms). The size of a bald eagle is usually 1 m (3 ft) to the height
2.3 m (7. ft) wingspan. The weight of a male bald eagle is 3.5-4kg (8-
9lb.). The weight of a female bald eagle is 4.5-6kg (10-14lb.). The
size of a bald eagle is 32-40 in (80-100cm). The females can be 3
feet (1 meter) long and their wingspan is 8 feet (2.4 meters). The bald
eagles length is 28-38in (71-96cm). They can also weight about 6
1/2-14 lb (3-6,5kg). The bald eagles body length is 29 to 42 inches
(74 to 107 centimeters). The bald eagles wingspan is 5.5 to 8 feet
(1.7 to 2.4 meters). The male bald eagle can weight about 6 to 9
pounds (2.7 to 4 kilograms). The weight of a female bald eagle is 10
to 15 pounds (4.5 to 6.8 kilograms). The size of the bald eagle’s head
to the tail is between 28 to 38 inches. The wingspan of a bald eagle is
6 to 8 feet, 5 to 12 pounds. The bald eagles wingspan can also be
about 8ft (2.5 ft). An adult bald eagle can grow about 30 to 40 inches
from its head to the tail with the foot of 7-8 wingspans. Their average
weigh is usually up to 8 to 14 pounds. The female bald eagle is much
bigger then the male bald eagle is. The size of the body of the bald
eagle is up to 34 to 43 in (86 to 109 cm). Their wingspan can also
grow about 6 to 8ft (1.8 to 2.4m). The bald eagle can also weight
about 6.5 to 14 lbs (3 to 6.5 kg). The length of a bald eagle can also
be 79cm-1-1m The bald eagle can live about 20 to 40 years. The bald
eagles wingspan can also be 1.7-2.4 m. When the bald eagle can
live about 20 to 30 years when it is in the wild. When the bald eagle is
in a zoo or in a park it can live about 50 years. The bald eagle can
also live about 25 to 40 years to. When the bald eagle is in captivity it
can live for a long time. Just like any other animal they can live much
longer in captivity then they are in the wild. In a zoo they can live
about 48 years when they are in zoo. The bald eagle can also live
about 35 years old when they are in the wild they can even live even
longer to. The bald eagle is really amazing swimmer. The bald eagle
use its beak to arrange and to clean their feathers. This is called
preening. The adult bald eagle has lots of feathers it has more then
6,000 feathers on them. Preening can take a very long time. Preening
is really important for a bald eagle because sometimes the wind can
ruffle the feathers. The bald eagle feathers are really important that it
is smooth because so that the bald eagle can fly very will. The bald
eagle will clean its feathers and will make it smooth with the help with
its beak. The bald eagle has a very important organ that is located
near the tail. This part of its body is used to produce oil. The bald

5. eagle can use it's beak to spread the oil around its feathers. This oil
will make the feathers waterproof. The bald eagle will replace its
feathers in every two or three years. This is called molting. The new
feathers will start to grow and replace when the old feathers are
gone. The molting has to take place more often because so that the
bald eagle can fly and hunt. The bald eagle is very powerful and
strong flyers they are strong flyers because of their larger wings make
them strong flyers. They can fly about 100 miles per hour (160 kph)
when they are driving. The bald eagle has thermals. Thermals are
used for columns of hart in fort when it is in the air. The bald eagle
will fly with its thermals high into the air. When the bird is soaring then
it will fly about 50 to 75 miles (80 to 120 kilometers) per hour. When
the bald eagle is flying then it will use its large wings to glide. The
bald eagle also has air currents to help them fly to. An air current is a
stream of moving air. When the bald eagle is flying into a current then
it will stretch out its wings and then it will start to float when it is in the
air. The bird will relax and float when it is in an air current. That will
make the bald eagle help save its energy. The bald eagle can fly in
the air for a long time like for hours they can do this without flapping
their wings. When the bald eagle is flying the eagle’s tail will have the
bird to stay in balance when they are flying. Their tail can also help it
to change direction or when to stop flying. The bald eagles average
speed when they are flying is about 20 to 40 mph (30 to -65 kph). The
bald is eagle is a really good swimmer to even a good flyer as will.
They can use their wings to propel themselves through the water.
They like to swim because so that they can chase their favorite food
which is fish. So that this skill comes in handy when they need to
chase a fish. The reason why they called this bird the bald eagle
because the real thing they are not really bald it is just covered with
white feathers that is on top of their head. The word bald came from
obsolete English which means for white. There are even white
feathers on the neck and tail. The word bald is a really old English
word that is another word for white. The bald eagle got its name from
its feathers instead of a lack feathers. Lots of people call the bald
eagle so many different names the other names the people call this
eagle is the American eagle, the fishing eagle, Washington eagle and
White-headed eagle. They belong to a special scientific group of
eagles that are also known as the sea eagles or the fish eagles this
also includes the Stellar's sea eagle. Benjamin Franklin wanted to
have the turkey as our national symbol. Benjamin Franklin did not

6. want the bald eagle to be our national symbol because the bald eagle
can steal a meal from other birds he thought it was a poor choice for
the bald eagle to be a national symbol of the United States. The other
reason why Benjamin Franklin want the wild turkey as our national
symbol that is because it lives only in the United States and the bald
eagle lives in Canada to. The people of the United States wanted a
bird that can stand for strong and powerful they also wanted a bird
that can soar high up into the sky that can represent freedom and that
bird is none other then the bald eagle. You can see lots of pictures of
the bald eagle on coins, stamps and lots more different objects. This
bird of prey can only be seen in North America. The bald eagle is also
on presidential seal, money and on stamps. Before the bald eagle
was chosen to be the United States national symbol Ben Franklin
though that the Continental Congress should pick the wild turkey then
the bald eagle because Ben Franklin thought that the bald eagle was
a bad moral character. The bald eagle shares there land with other
animals to like the osprey, mink, and the snapping turtle. Other
people of the United States wanted the bald eagle as our national
symbol because it is a powerful animal. The bald eagle supposes the
argument. The bald eagle start to be the United States national
symbol in the year of 1782. The one of the amazing things about the
things that nature gives is when a bald eagle will swoop down to grab
a fish they can soar about 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) high. The bald
eagle has amazing eye vision that can see where to find its prey. The
bald eagle can see things lot better then humans can. They can see
more colors then any human. Their good eyesight helps them when
they are hunting other animals. That is the reason why the bald eagle
has large eyes so that it can see its prey that is how they see will with
their good eye vision. The bald eagles eyes give the bird good bigger
and clearer images. Both sides of the eyes can move very
separately. One side of the eagle’s eyeball can see what is coming
on the right side of the eagle when the other side of the eagle is
looking on the lifted side of the eagle. This can help the bald eagle to
see things more then once. The position of the eyes can give the
eagle better eyesight. The eagle’s eyes are usually in the front of the
head of the bird. Their eyes can face forward and slightly to the side.
This can help the bald eagle to see things in front of it. Animals that
usually have eyes on sides of their head they can not see things that
is in front of them. There are two different types of bald eagles one
bald eagle is called the northern bald eagle and the other bald eagle

7. is called the southern bald eagle. The northern eagle lives in the
north part of the United States they will usually migrate into warmer
locations they do this in every winter. A migrate means to move to
another place to another place. When summer comes then the bald
eagles will return from their long trip. To help them find their way back
to their nest they use familiar landmarks that can help them to find
their way back home. Bald eagles usually return to the place where
they were born. Scientists call this fidelity. The Southern bald eagle is
a lot different then the northern bald eagle because they do not
migrate. They usually live in warmer southern states. The bald eagle
is one of the largest birds in North America. Even people can even
spot a bald eagle with their white colored feathers. The bald eagle
shares their land with other animals like the Turkey vultures, osprey,
muskrats, sea lions, harbor seals, and they also live with their land
with salmon. If a person says that you have an eagle eye take that as
a compliment. This means that you can see things that other people
at night do not have to notice. The Bald eagle can have the ability to
see things that are far away this can help them to look for their food
from where they are high in the sky or near a perch that can be on a
tree or a cliff ledge. There is difference between our eyes to the
eagle’s eyes and that is that the eagle can not move its eyes from
different sides so that they can have a better look at their
surroundings. To look the bald eagle would have to turns its whole
head to see their prey. When a bald eagle will start to lose one of its
feathers on one wing then it will start to lose a matching one that is on
the other wing. They do this so that they do not lose balance when
they are flying. There is 80% bald eagles population in the
Southeastern of the United States it is really in the state of Florida.
When the bald eagle is at a zoo then they will eat dead rats and
chicks that have special vitamins and mineral supplement. The bald
eagle does not have a sense of hearing it actually sees its prey then
hearing where the animal is but there are sometimes that bald eagles
can hear they can hear calls from other birds and other animals.
When they want to hear there ears do not stick out of their bodies this
can make flying a lot easier when it needs to fly through the air. Now
they have to pick where the sound is coming from by turning their
head to the location where the sound might be coming from, the bald
eagle does not have a very good well-developed senses like their
senses of smell and taste. They are not affected to taste and smell.
This can help them to eat lots of different type’s food for them to eat.

8. Northern bald eagles can migrate during the winter not all species of
bald eagle can migrate at the same place they usually travel to places
that have lots of food for them to eat. Bald eagles often hunt and eat
in a very big group. When the spring comes then the bald eagle will
travel back to their national homes so that they can start to begin their
courtship and mating. When it is time for the bald eagle to make the
mating call. A mating call can sound like a high pitched and they can
be heard over miles away. Both male and female will not be able to
mate until they reach five years old. When they do this they will mate
for life. They can only find another partner when their first partner has
died. Before the bald eagle can start mating the bald eagle has to
make sure that there is a lot of time for courtship before they can start
to mate. Female bald eagles can build their nests out of twigs and
leaves. The female can build a nest that can reach about eight feet
across and they might weight a ton. There nests can be made way
high up from the ground. They usually build their nests near big trees
and on cliffs. Some eagles may build the same nest over and over
again they can do this for years. Courtship is how an animal can win
affection of each other. The female and male can do a special flying
when they are in the middle of courtship. When the bald eagle is
whirling that is a really weird courtship flying when they are in a flight
then a male and female will lock their talons together then they will be
able to tumble will be head over their feet that is headed towards the
ground. When they go near the ground then they will be apart of each
other. Then they will go up into a higher level when they are flying in
the sky and they start to do this again. A female bald eagle will
usually lay 1 to 5 (but they mostly have 2) eggs. For only about 2 or 3
days apart. The size of a bald eagle is 3 inches long and the egg
have a white color on them. This job is usually done by both parents
this can last about for 35 days. The babies will stay in the nest for 11
or 12 weeks or when the parents teach them how to fly. A baby eagle
is called an eaglet when they are in the nest they will begin to know
how to use their wings they also do this in a nearby branch they can
do this for seven days. The eaglets will start in the nest for the next 6
weeks when their parents will continue to feed them and to teach
them how to fly and how to hunt for their food all by themselves. They
will usually return back to the nest when they reach maturity and
when it is time for the younger’s to mate to. A female bald eagle will
plan her nest in a forest, lake, or a river. They usually choose places
that is unseen by people that way they can raise their eggs in peace.

9. When a bald eagle is building a nest it is called an aerie. Females
usually build their nests in tall trees or on huge cliffs. The nest can be
about 50 to 125 feet (15 to 37 and one in a half meters) off of the
ground this can help keep their nest and their eggs safe from danger
it is also easy to help when they need to go out to hunt. The bald
eagle will spend most of its time gathering sticks to make the nest
bigger. When the male and the female build a small structure. It can
usually be three feet (one meter) wide and they can be three feet
(one meter) deep. The parents will make the bottom of the nest out of
branches and sometimes grass. They both carry a branch back to the
nest and they placed in the nest very carefully. The parents will
usually line up the nest with very small green branches and leaves
too. Both mating pair both takes the same aerie in every year. A
female bald eagle can have her eggs between December to March.
The eggs will take a month or a month in a half until they are ready to
hatch. This is called the (incubation period). Both male and female
will help take care of the eggs that are in the nest. They will continue
to feed their young until it is the time for them to fly. The incubation
period will take about 31 or 45 days. The babies will be ready to
reach maturity when they are 4 to 5 years old. The biggest nest that
has ever been recorded was in the state of Florida this nest was
about 9 feet (2.7 meters) across, 20 feet (6 meters) deep, and they
weighed about over two tons. The bald eagle can build their nests
high up in tall trees so that they can keep their eggs safe from
danger. Sometimes after a year some parents will come back to the
same nest. They make their nest out of sticks, twigs and grass at
each time. One time in Florida a bald eagle nest has grown about
(2.7 meters) wide and 20 feet (6.1 meters) tall and the nest will weigh
about more than 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms). When the male
and female will impress each other they will do a special courtship
dance in the sky. Then they start to lock on each others talons and
tumble and they will start to twist in the air. At the last second they will
finally let go of each other just before they threat to the ground. If the
bald eagle needs to be a good parent then it will need a very good
home like where is the best place to look for fish a place that has big
trees so that they can make their nest and a place that is away from
humans. Every parent will help take care of the eagle chicks which
are usually called eaglets. The mother’s job is to do most of the chick
sitting so that she can keep her eggs warm. The job of the father is to
gather food for the family. A female will lay her eggs about seven

10. days apart in once a year until they are ready to grow. It is a known
fact that the largest eaglet will fight over the most food that they will
get from their parents and sometimes they will even kill their younger
brothers or sisters this is called a survival strategy for the bald eagle
this will also tell which one of the chicks will have a better chance of
living through adulthood. The eaglets look like they are fluffy and they
have a light gray color when it is time for them to hatch. They will start
to turn dark brown before they start to leave the nest. They will start
to leave the nest when they reach 12 weeks old. Their head and neck
feathers will not turn white until they reach maturely. Life can be very
hard for a young eagle and most baby eagles do not even survive
their first year. Lots of birds can make their nest that needs sort so
that they can lay their eggs. The bald eagle is a really good nest
builder. A male and female will make a big nest that can be high up in
a sturdy tree but sometimes when there is not tree to be found they
can sometimes make their nest on the ground and they will come
back after year and after year so that they can add more twigs grass,
moss, feathers and branches so that the nest can get very big.
Sometimes over the years has pasted and the it starts to get so
heavy over the years and it is supporting the branches and they will
start to break and then the nest will start to crash down then the
female and male will have to start building their nest all over again.
When both of the eagles like the nest then the female will start to lay
her eggs she will usually lay one or three eggs. The parents will take
turns for keeping the eggs warm during the day and during the night
until they are ready to hatch out of their eggs. In every year the
mating bald eagles will always use the same aerie every year. In
every year the couple continues to make the nest bigger they can do
this by adding more sticks to their nest. The biggest bald eagle nest
can be big as nine (270 centimeters) wide and 12 feet (360
centimeters) deep, Every mating bald eagle always guards their
territory all around the nest. They will attack any birds that will try to
enter into their nest. A female bald eagle will start to lay her eggs in
the early spring. The eggs can weight three inches (seven and one -
in a half). The female usually sits on her eggs so that she can keep
her eggs warm. If the nest gets disturbed during the incubation period
then the parents will start to fly away then the abandoned eggs will
start to get cold when this happens then the baby eagles will die
when they are inside the eggs then the eggs will never be able to
hatch. The eaglets will start to hatch in 35 to 40 days. The eaglets will

11. remain brown and fluffy until they have grown their feathers. This coat
is used for keeping them warm and to keep them dry. They will start
to grow dark brown feathers will start to grow in three weeks after
they are done hatching. Their head and tail feathers will remain
brown until they are four or five years old. Then after those years they
will start to turn into snowy white. The eaglets are brown and their
beaks are the color of black and they will stay this way until they
reach four or five years old. Then their eyes and their beaks will start
to turn into yellow. During the first year of their lives they start to be
completely helpless. They can not stand or even walk in the nest they
cannot hunt for food until they are older. The is the job of the parents
is to feed the eaglets the parents will bring their prey back to the nest
so they can feed their babies. The parents will tear off the prey into
small peaces so that it can feed inside the babies’ mouth. Feeding a
baby bald eagle can be a full time job. The male and the female make
a lot of trips to nest so that they can feed the eaglets. After the seven
weeks of their lives they will start to move around in the nest they will
spend a lot of their time eating and resting. They can build up their
wing strength they can do this by flapping their wings and stretching
them out. They usually play with the sticks in the nest. They will
spend a lot of their hours of every day preening their feathers. A
fledgling is a very young bird that has been gown its feathers and it is
learning how to fly. The eaglets will start to fly when they are 10 to 12
weeks old. The easiest way that can help them to fly is when they can
fly to a nearby tree or maybe near a rock. Then after they are done
learning how to fly then they will return to the nest. The parents will
take good care of them until they are ready to be strong flyers.
Eaglets will spend their seven weeks of their lives learning their flying
skills they also learn how to hunt food and learn how to feed
themselves. Eaglets will return to the nest so that they can rest or eat.
Some bald eagles babies will start to leave their parents territory in
one or two months after they start to fly they will usually never move
to far from their parent’s territory. Then the eaglets will start to live on
their own. When fall comes the eaglets are ready to start to first
migration. Lots of eaglets will start to die on their first year of
migration. Only the eaglets that are strong enough can survive the
first migration and that are able to travel in long distance and that
they do not have a problem looking for food when they are in cold
weather. During the winter some eaglets may die during their first
year in the cold weather. The young bald eagles will have feathers

12. that have a mix of both brown and white. Bald eagles are not adults
yet until they are 4 or 5 years old. Young bald eagles can travel very
far locations. The bald eagles that live in the state of Florida have
travel to Michigan and the eagles that live in California they have
travel from California to Alaska. In the wild the bald eagle does not
have any natural enemies which will mean that they are on the top of
food chain. The bald eagle populations have dropped this means that
people have done something bad to the bald eagles habitats that are
in the wild. In the year of 1900's farmers start to use pesticides so
that they can protect their crops from the insects. The farmers do not
understand that eagles will eat fish from the bodies of the water that
has been contaminated this is causing an overuse poison. Right now
the bald eagle is endangered today. In the year of 1940 the
government made a Bald Eagle Act. They have made a law that
people can not kill a bald eagle. The bald eagle is now placed on the
endangered species list they have started to be put on the list in
1973. An endangered species is an animal that is about to disappear
from the planet forever. It is against the law to kill any animal that is
on the endangered list. People would have to pay a fine and they will
be sent to jail if someone has killed an animal that is on the
endangered list. But these laws are not being obeyed people have
been killing the bald eagle in every year. The bald eagle only has one
predator and that is humans. Sometimes sheep rancher would shoot
or even poison a bald eagle because they are being blamed for killing
their lambs. The bald eagle is not responsible for the lamb kills. The
bald eagle is very important for the environment because they eat
dead animals this is good thing because they are cleaning up
nature’s process. The bald eagle is also a very good hunter by them
hunting this helps by keeping other animal population strong. They
can do this by killing the weak, old and slower animals they leave
only the animals that are healthy enough so that they can stay alive
and know how to survive. The bald eagle is also in trouble because
of pesticide. The United States government has banned lots of
dangerous pesticides but there are some pesticide that are still being
used today they are placed where there is water and soil. Pesticide is
also being replaced by the fish that the bald eagle eats. In some
states the bald eagle is making a comeback. One of the other
problems that the bald eagle is facing today that is pesticides which is
a better regulated now. The bald eagles that had made a comeback
are now showing that all wildlife links are all together. Power lines are

13. also killing lots of bald eagle because sometimes they use the power
lines as a perch. They use this as a perch because it has a good look
when the bird is hunting but when the bald eagle toughs the wrong
wires then the bald eagle is also losing a other battle of survival. The
bald eagle is also being pushed into small areas where there is not
enough food or room to raise their young because people are building
towns and cities near their lakes and rivers. Scientists are starting to
worry about that there will be no more room for the bald eagle and
then they will have no where else to live. Lots of people around the
United States are working very hard to save the bald eagle from
extinction. The Untied States started to make a law that it is not an
allowed to cut down any trees that is holding a nest of a bald eagle.
Only the Native Americans can own and posses any where and part
of the bald eagle because the bald eagle is very important to them in
lots of different religions. The United States government can help the
bald but other people can help to. In every year the National wildlife
Federation sponsors a bald eagle count. Lots of volunteers have tried
to help the numbers of the bald eagle. This can help scientists keep
in track of the bald eagle population. So that the scientist can till the
government how the bald eagle is doing with their population. This
can help to preserve the bald eagle's place in North America's wildlife
heritage. There is a way that people can help the bald eagle with its
survival in the United States and not just the bald eagle and other
birds to and that is to recycle paper this can help because so that
there will be more trees left for them to nest. They are endangered
and being threatened in very low 48 states this started to happen in
1994. This work has helped the North American wildlife heritage.
Together we can save our national symbol and the bald eagle will still
be flying over our heads. Together we can make their future bright.
That is what I know about the bald eagle.