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The Bald Eagle

About the Author» What I like is hanging

out with myfriends,playingWelkins,running aroundand Math. My hobbiesare softball,kickball,football, and tag. Morethings I like is schoolteachers, like Mrs.. Stolee,Mr.. Lane, all theteachers. I chose thisanimal because they arepart of my tribe and wethink that it is veryimportant to us.

Where in the world

» Bald eagle livesalmost everywhere in theUnited states.

Who Am I?» Our National Bird is

the Bald Eagle. Thename {bald} didn’tmean that it isactually bald itmeant white. The BaldEagle’s important foodsource are dead ordying fish. BaldEagles were officiallyendangered species in1967 in all areas ofthe United states.Itsays that the baldeagle is on top of thefood chain.Wild baldeagles may live aslong as thirty years.

The Early YearsThe baby bald eagle leaves

its mother at about 12weeks of age. The babybird is called an eaglet.The eaglet is full size at12 weeks of age. The baldeagle could have 1-3eggs. The feathers of anewly hatched eaglet aregrey , and turn darkbrown before they leavethe nest at 12 weeks ofage. The white head andtail feathers do notappear until they areabout 4 to 5 years.

Habitat Sweet Habitat

» Bald eagles livealong the coastand on majorlakes and rivers.What they eat ismainly fish. Baldeagles live wherethere is plenty oftrees for nestingand roosting.

What’s on the Menu?» What bald eagles mainly

eat is fish. They sometimesfeed on stolen food fromcampsites and picnics, andas well as garbage dumps.They also prey on mammals,like rabbits, hares,raccoons, muskrats, beavers,sea otters, and deer fawns.Preferred avian preyincludes grebes, acids,ducks, gulls, coots, egrets,and geese. Reptiles,amphibians, andcrustaceans. {especiallycrabs} are preyed on whenavailable.

Making Tracks

» The bald eagle’stalons areyellow and theclaws are black.You wouldprobably findthese tracks inthe winter time.

Simply Irresistible

» A bald eagle neverreaches speedsthat wouldinterfere withnormalbreathing.aneagle’s lungs andair sac system areenough for its size.