Habitat: Near bodies of water like lakes, marshes, sea coasts, and rivers.

Diet: Primarily on fish, but also ducks, muskrats, rabbits, rats, turtles, snakes, and occasionally dead animals.

Reproduction: Bald eagles are monogamous, which means that they mate for life. They also use the same nest site throughout their lives. They build their nests (eyrie) in tall trees or on cliffs. They lay clutches of two to three eggs. Usually only one chick survives. Both parents guard and feed the eaglet. The young birds can fly when they are between ten and twelve weeks old.

Physical Description: Bright white head and tail, sharply down-hooked beak, large powerful talons, bright yellow bill, feet and eyes. Typically for raptors the female is larger than the male.

Behavior: Bald eagles will migrate only if they do not have access to open water year-round. Those that do not have access to open water in the winter will leave that nesting site for a site farther south.

Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

	In 1782 the Bald Eagle was chosen over the Wild Turkey to be the national symbol of the United States.
	Benjamin Franklin was opposed to the Bald Eagle because of its reputation for stealing food from others. A Bald Eagle will harass an osprey until it drops its fish which the eagle then retrieves.
	Wild Turkeys also have a commanding presence, are larger, and are reportedly smarter. These characteristics may have contributed to Franklins favoring it over the Bald Eagle.