8/21/03 South of Fort Klamath Hwy. 140 to Rocky Point Road, Klamath County, Oregon
2/22/03 Immature bald eagle off of Soda Lake Road (between KLC and Selby Rd.), Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, CA
The status of the bald eagle in the Carrizo Plain is rare. We reported this sighting to the ranger station, and the ranger told us that they had received several other reports of this juvenile from other visitors. I was soooooo jazzed to have actually gotten a photo of him/her!
10/20/02 Taylor Visitor Center, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, CA
My first bald eagle!!! (even though the photo sucks)...
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Bald Eagle
COMMON NAME: Bald Eagle
SPECIES: Haliaectus leucocephalus
FAMILY: Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
LIFE LIST DATE: 10/20/2002
LOCATION: 1 observed in flight at Taylor Visitor Center, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, CA
From Kaufman Focus Guide: Birds of North America:
BEHAVIOR/HABITAT: National symbol of the United States, the Bald Eagle was seriously endangered in the 1970s but has been making a gradual comeback since. Might be seen almost anywhere, but is numerous in a few areas, including parts of Florida, Alaska and (in winter) around some lakes and rivers in the midwest. Although it can be a superb hunter, often it feeds on carrion (including dead fish), and sometimes it steals fish from Ospreys. Numbers of Bald Eagles may gather where big concentrations of fish (as at spawning runs) make for easy pickings.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 31" w80"; Adults unmistakeable. Immatures take four years to reach adult plumage; youngest juveniles have dark brown heads and bodies, some white mottling in wings and tail; older immatures may have much white on body.
VOICE: Rather weak, harsh chatter.
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