 Declared Emblem of the U.S. by the Second Continental Congress  1782  Found only in America  Symbolizes spirit, freedom, and pursuit of excellence

 Eaglets feathers light gray, dark brown  Mottled brown and white under wings and on head, tail, breast  4to5 white head and tail feathers come  Beak and eyes( yellow)  29 to 42 inches long  Weight up to 7 to 15 lbs  Wing height 6 to 8 ft

 Lakes  Seacoasts  Rivers Have to be close by water and tall trees for food and nesting.

 Rabbit  Snakes  Fish  Ducks  Muskrats  Coots  Turtles  Dead animals

 Scoop up fish  Long and sharp about 1,000 lbs of pressure per square inch  Have to lift half their weight or may drown  Speed of dive 75 to 100 miles per hr; verticle

 Mate for life  Male will go with another eagle only if their lady lover pass away

Female birth 1-3 eaglet eggs in spring Hatch 35 days 12wks fully grown eaglets  Eyries- large nests  2ft deep; 5ft wide  Nest made of mosses, grass, feathers, and twigs

Levels  Threatened levels less than10,000 nesting pairs 1950s  1960s endangered levels less than 500 pairs >>>>Continental U.S.<<<<<

Reason for population decline ************Humans*************

 Shooting  Habitat destruction  Plants covered with pesticides  Pollution of water  Food contamination  Caused a decline in the population of the eagles

 Active private  State and federal conservation efforts  Environmental protection laws  Primary law moved from Endangered Species Act to Bald and Golden Eagle Act  In U. S., Pesticides were outlawed in 1972  Less funding for protection management *Population protection

 Strict enforcement  Habitat preservation  Public status awareness  Environmental Conservation Programs support

 Listed endangered from in U.S.  Recovered from threatened status  ………...I’m no longer endangered!