Bald+Eagle

//(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)//
 * Bald Eagle**

i am your national bird...DON'T shoot me Description: -wingspan of 79-90 inchs -the spend their time perchedin trees when their not fishing -they perfer to eat fish but sometimes they eat ducks and muskrats -they build their nests near water in tall trees or high cliffs -eagles lay mostly 2 eggs but once in awhile 3 -both parents care for the eggs for at least 36 days Home Range: -California -Florida -Newfoundland -Alaska Habitat: -mostly found by water -high trees tops and high cliffs The Bald Eagles were added to the endangered species list They were added to the list because: -pesticides were sprayed on crops that were washed into lakes which was later eaten by the fish which later the eagle ate Saving the Bald Eagle -banning DDT -better ways of poaching legislation these steps have saved the bald eagle Endangered Species Act: