Bald+Eagle+-+Julia

**Average life span in the wild:** **Up to 28 years** **Size:** **Body, 34 to 43 inches; Wingspan, 6 to 8 feet** **Weight:** **6.5 to 14 lbs** **The largest bald eagle nest on record was 9.5 ft wide and 20 ft high. It weighed more than two tons.** animals.nationalgeographic.com ||
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**Nesting Facts**
__** Clutch Size **__ ** 1–3 eggs ** __** Number of Broods **__ ** 1 broods ** __** Egg Length **__ ** 2.3–3.3 in 5.8–8.4 cm ** __** Egg Width **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** 1.9–2.5 in 4.7–6.3 cm ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__** Incubation Period **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** 34–36 days ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__** Nestling Period **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** 56–98 days ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__** Egg Description **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Dull white, usually without markings. ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__** Condition at Hatching **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Covered with light-gray down; eyes brown; gape, legs, and skin pink ** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 65%;">**www.allaboutbirds.org.** || <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">** Bald Eagles typically nest in forested areas adjacent to large bodies of water, staying away from heavily developed areas when possible. ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">** Bald Eagles build some of the largest of all bird nests—typically 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall and ranging in shape from cylindrical to conical to flat, depending on the supporting tree. Both sexes bring materials to the nest, but the female does most of the placement. ** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">**www.allaboutbirds.org** || <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**Pesticides like DDT also wreaked havoc on eagles** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**and other birds. These chemicals collect in fish,** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**which make up most of the eagle's diet. They** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**weaken the bird's eggshells and severely limited** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**their ability to reproduce. Since DDT use was** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**heavily restricted in 1972, eagle numbers** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**have rebounded significantly and have been** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;">**aided by reintroduction programs.** <span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 70%;">**animals.nationalgeographic.com** ||
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 * ==[|National Geographic article]== ||  ||   ||   ||

National Geographic Kids - with video and eagle calls

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