Bald Eagle
Family: Accipitridae
Average annual sightings on Hawk Hill: 8; Hawk Hill sightings not frequent
Size: length 31-37 inches; wingspan 70-90 inches; vulture size +
Key Field Marks: adult distinctive: white head and tail, dark body; tail 1-2 times head length (compare to Golden Eagle); juvenile and sub-adult: dark body with white patches that are mainly in a line along the under-wing coverts, in the wing-pits, on base of tail not reaching outer edges, and for sub-adult, on belly
Flight: slow lumbering flap, soars on flat wings
(Average annual sightings based on 2006-2017 data; 2010 and 2013 data not included due to partial seasons)
Adult Bald Eagle
Don Bartling/GGRO Volunteer
Sub-adult Bald Eagle
Phoebe Parker Shames/GGRO Volunteer