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Bald Eagle -
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
 

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Identification

  • Very large raptor
  • Adult unmistakable with dark body, white
         head and tail, yellow bill and feet
  • Immature eagles are dark with variable
         lighter mottling, depending on age
  • 28-38" (71-96 cm.)

Habitat

  • Breeding season - large trees near a
        stream or body of water
  • Winter-open water for fishing, also upland
         areas to forage for carrion

Additional Information

  • National Bird
  • Year-round WI resident and migrant
  • Takes about five years to mature ("bald")
  • Populations have recovered in SW
         Wisconsin since 1960's

Comparable Species

  • Immature Bald Eagles similar to Golden
         Eagles

Bald Eagle standing in shallow stream catching a fish

Bald Eagle on a branch 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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