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Characteristics of Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Nesting Habitat in Indianaby Rebekah Zehnder

Texas Forest Service Interview12 July 2012

Introduction

Bald eagles in Indiana Last nest prior to reintroduction was in 1897 Reintroduced in the late 1980s at Lake

Monroe What factors drive nest site selection? Geographic variables (landscape scale)

Proximity to water Land cover

Proximity to Water

All nests within 7 km of water Most (92.5%) within 1.6 km Type of waterbody

Rivers: 118 (74%) Lakes: 41 (26%)

Median distance Nest sites: 68 m Random sites: 635 m

Proximity to Water

Land CoverNLCD 2006

Land Cover

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