The birds species as a whole have declined over the years, and most people agree that “humans are the number one reason for the birds decline”(RED LIST ).Our nation's symbol of freedom, the bald eagle,was once endangered. The eagle was endangered from habitat loss,poaching,and other eagles but now bald eagle populations are thriving. The bald eagle is a very easy bird to distinct from other birds. the bald eagle has white feathers only on its head and tail. The main body of the eagle is sometimes referred to as black but once you get closer you will see that the true color is brown. The bald eagle is a very large bird but it is second biggest bird in the us, the biggest bird is the california condor. the eagle has a very large wingspan of 6 feet to 7 and a half feet long. Most often eagles are in between these two numbers. The bald eagle has a very long range of habitat it goes from the mexican borders to us borders and then canada's borders. The bald eagle spends most of its time near water sources. the eagle will find a tall tree and make a nest on the top of it. the eagle will try and go back every …show more content…
once an eagle finds a mate that eagle will stay with that mate for life until one of them dies. once eagles find a mate they will go make a nest where usually the female was born. They will repadetled use this nest year after year and will just add more material every year to the nest . once eagles build their nest the female usually lays 2-3 eggs per year. once the eggs have been incubated the chick that usually hatches first is the most fitted to survive because it has gotten a head start before other chicks. the other chick’s will often die because the bigger chick takes the