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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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