Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)S3S4    Synonyms: American Eagle, BAEA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Accipitriformes   >   Family Accipitridae   >   Genus Haliaeetus   

Status:

Our national bird is a great success story. Removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007 and from the Maryland list of threatened and endangered species in 2010, the species is now fully recovered and is easily found near large waterways and along the Chesapeake Bay. Found year-round in Maryland.

Where to find:

Blackwater NWR, Conowingo Dam

Relationships:

Fish are a mainstay of the Bald Eagle's diet, but will take a wide variety of prey species from ducks to muskrats. Will scavenge at roadkill.

There are 3,690 records in the project database.

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Bald Eagle calling in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). - Jim Brighton.

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A Bald Eagle at Conowingo Dam, Harford Co., Maryland (2/15/2014). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

An adult Bald Eagle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/10/2008). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Bald Eagle at Conowingo Dam, Harford Co., Maryland (12/13/2014). Photo by Sanjib Bhattacharyya. (MBP list)

An adult Bald Eagle at Conowingo Dam, Harford Co., Maryland (11/16/2014). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/27/2019). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/8/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle scavenging with Black and Turkey Vultures in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/10/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Charles Co., Maryland (1/21/2017). Photo by William Wise. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Harford Co., Maryland (11/26/2015). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

An immature Bald Eagle in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

An adult Bald Eagle over Fort Smallwood Park in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/12/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/14/2016). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Caroline Co., Maryland (12/20/2016). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (12/7/2022). (c) John Koontz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Koontz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Harford Co., Maryland (11/7/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

An adult Bald Eagle at Swan Creek in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/9/2013). Photo by Benjamin DeHaven. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/11/2019). Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

Bald Eagles in Cecil Co., Maryland (12/3/2017). Photo by Bill Vanko. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/11/2017). Photo by William Wise. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/17/2021). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/28/2021). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bald Eagles at Conowingo Dam in Harford Co., Maryland (11/26/2015). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

Bald Eagles in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). Photo by Larry Reese. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle feeding in Harford Co., Maryland (11/4/2018). Photo by Monica Pileggi. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/7/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

An immature Bald Eagle in Harford Co., Maryland (11/4/2018). Photo by Monica Pileggi. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/27/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/27/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/13/2020). (c) waiken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by waiken via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bald Eagles in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/8/2021). (c) hollyjaro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hollyjaro via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An immature Bald Eagle with prey in Harford Co., Maryland (11/9/2020). (c) shmugrizzle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by shmugrizzle via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/16/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle on nest in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/4/2021). (c) rsev97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rsev97 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/15/2021). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle at Conowingo Dam, Harford Co., Maryland (11/13/2013). Photo by Benjamin DeHaven. (MBP list)

An adult Bald Eagle with Channel Catfish prey along the Susquehanna River, Maryland (1/20/2014). Photo by Ryan Johnson. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/4/2017). Photo by Mary B. Hollinger. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle hunting American Coots in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/9/2017). Photo by Rob Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/21/2021). (c) tcluderay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tcluderay via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bald Eagle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/21/2022). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An immature Bald Eagle in Harford Co., Maryland (11/16/2014). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle and an Osprey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

A Bald Eagle in Talbot Co., Maryland (2/26/2019). Photo by Erica Weick. (MBP list)

Immature Bald Eagle feeding on Red Fox in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/2/2016). Photo by Kye Jenkins. (MBP list)


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