BALD EAGLE FLYING OVER A SEMI-FROZEN SURFACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN ELSAH AND ALTON
EAGLE FACT(S)
IN ADDITION TO FISH, EAGLES AGGRESSIVELY SEEK OUT A PROTEIN-RICH DIET OF WATERFOWL, RODENTS AND SMALL MAMMALS. THEY ALSO SCAVENGE FROM CARCASSES. THEY ARE SELECTIVE ONLY IN THAT THEY HAVE A LIFTING POWER OF ABOUT 4 POUNDS.