Constructing bald eagle nests with natural materials

Teryl G. Grubb

doi:10.2737/RM-RN-535

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Constructing bald eagle nests with natural materials

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Authors:

Teryl G. Grubb

Year:

1995

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RM-RN-535

Source:

Res. Note RM-RN-535. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

A technique for using natural materials to build artificial nests for bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and other raptors is detailed. Properly constructed nests are as permanently secured to the nest tree or cliff substrate as any eagle-built nest or human-made platform. Construction normally requires about three hours and at least two people. This technique is simple, effective, physically and aesthetically unobtrusive, and free of material hassles.

Keywords

bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, artificial nests, nest construction

Citation

Grubb, T. G. 1995. Constructing bald eagle nests with natural materials. Res. Note RM-RN-535. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.