Birds Identified: Bald Eagle, immature
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Bald Eagle, immature has these characteristics:
- Still perching
- Continuous flying
- Larger than robin
- Mostly blackish, or dark gray, bluish black, etc.
- Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
- Underparts plain
- North summer (June through August)
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Wood habitat
- Field habitat
- Marsh habitat
- Flats or beach habitat
- Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
- Soaring flight (gliding or circling on set wings)
- Rasping harsh calls
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org