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American Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Photo by JohnMatzick
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Close up of an American Bald Eagle

Notes:

The eagle was sitting on a dumpster. I was surprised how close he lñet me get.

Species ID Suggestions

Bald eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

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Kevin Scheiber
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Comments (8)
ChristyHolland
I have added the scientific name. This is a very important piece of information as it removes the spotting from the unidentified portion of our database. Thanks for adding it to the Raptor mission!
Ashish
Great spotting John...
ChristyHolland
Great portrait!! I'd love you to add this spotting (and your other raptor spottings) to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
Ava T-B
This should be the spotting-of-the-day on the 4th of July!
Photographed
PublishedOctober 2, 2012

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