Migration
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What is known about Bald Eagle migration suggests
that there are different patterns of migration depending on where the eagles
have spent their summer. Adult eagles usually stay near their
nesting territory as the supply of food and weather conditions will allow.
Sub adult eagles that have not yet made a breeding territory are believed
to wander more. Whenever a Bald Eagle migrates south it always goes to
the same spot and when it returns north it always goes back to the
same spot. This means that bald eagles never change their nesting
territory. Bald eagles that arrive in Arkansas usually come
from southern Canada and the Great Lake States. They arrive in Arkansas
during late October and return to their nesting territory in March. An
excellent time to see Bald eagles in Arkansas is in January and February
on the shoreline of lakes and rivers.
Migrating eagles travel at average speeds of
30 mph. They ride on thermals and can circle in a strong thermal
to high altitudes which allows them to glide long distances. They
do this in the direction of migration until they find another column
of rising air.
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