Characteristics of Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) Nesting Habitat in Indiana

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Characteristics of Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) Nesting Habitat in Indiana. by Rebekah Zehnder Texas Forest Service Interview 12 July 2012. Bald eagles in Indiana Last nest prior to reintroduction was in 1897 Reintroduced in the late 1980s at Lake Monroe - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Characteristics of Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Nesting Habitat in Indianaby Rebekah Zehnder

Texas Forest Service Interview12 July 2012

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Introduction

Bald eagles in Indiana Last nest prior to reintroduction was in 1897 Reintroduced in the late 1980s at Lake

Monroe What factors drive nest site selection? Geographic variables (landscape scale)

Proximity to water Land cover

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Proximity to Water

All nests within 7 km of water Most (92.5%) within 1.6 km Type of waterbody

Rivers: 118 (74%) Lakes: 41 (26%)

Median distance Nest sites: 68 m Random sites: 635 m

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Proximity to Water

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Land CoverNLCD 2006

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