Foraging ecology of bald eagles in a freshwater tidal system

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 609-617

  Thompson, Craig M ^a,c   Nye, Peter E ^b   Schmidt, Gregory A ^a   Garcelon, David K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Disturbance; Estuary; Foraging ecology; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Hudson River; Invasive plant; New York; Tide

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT USE; RAPTOR; TIDAL CYCLE;

HUDSON RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMEIURUS CATUS; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 23644452633     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0609:FEOBEI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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