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The map (from Sibley, 2000) is badly out of date. Substantial numbers of bald eagles are now nesting, for example, along the Delaware River https://www.state.nj.us/drbc/edweb/bald-eagle.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.255.91.2 ( talk) 23:44, 30 September 2018 (UTC) reply

Absolutely. I live 3 miles from the river on the NY side at Barryville. We see eagles all year long here. I go to Lackawaxen Pa quite often to go for a stroll and take in the scenery, and see eagles almost every time I am there, regardless of season. 2603:7000:D400:665D:754D:2D00:F202:AA46 ( talk) 15:42, 7 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Yeah in Wisconsin, it's rarer to see them in the southern half, though they are still found there year round. EAGLITIZED ( talk) 21:41, 28 December 2023 (UTC) reply

This sentence in the Behavior section has no citation and seems suspect: "Bounty hunters shooting from helicopters opined that they were far more difficult to hunt while flying than golden eagles as they would turn, double back or dive as soon as approached." Pretty sure that would be a poacher, not a bounty hunter! 2600:1700:E920:B3E0:5591:1841:A52B:2F0 ( talk) 04:38, 5 March 2022 (UTC) reply

There is a sentence that says “ In 1930 a New York City ornithologist wrote that in the state of Alaska in the previous 12 years approximately 70,000 bald eagles had been shot.”

Since Alaska did not become a state until 1959, you might consider rephrasing to something like “……… ornithologist wrote that in the territory of Alaska in the previous …………” 172.58.43.126 ( talk) 14:59, 2 July 2022 (UTC) reply

 Done I checked the reference, and it makes no mention of state vice territory, so I changes the article as you suggested. (Note that if the reference had specifically said state, I would have left it and made a different comment here.) - UtherSRG (talk) 18:36, 31 August 2022 (UTC) reply

Whew! I was WP:BOLD and just did a massive overhauling of the references to ensure they are all in cite templates. I made some decisions along the way, such as using {{ cite journal}} for PhD dissertations and thesis. Someone should double check what I did. Cheers! UtherSRG (talk) 18:30, 31 August 2022 (UTC) reply

I see talk of listing and delisting from Endangered species list, but shouldn’t there be a section that at least briefly discusses the eagle specific federal protections and penalties against harm etc. 2601:14F:4501:3320:0:0:0:86F4 ( talk) 06:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC) reply

Do you mean like this section? - UtherSRG (talk) 13:21, 22 October 2022 (UTC) reply

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Weight is not 1 metric tin. 90.243.174.187 ( talk) 11:53, 28 July 2023 (UTC) reply

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. UtherSRG (talk) 12:00, 28 July 2023 (UTC) reply

In addition, it looks like the 1 ton value is in reference to the weight of the largest nest. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:01, 28 July 2023 (UTC) reply

I live in connecticut and we have multiple pairs of breeding eagles around me alone, yet this map says that we only get winter visitors. Additionally, at our other house in Michigan, there are always eagles around, year round. As such, this map is either outdated or simply wrong, and a better one should be found. 73.238.227.37 ( talk) 20:21, 18 November 2023 (UTC) reply

This is a fairly common issue with range and habitat maps. In this case, it is probably a positive sign in that bald eagles seem to be on the rebound and are being seen in places where they haven't been in decades. Of course what we need to update it is both new sources that contradict the current map and someone willing and able to make those changes. Once we have the sources, we should take them over to Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop and ask for a new map. Beeblebrox ( talk) 21:02, 18 November 2023 (UTC) reply

Yeah, some maps show that bald eagles are found throughout the United States year-round, except for some small areas of the southwest that they can be found in during winter. Some maps show that some are found throughout the southern half during winter. My hunch tells me that bald eagles from up north winter with the ones in the southern half. PS, I hope I used the word "hunch" correctly, and that my "hunch" was correct. 2600:6C44:627F:5865:D028:C3FF:FE4B:8D02 ( talk) 02:18, 2 January 2024 (UTC) reply

The photo of the bald eagle on the left side nearest to the top looks black instead of dark brown. It's not even a juvenile. I thought bald eagles are dark brown. PS, if you don't know which one I'm taking about, look for the one with the text under it that says "head details". 2600:6C44:627F:5865:D028:C3FF:FE4B:8D02 ( talk) 19:36, 31 December 2023 (UTC) reply