Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Very rare, accidental visitor

December

C20

Supposedly a casual or accidental visitor, most probable in fall or winter, but possibly a rare (regular?) transient

September - February

C21

Not observed by Fischer 1977; not recorded in the Amherst College Bird Survey 2008.

Habitat

mountain forests, open grasslands, salt marshes

Nest Materials

sticks, bones antlers, yucca, grasses, bark, aromatic leaves, mosses, lichens, conifer boughs, human-made objects

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*