_Haliæetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Case 3, Fig. 11_
When immature the head and tail resemble the body
in color, and at this age the bird is sometimes
confused with the more western Golden Eagle. The
latter has the head browner and the legs feathered
to the toes. L., male, 33; female, 35-1/2.
_Range._ North America but rare in the interior
and in California, migratory at the northern limit
of its range.
Washington, not common P.R. Ossining, common P.R.
Cambridge, of irregular occurrence at all seasons.
N. Ohio, tolerably common P.R. SE. Minn., P.R.,
becoming rare.
An adult Bald Eagle will at once be recognized by its white head and
tail; the immature birds by their large size. Eagles are usually found
near the water where fish may be obtained either on the shore or from
the Osprey. The call of the male is a human-like, loud, clear
_cac-cac-cac_; that of the female is said to be more harsh and often
broken. Eagles nest in tall trees and on cliffs, and lay two or three
dull white eggs, in Florida, in November and December; in Maine, in
April.