Virginia Bald Eagle Nest and Productivity Survey: Year 2004 Report
Watts BD and Byrd MA. 2004. Virginia Bald Eagle Nest and Productivity Survey: Year 2004 Report. Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series. Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series, CCBTR-04-03. College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, Virginia
During the 2004 breeding season, the annual survey dcumented 428 occupied Bald Eagle territories in Virginia. This number represents a 1.6% decrease compared to 2003 and is out of line with the 10-12% annual increases recorded in recent yearss. Damage from hurricane Isabel and a lack of available information on inland territories may help to explain the fractional decline. Of 413 nests documented to be occupied in 2003, 23.5% were damaged or lost in the hurricane.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Watts, Bryan; Byrd, Mitchell
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- College of William and Mary
- Units
- COLO
- Keywords
- Bald Eagle, bird breeding population, Virginia