Aerial piracy by bald eagles: success of aggressors and followers
Bennetts RE, Mcclelland RB, Caton EL. 1990. Aerial piracy by bald eagles: success of aggressors and followers. Northwestern Naturalist. 71(3):85-87
Article discusses observations of foraging bald eagles from two locations along Lower McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park. The two sites observed were between November 25th and December 1st, 1984, and also between October 3rd and December 2nd, 1985. A comparison of the success rates of eagles that directly attempted to pirate food from other eagles with those following the interaction, but not attempting to pirate the food is presented.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bennetts, Robert; Mcclelland, Riley; Caton, Elaine
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Competition (Species), Foraging, McDonald Creek Glacier National Park MT