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Eagle Trivia

Jonathan Harbour where living in PARADISE is a WAY OF LIFE!

Jonathan Harbour is a gated community located on beautiful Connie Mack Island, Florida just east of the Sanibel Causeway and Punta Rassa.


Here are some Eagle Trivia  questions Florida Audobon Eagle Watch Program.  You can find the link to the answers at the bottom of this page.


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1. Bald Eagles are only found in North America.  (True/False) 

2.  Florida has one of the largest breeding populations of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 state. (True/False) 

3. Bald Eagles have approximately how many feathers?  
     a) 750
     b) 3200
     c) 7000
     d) 10,100

4. Bald Eagles in the northern U.S. are smaller than eagles in the south. (True/False)

5. Northern Bald Eagles breed ___________ eagles in Florida.
    a) Earlier than
    b) Later than
    c) At the same time as

6. Male and female adult Bald Eagles can be distinguished by:
     a) Eye color
     b) Feather pattern
     c) Size
     d) You can't tell them apart

7.  Bald Eagles return to the same nest territory each year. (True/False)

8. The largest Bald Eagle nest in FL weighed how much?
     a) 300 lbs
     b) 1000 lbs
     c) 1 ton
     d) 2 tons

9. Bald Eagles change mates each year. (True/False)

10. A fertile Bald Eagle eggs takes  ___ days (average) to hatch.
     a) 21
     b) 32
     c) 49
     d) 62

11. Eagles raise two broods of chicks each season. (True/False)

12. The majority of Bald Eagle chicks fledge (capable of sustained flight) around:
     a) 2-5 weeks
     b) 6-8 weeks
     c) 10-14 weeks
     d) 18-22 weeks

13. Juvenile eagle migrate each summer traveling as far north as Canada. (True/False)

14. How long does it take a Bald Eagle to obtain its signature white head and tail?
     a) 6 months
     b) 1 year
     c) 3 years
     d) 5 years

15. The Bald Eagle population was decimated by:
     a) Hunting
     b) Habitat loss
     c) DDT
     d) All of the above

16. When was the Bald Eagle removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species?
     a) 1980
     b) 1998
     c) 2001
     d) 2007

17. Bald Eagles are still protected by federal and state laws. (True/False)

18. During the breeding season, you should maintain a distance of ____ feet from an active eagle nest:
     a) 50 ft
     b) 180 ft
     c) 330 ft
     d) 480 ft



Answers to the above