Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) population ecology in eastern Utah

• Main Authors: Bates, J. William, Moretti, Miles O.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 1994
• Subjects: Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle
• Online Access: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol54/iss3/6; https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/gbn/article/2885/viewcontent/26963.pdf

Golden Eagle population ecology was studied from 1982 to 1992 in eastern Utah where over 47% of 233 territories monitored during the study period were active. Golden Eagle use of four habitat types was compared. Talus territories were used less often than expected; valley, aspen-conifer, and pinyon-juniper territories were used as expected. Number of young produced per territory averaged 0.612 and was correlated with rabbit abundance. Observations on the impacts of coal mining at two locations are discussed.