Diet and activity pattern of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) under the midnight sun

• Main Author: Eriksen, Einar
• Other Authors: Sonerud, Geir A.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2016
• Subjects: white-tailed eagle; haliaeetus albicilla; havørn; Balsfjord; Malangen; diet; activity pattern; siblicide; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; Norway; Tromsø; Hale; Shallow Bay; Reiret; Brokskar; Kobbevågen; Haliaeetus albicilla; Harbour porpoise; Havørn; Northern Norway; Phocoena phocoena; White-tailed eagle; midnight sun; Troms
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2404149

I recorded prey deliveries at two nests of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) during the nestling period in May – July in Troms county in northern Norway. A total of 74 prey items were recorded delivered during 866 h monitoring time. Among the prey, 74.3 % were fish, 18.9 % birds, 5.4 % u...