AMERICAN BALD EAGLE OVERLOOKS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN ELSAH AND GRAFTON
EAGLE FACT(S)
A BALD EAGLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 7000 FEATHERS. BALD EAGLES WEIGH FROM 10 TO 14 POUNDS. THE FEMALE IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE MALE. THE FEMALE HAS A BODY LENGTH OF 35 TO 37 INCHES WITH A WINGSPAN OF 79 TO 90 INCHES. THE MALE HAS A BODY LENGTH OF 30 TO 34 INCHES WITH A WINGSPAN OF 72 TO 85 INCHES.