Hanford Site Bald Eagle Monitoring Report for Fiscal Year 2022

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2588780· OSTI ID:2588780

Nugent, J. J. ^[1]; Wilde, J. W. ^[1]; Lindsey, Cole ^[1]

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1. Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, Richland, WA (United States)

A national symbol of the United States, the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) plays an important role in the riverine ecosystem at the U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site. Historically, Bald Eagles have occupied the Hanford Site during the winter and early spring and have more recently remained through the nesting season. Monitoring is essential to maintain current biological information about Bald Eagle abundance and distribution on the Hanford Site, to ensure compliance with protection regulations, and to inform future protection and management efforts. This monitoring report provides an overview of Bald Eagle activity on the Hanford Site, along with Bald Eagle management guidelines and monitoring objectives between November 2021 and June 2022.

• Research Organization: Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: 89303320DEM000031
• OSTI ID: 2588780
• Report Number(s): HNF--68963-Rev.0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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