Hanford Site Bald Eagle Monitoring Report for Fiscal Year 2016

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2589293· OSTI ID:2589293

Cranna, K. J. ^[1]; Lindsey, Cole ^[2]

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1. Mission Support Alliance, LLC, Hanford, WA (United States)
2. Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)

A national symbol of the United States, the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) plays an important predatory role in the riverine ecosystem at U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site. Bald eagles occupy the site annually during winter and early spring. Monitoring eagles during this period 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 between November 2015 and July of 2016.

• Research Organization: Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-09RL14728
• OSTI ID: 2589293
• Report Number(s): HNF--60744-Rev.0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English