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Exposure Of Bald Eagle Nestlings To Contaminants On National Park Service Lands Within The Chesapeake Bay, Interim Report: Fall 2017, B. D. Watts, B. J. Paxton, M. L. Pitts Oct 2017

Exposure Of Bald Eagle Nestlings To Contaminants On National Park Service Lands Within The Chesapeake Bay, Interim Report: Fall 2017, B. D. Watts, B. J. Paxton, M. L. Pitts

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Mapping Bald Eagle Activity Shadows Around Communal Roosts, B. D. Watts, Courtney Turrin Jul 2017

Mapping Bald Eagle Activity Shadows Around Communal Roosts, B. D. Watts, Courtney Turrin

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We assessed diurnal activity patterns associated with communal roosts (n = 26) by tracking nonbreeding bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus; n = 58) within the upper Chesapeake Bay, USA, 2008-2013. We used daytime locations (n = 54,165) to map activity shadows (using home range analytics, 90% kernel) around communal roosts, to evaluate the spatial structure and to delineate diurnal activity centers. We overlaid a range (100-3,200 m) of buffers around the perimeter of each roost to estimate the benefits of management scenarios in extending protection to daytime activities. Activity shadows around roosts varied from 1.5 km(2) to 116 km(2) ((x) over …