What are the bald eagle's prey?

What does a bald eagle eat? Fish is the primary food of bald eagles, but they will eat a variety of other animals and birds. Their prey items include waterfowl and small mammals like squirrels, prairie dogs, raccoons and rabbits. read more

Bald Eagle - National Wildlife Federation-----Bald eagles prefer fish as their prey, and live near water. If fish are not available, they will eat almost anything they can find, including carrion and prey they steal from smaller birds. Here is a description of their food gathering according to the Smithsonian National Zoo: "Bald eagles are predators. read more

Fish is the primary food of bald eagles, but they will eat a variety of other animals and birds. Their prey items include waterfowl and small mammals like squirrels, prairie dogs, raccoons and rabbits. read more

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek ἅλς, hals "sea", αἰετός aietos "eagle", λευκός, leukos "white", κεφαλή, kephalē "head") is a bird of prey found in North America. read more