Stanley Park Ecology Society - Programs- Urban Wildlife - Eagle Information

Studies from the 1960's suggest that not more than two pairs nested in the City of Vancouver during that time, one pair in Stanley Park and one near UBC. Eagles currently nest throughout the Lower Mainland
An eagle's nest can be 2-3 meters (6 to 10 feet across) and weigh 200 to 900 kilograms (450 to 2000 pounds). Four human adults could comfortably sit in a nest
Bald eagles return and add to the same nest each year
Bald eagles weigh between 3.2 and 6.5 kilograms (7 to 15 pounds), and have a wing span of 2-2.7 meters (6 to 8 feet)
They can reach 30-35 years of age in the wild
Bald eagles are monogamous and mate for life
An eagle's eye is almost as large as a human's, but its sharpness is at least four times that of a person with perfect vision. Eagles can probably spot a rabbit moving 625 meters (1 mile) away
British Columbia's bald eagle population is estimated at 20,000