BACK FROM NEAR EXTINCTION BALD EAGLE by Anita Yasuda Content Consultant James W Grier Department of Biological Sciences Emeritus Professor North Dakota State University Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE HISTORY OF THE BALD EAGLE 5 In the gray mist an eagle perches on top of a tall tree His bright white head and tail feathers stand out from the bare winter branches The icy waters below are filled with salmon Using his sharp eyes the eagle watches as fish push their bodies upstream Eager for breakfast the eagle glides from the tree He circles the river using his tail to steer Spying a salmon stuck on a moss covered rock Chemicals and hunting once threatened the bald eagle population with extinction
