• Corpus ID: 96486411

Inventory of Golden Eagle Nests in Elko County, Nevada

@article{Seibert1973InventoryOG,
  title={Inventory of Golden Eagle Nests in Elko County, Nevada},
  author={Donald J. Seibert},
  journal={Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society},
  year={1973},
  volume={9},
  pages={1-8},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:96486411}
}

• Donald J. Seibert
• Published 1973
• Environmental Science, Biology
• Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society

During 1972, an inventory revealed 88 active golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), nesting sites in Elko County, Nevada. It was found that 93% of the nests were on cliffs, 71% between elevations of 5,000 and 6,500 feet, and 43% faced east. Locations of 84% of the nests were within two miles of water with desert riparian habitat. The success per nesting attempt was determined from 50 of the 88 active nests with a success ratio of 1.1 young per nest. INTRODUCTION Populations of numerous raptors have… 

During 1972, an inventory revealed 88 active golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), nesting sites in Elko County, Nevada. It was found that 93% of the nests were on cliffs, 71% between elevations of 5,000 and 6,500 feet, and 43% faced east. Locations of 84% of the nests were within two miles of water with desert riparian habitat. The success per nesting attempt was determined from 50 of the 88 active nests with a success ratio of 1.1 young per nest. INTRODUCTION Populations of numerous raptors have decreased in North America in the last 25 years (Kochert 1972). Cahalane (1964), stated that man's encroachment into remote areas has endangered the future existence of some wild species. Craighead and Craighead (1956), concluded that man directly and indirectly represented the greatest factor in reducing nesting success of all raptors. There is a great need for information on the status of raptors, such as the golden eagle in North America (Spofford 1969). Only by determining the present population and habitat of the golden eagle, can any reduction in population be recognized early and the possible causes isolated and evaluated (McGahan 1968, Spofford 1969). Nesting information has been compiled in western Montana by HcGahan (1965), and in Idaho by Kochert (1972). However, no nesting study or habitat evaluation has been conducted in northeastern Nevada. Because of the need to determine the present nesting population and to identify the present habitat distribution of golden eagles in northeastern Nevada, the U. S. Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife and the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, in cooperation with the CAL-NEVA WILDLIFE 1973