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Maryland 2004 Bald Eagle Nesting Summaries
by County and by Select Watersheds
| County |
Occupied
Nests |
Active
Nests |
Nests
Surveyed |
| Anne Arundel |
7 |
7 |
12 |
| Baltimore |
6 |
5 |
10 |
| Baltimore City |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Calvert |
8a |
6 |
13 |
| Caroline |
5 |
5 |
10 |
| Carroll |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Cecil |
17 |
17 |
27 |
| Charles |
57 |
50 |
88 |
| Dorchester |
84a |
83 |
144 |
| Frederick |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Harford |
36 |
36 |
55 |
| Howard |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Kent |
28 |
26 |
54 |
| Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Prince George's |
9 |
6 |
6 |
| Queen Anne's |
25 |
23 |
36 |
| St. Mary's |
22 |
22 |
33 |
| Somerset |
23 |
23 |
30 |
| Talbot |
25 |
22 |
40 |
| Washington |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Wicomico |
16 |
16 |
23 |
| Worcester |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| TOTAL |
390 |
368 |
609 |
a did not survey one nest due to restricted airspace
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Note: Occupied nests equate to the number of breeding pairs of bald eagles. Active
nests are those nests with evidence that eggs were laid by the breeding
pairs.
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Bald eagle nest success and productivity within select
watersheds
sampled in Maryland during the 2004 nesting season.
| Watershed |
Occupied
Nests |
Active
Nests |
Successful
Nests |
Young |
Nest Successa |
Productivityb |
| Chester River |
25 |
24 |
13c |
21 |
54.2 |
0.88 |
| Choptank River |
24 |
23 |
16c |
31 |
69.6 |
1.35 |
| Mid Potomac River |
45 |
43 |
31d |
49 |
73.8 |
1.17 |
| Patuxent River |
13 |
13 |
12c |
24 |
100.0 |
2.00 |
| Upper Bay (APG) |
34 |
34 |
22c |
32 |
66.7 |
0.97 |
a reported as number of successful nests per occupied nest with known outcome (n=134)
b reported as number of young produced per occupied nest with known outcome
c final outcome of one nest not determined and not included in total
d final outcome of three nests not determined and not included in total
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Note: Occupied nests equate to the number of breeding pairs of bald eagles. Active
nests are those nests with evidence that eggs were laid by the breeding
pairs.
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