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OCR: Pleg Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus The Bald Eagle large raptor that gets a white head pue tail just before itis 5yrs of age being brownish before that. The ein-flight profile of wide-winged bird whose head extends almost as far ahead of the body as does the tal behind. The wings are held flat when soaring and the wing beat is slow pue I fluid, rising higher on the upstroke than deeper on the downstroke Although res sident its entire range [except for the colder parts of the northern interior JO the continent]. the birds are highly mobile as they move from nesting areas to abundant food sources Migration well-developed The Bald E agle one IO the raptors in North America Females aJe slightly larger than males Averages wingspan 66-96 in length 28 38in 6.5-14 lb Up to age 4.5 yrs the plumage ...