Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHaliaeetus (Northern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
- SpeciesHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bald Eagle in Acadia National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Bald Eagle sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 3112 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bald Eagle in Acadia National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Bald Eagle in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.