Bald Eagle Calls and Sounds (2024) - Learn THREE noises these raptors make!
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- Today, you are going to learn how to identify the chirping CALLS, SOUNDS, and WHISTLES of a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
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Bald Eagles make a series of chirping whistles and other shrill, high-pitched notes and calls. I think they sound incredibly similar to a gull!
As you may have noticed, Bald Eagles have surprisingly weak calls. Many people are surprised to learn what these powerful raptors actually sound like!
In fact, many directors have replaced Bald Eagle sounds in movies and on TV. Instead, they substitute the screams of a Red-tailed Hawk to make the eagle sound more intimidating.
Bald Eagles primarily eat fish. Because of this fact, they are typically heard and found near water. The BEST areas are forests near large bodies of water that provide good fishing AND tall trees for nesting sites.
After almost going extinct due to DDT poisoning, these raptors are a true success story. Bald Eagles are now found in every US state (except Hawaii) and Canadian province in North America.
Recordings used with permission from:
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Recordists: Paul Marvin, Gerrit Vyn
Thank you!
Image(s) and/or Footage used under license from Shutterstock.com.
I don’t think they sound weak at all! Their calls are beautifully clear and distinctive. I’ve heard and seen them many times in Wyoming County, NY: inflight, feasting on prey on the ground, and perched in trees and nests- juveniles and adults. I never tire of seeing them and every time I have the privilege of spotting one is a special treat! I actually just saw one today in Letchworth State Park. 🤗
I think, you can call it "weak", just when compare it with their appereance. Like, if you see it, you don't expect that they sound like that - more likely, like red-tailed hawk would sound, as mentioned in video. Also, "bald's" one's sound more like they are complain bout something or like crying, when r.t.h. more like serious warning...
I think it sounds like a beautiful instrument
"Weak" might be the wrong choice of word. But in comparison to how fierce and powerful the bald eagle is, it's call is relatively pitiful lol
Maybe that's just to say that the Bald Eagle doesn't NEED a particularly scary call.
@@vibesof303so you think they sound weak because you movies taught you to expect a different call?
I have noticed when watching nest cams that when they have alert a lot, they get hoarse, and the calls weaken in volume. Also, the frequency of the call is at a higher range of what human males can hear. So, for some people, the calls may sound weak. For me personally, their shrillest part of the call hits the exact frequency that causes me ear pain. Yes, the red tail hawk can be a stronger call, but it sounds nothing like the eagles. It is a unique call even among the hawks.
I have a bunch of nests from them in my back yard in Unionville, CT. I hear these noises all day, all night if you're outside.. They had 3 "eaglets" last summer so, it's been quite active --- if you listen to this video this is what we hear all day, and we love it ❤️
I Love the Baby Squwees♥️
Who knew, right? Such a sweet sound from such a fierce bird...Thanks for sharing that with us... :)
In our backyard my granddaughter discovered two bald eagles in a nest in a cypress tree. We live on a lake in Odessa Fl. Her dad video tapped them and we are amazed and grateful for this experience. Now we will listen for their call.
I live in Tampa and we hike out in that area all the time! I've seen them there too.
Saw my eagle in a canyon outside Lake City, Colorado. I was left speechless, such magnificent birds.
I live in southwest Illinois 10 miles from the Mississippi river across from St Louis. I often see Bald Eagles in a dead bare tree in the lake we live on. Yesterday morning I heard an unusual shrill sound. When I went outside to look there was a Bald Eagle sitting in the top of a tree at the edge of our property. Absolutely amazing and beautiful!
I live in Carterville, Missouri, and I see the bald eagles every day! They are so beautiful, and I am so privileged to be able to watch them
12-16-2023 I live in Spring Hill Florida 30 miles north of Tampa on the Gulf side. This morning I was driving on Spring Hill Road about 10am. I saw an eagle along side the road and it flew off. It was awesome I’ve been in Florida since 2004. This is the first eagle I’ve seen.
Was just out walking the dog in Uniontown, Ohio around noon. I heard a chattering noise that I hadn't heard before. Looked up and there were 3 mature bald eagles circling overhead. We are a little SW of Mogadore reservoir, which I am assuming is where they came from. Made my day!
WOW, that's a fabulous treat!
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Yes. I live in Mount Vernon Ohio and we see them quite frequently catching fish in the park we have here in town. Absolutely stunning to watch.
That is EXACTLY what we hear on Jamestown Island in VA! I've heard the calls many times, but didn't realize they could make that melodic sound! It's beautiful!
The last few days we have had a Bald Eagle at our lake, eating fish, in Lisbon Ohio. How exciting to see such a majestic bird in our lake!
Washington state. Lots of eagles here. Thanks to these videos and my chickens I can hear these eagles clearly.
Yes, two weeks ago in Verdigris, OK. It flew so low that it cast a shadow over us and we could see the yellow in its beak. It was magnificent and ranks up there with watching the space shuttle launch for coolest things I’ve ever seen. Thank you for posting the sounds. Very helpful!
I watch a family of 4 eagles every dayday. On Power Point drive, Lexington SC. They are awesome birds!
In my backyard tree in Coastal NC, I have been fortunate to be able to sit on my back deck and have watched for two years, 3 eaglets being born and raised. They are amazing creatures and I have learned so much about the parents teaching the babies the how too’s!❤
Thanks for posting this! A wonderful repertoire of their calls. We live in Pender Island, BC, and enjoy hearing and seeing them!
I am in Dexter, Michigan on the Huron River and these sounds are going on in my backyard. I thought it sounded like a conversation between a seagull and a bald eagle. Thank you for this video.
I've seen them all across the country. We live in Appalachian east Tennessee now and see them occasionally.
My absolute favorite sighting was at clear lake campground and resort in Oregon.... outside of Sisters. I was in a row boat fishing, tossed one back, and heard a great "BOOM!" Next to the boat. It was a bald eagle grabbing the fish I threw back seconds before!
This was in about 2010.
I live in Savannah GA and have heard every one of these eagle calls, have a few favorite nests, and see bald eagles all over the place! I love them!
Vancouver, BC here. We have them everywhere but they’re particularly easy to find when the salmon are running. I often go to Squamish for the winter bird count where you can see them in the hundreds.
Just heard them here in a Vancouver suburb! Been trying to identify this call I hear in the forest all the time, some sounds are similar to seagulls, which we see periodically coming over from Barnet Maine Park, but this was a nested bird up high in the forest, and we do see 2 adults often near by
We see them quite often here on the east coast of MD but didn't know that's what they sound like! Thanks for the video 🙂
For me, I don't think that eagles sound weak. Pretty determined type call. ❤
Thank you!
Yes. I live in a special area that encompasses 3 acres of trees with a pond. A pair of bald eagles live in a tall, old, pine tree in my backyard this is unique to 10 miles North of Atlanta, GA. I see them high in the sky almost every morning and when the pair cry out (it is always a delight❤) it is so loud it echoes. 😊
I live in southern Minnesota and often see eagles. A few weeks I saw 2 juveniles near my home chasing each other and making lots of noise.
I was coming out of the auditorium at a local high school today in the corner of my eye way up in the sky I saw the biggest bird I've ever seen! His wingspan was ginormous! He was a little high up at first to tell if he was an eagle or a hawk, I have seen Hawks here before. By the time I made it to the parking lot was getting into the car he was circling above the football field where there are lots of trees and making a sound which I have never heard from the Hawks I have seen. I got on TH-cam and listen to your video and the last high-pitched noise it was making was definitely what the bird sounded like today that I saw! I see that you asked if we have seen one to let you know where we saw them at. I saw him at Cactus High School 63rd Avenue and Greenway Road, Glendale, Arizona.
This year 2023 in mid July . A very rare sighting at a Cabin in Palomar Mountain Ca.. it was on the Cabin’s property. It was the first time I ever seen one in the wild.
One of my favorite birds of all time.
I love hearing and seeing the bald eagles that fly and fish in our backyard on the Greater Neshannock Creek just outside New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. As soon as I hear their call, I look up and around to see them. I first spotted one 20 years ago when we moved into our house. Four were nesting at Moraine State Park at the time. Now, their community has grown ❤
I have bald eagles living about 500 ft. from my home on the shore of Brule Harbour, Brule, Nova Scotia Canada. Absolutely majestic birds when flying and gliding. And their chirping whistles and calls sound beautiful to my ears. Thanks for posting your video.
I’m in south central Kansas and have been seeing and hearing a pair very frequently near my house.
They’re becoming more and more common here. I’ve seen nesting pairs.
Dale Hollow Lake, over our house and from the boat on the lake. We were blessed to see one snatch a huge fish and have to fly to the shore to eat it.
I've seen them all over Virginia. I have some property in the valley and had a nest of them in the Backyard, my kids love watching them.
Both hubby & I heard these sounds in the early evening in August. We live on Lake Superior by Knife River, MN. I heard the sound in the back of the yard while my husband heard them lakeside. He spotted two eagles flying over the lake about 50 ft above the water 'talking' to each other. Sounded firm and somewhat excited.
I live in Hampton, Va. I have heard and see Bald Eagles flying over the town daily from may house. The highlight is seeing and hearing this magnificent animal while out fishing the many bodies of water in Va.
Just moved into my new cabin on the Meramec River in Arnold Missouri n saw my first bald eagle up close it was such an amazing sight to see!!!
My wife and I heard the chatter call (as recorded at 00:20 on your video) of a pair of bald eagles while we walked our neighborhood in Binghamton, NY, a few blocks from the Susquehanna River on Feb. 5, 2024. It was a sensational sight as they approached us, flying their tandem dance above. When they were directly overhead, we heard their unique music -- a delightful sound!
We have bald eagles that nest in the tallest trees of our neighborhood here in Bremerton, WA along the Port Washington Narrows. We often see them being chased by crows, most likely to shoo them away from food. The eagles are long-established along this stretch and it's wonderful to hear them.
In Jefferson, ME this week and an Eagle is hanging out with us across the lake. He may even have a nest over there since he keeps going back to the same tree but can’t confirm. I heard it’s call earlier which brought me here to confirm. Thanks for posting this vid. Seeing them will never get old for me. They’re truly majestic.
To be the majestic birds that they are, wasn't what I would have expected.
Love listening to this summering in SW Washington on the Willipa Bay see lots of Eagle. They are in trees around us:):)❤
Hendersonville, NC ( western) on Lake Summit has a nesting pair. I've been so blessed to see them most days. Very majestic creatures❤
I saw a pair today in Lake County Ohio at Pine Ridge golf course.
I found your video searching for confirmation based on the call I heard. Pretty exciting!
I'm happily following a mature pair along a remote southern Oregon coast. I watch them watch me and it's always a thrill.
Yes! We have them here in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
I have two that have taken up residency in a tree in my backyard in Deltona, Florida! The sounds they make are beautiful....but not always at 3am! lol
We see bald eagles all the time in the upper pennisula in Michigan. Specifically, Nahma Michigan. They are plentiful! 😊
I was sitting on the porch at a cabin on Lake Pickerall in Michigan. shocked as anything when I saw a large bird with a dark body, wide white fantail and a white head! My brain said " what is an EAGLE doing here?" ... then, I wondered, is that possible? unfortunately I didn't have my camera! The vision was just in my head. It was quite lovely to watch :-)
I see them pretty frequently in the greater Seattle area. In 2020, I was at Lake Sammamish State Park and I was in the water and saw two bald eagles flying right above me and they locked talons and were like free falling. It was pretty cool. ❤
I live on a stream in the Catskill Mountains & see bald eagles almost every day. It’s amazing!
Listening to them now in Stillwater, OK along with hawks, crows, and woodpeckers.
Bald eagles have a nest in the tallest pine tree in direct view from my house, I love to watch and listen, they have a story to tell, lovely! Norfolk, Virginia.
I am on this video becuase today as I was out fishing around Yankee Meadows in Utah I saw a gorgeous Bald Eagle catch a fish and could hear it chattering across the lake all day. I wanted to show my friends what I could hear from across the lake and it was so exciting! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the video. I live in W Tennessee and I see them every year around this time. They come back to the same nests close to rivers & lakes. And sometimes I enjoy driving about an hour away to Reelfoot Lake where many eagles return each year to lay their eggs. Tours are given & people come from miles around to enjoy watching them.
Omg! I see and hear them all the time, hovering over my land!
I’ve seen several in Portland. They are incredible saw one perched on a pole in lake Oswego another one dropped a fish in a guys yard flew down and casually flew off. I love Oregon
Sitting on the banks of the Tombigbee Waterway in Pickensville, Alabama. Truly such a magnificent bird.
Just saw two fly over Cape Coral, FL. Found your video to help identify the sounds we heard…. Definitely what they were.
We live near the mountains in South Williamsport, Pa. We have many Hawks & Eagles. What a beautiful sight & sounds everyday. So blessed to watch & hear the beauty everyday.
Just witnessed at least 2 over my house in Derry NH and they were making most of those calls!
Thanks, was able to confirm I was hearing one in backyard this am. Ozaukee County, WI, 2 miles from Lake MI.
I've been following the utube adventures and love affair of Shadow and Jackie from Big Bear Valley, CA. I absolutely love their calls, especially when they call to each other! Their beak rubbing just melts my heart💓. Since I love all of nature, I do have a little difficulty when they bring home 'dinner' but it's survival🦅
I live on the Trent River and eastern North Carolina. There are a pair of bald eagles which I see and hear almost every day! It never gets old!!!
Hudsonville, MI they live in a woods by me and soar around the open fields often. Love them.
This Thursday afternoon around a artificial wetlands in Mercer County Ohio two immature or juvenile Bald eagles were calling and chasing two White egrets out of the marshes on southside of Grand Lake St Marys. The sounds the two Eagles made were exactly like the first phrses in this video.
I’m surrounded by them in my neighborhood in Vancouver Washington. I love seeing them!
A balled Eagle 2 miles from 13 to M Clinton MO. Flying down the rd towards 13 Clinton Missouri. What an awesome sight. Beautiful and majestic.
We were thrilled to see a Bald Eagle in a tree in our pasture at our home in Clay, Alabama just yesterday! Have seen them many times in more northern Alabama .
Yes, there are a pair nesting near my home. We see them frequently hunting near Lake Michigan. In Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
I saw one sitting on the very top of a dead tree beside our yard yesterday in Thomson GA. My wife and I were watching it soar over the trees just a few minutes ago. BEAUTIFUL!
Definitely have heard a Bald Eagle before but never would have guessed by the sound until now!
Yes I’ve seen them in marble falls Texas and mapleton Oregon. I moved to Klamath ca and I hear one. That’s why I’m on your video…to verify what I’ve heard
We've had one Bald Eagle that we're sure of - every year he comes back to the same tree across the inlet behind our house (in Chesapeake VA). This year, we have at least 4, (2 or 3 appear to be younger).. it is wonderful.watching them fly behind our house!!
A PAIR just flew over my house, amazing ! Bucyrus, OH (Crawford Co.)
I’ve been used to hearing them up where we stay in central Maine but had two fly over two weeks ago on Upper Cape Cod. They have slowly been making their way back down this way for a few years now.
We see them occasionally fishing on the lake and bathing sometimes. Doesn't matter how often we see them it is always a blessing when we do. They are wonderful to hear and see. We are located in Edgemont, Arkansas on Greers Ferry Lake.
I have a pair that come and fish my pond daily. Love to sit outside to watch and listen to them.
Richfield, Wisconsin.
Thanks for posting this. We're starting to spot bald eagles in Ogunquit Maine. It's a thrill every time!
I’ve lived in central Missouri for 40 years. Only recently have I noticed common sightings in my area. Recently built our new house and today 3 flew over the house and lake calling to each other for a few minutes. I’ve never seen something that majestic before.
3-24-2024 I looked this video because the two Huge Birds i saw in the backyard flying above the tallest cedar trees were making these exact sounds high pitched short frequent calls almost like talking so Blessed I got to see these magnificent creatures flying together like that. WOW
When I lived in Washington State there were bald eagles that use to stand on top of the big evergreen tree in our yard. I saw the birds up there all the time and on surrounding trees growing up. They were so common at that house.
I moved across the country and realized how lucky I was to see bald eagles on a regular basis growing up.
I live in Elk Creek, VA and have recently noticed many eagles here. The valleys here are huge and they just glide over them. They are so beautiful and majestic.❤
I hear them daily, as they fish in the creek I overlook on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Thank you for helping me understand what I am hearing!
I saw my very first bald eagle in my home state of Pennsylvania in 2019. I set up with my tripod in the middle of a bridge on a back country road and waited a few hours for an adult to leave a branch. Was using my Canon 5D Mk IV and grabbed some phenomenal burst shots as it flew away. Even had one of them printed to 24 x 36 aluminum. Now I’m hooked!
I lived 20 minutes from the Cove Palisades in Central Oregon. There were tons on eagles around in the spring, and I always loved going out early in the morning and watching them fish on the water
I never heard an eagle sound before thanks for sharing the video they have a beautiful gorgeous sound.
Thank you for this video! I heard this beautiful sound for the first time yesterday. It was a combination of the first and second sounds in this video. I’m in Colorado! ❤🦅
Had two eagles in tree above me yesterday, here in south western pa. Haven't seen them for a couple of months. Glad their back
We are in Harpswell Maine visiting and hear this beautiful sounds and we able to see a family.
Yes. I have heard and seen them near the Great Salt Lake in winter. Thanks for the video!
Saw three of them today (part of a family I was told) fishing on the Potomac River in Washington DC. Heard them call and saw them, fly, hover in place and the dive straight down, head first into the river to fish. Absolutely stunning!
I live in Lakewood Ranch, FL USA. I have seen, and heard, them from my home. I see them frequently when I'm driving home from work. One day I looked out my 2nd story window to see an eagle chasing an osprey that was carrying a fat fish in its talons. They flew so closely to my window, it was astounding! I could see their eyes!
I just saw an Eagle here in Central Florida for the first time! Beautiful!
I love pretty much everything about these glorious raptors. ♥️♥️🦅🦅
Out here in rural Central PA I’ve seen them maybe half a dozen times. Always a wonderful sight to see. They’re big birds!! 🦅
I grew up on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska I've grown up around thousands of Bald Eagles. Definitely my favorite bird!
We have two nesting pairs on our property in Nashville, Ohio
Beautiful birds
I saw 3 yesterday I think it is a parent & 2 adolescents heading East it was a beautiful sight in Malvern, PA Thank you
Listening to a Bald Eagle right now perched high in a Douglas Fir tree outside my window... I heard him first then looked up Bald Eagle sounds which brought me to your video. Thank You for the information... I just went out and got a couple of great shots of him perched up. I can hear another one off at a distance that sounds like is calling back to him! I am in Gold Beach Oregon adjacent to the Rogue River and Gold Beach Harbor. I often see them up the river but this is the first time to see one here at home. I do have a lot of Osprey that hang out in my trees when the salmon are running! Thank You again...
I live in Keokuk, IA along the Mississippi river Dam and Power Plant. I have lived here for 5 years and this is the first time I have heard two of them chirping. They have been returning to one limb of our tree for about a month. I have taken pictures for 4 years and the most I have seen in one of our trees is 15 at one time. Oct 2023
I just moved to Nova Scotia’s south shore. Im lucky enough to see them almost daily. 🦅