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The 10-year migration count trends for Golden Eagle suggest stable populations across North
America with 83% of sites showing no statistically significant changes in counts during this span.
This picture holds regionally with mostly stable
counts in the East, stable or increasing
population in the Central Region, and stable or
decreasing population in the West (see pie
charts and trend maps below). The 20-year
count trends (not shown) similarly show mixed
results (East Region: 4 stable, 2 increase, 3
decrease; Central Region: 1 stable, 1 increase;
West Region: 4 stable, 1 decrease).
Nonetheless, the 20-year trend is decreasing
at Bridgers, Montana, the site with the highest
counts of Golden Eagle. Winter survey data from the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) also show mostly
stable 10-year trends continent-wide as 39 of 43 states and provinces show no statistically
significant changes. The Golden Eagle is listed by the IUCN Red List as a species of Conservation
Concern throughout its range due to threats such as energy development, loss of habitat, lead
poisoning, and electrocution.
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D. Oleyar, D. Ethier, L. Goodrich, D. Brandes, R. Smith, J. Brown, and J. Sodergren. 2021. The Raptor Population Index: 2019 Analyses and Assessments.