Golden Eagles arrive at Denali National Park in March and as late as May in the Brooks Range. May. Usually a clutch of two eggs is laid with 35 to 45 days needed for incubation. It takes 90 to 100 days for the hatchlings to become independent of their parents. Overall fledging success is approximately one eaglet per pair. Since mortality in juveniles can be as high as 75 percent, it could take one mating pair up to 10 years to produce two breeding birds.
Eagles also feed on carrion.
Chemical contaminants are not presently affecting the Golden Eagle. Loss of undisturbed habitat seems the most serious threat to maintaining healthy populations of Golden Eagles. Increasing human disturbance of eagles and remote area development pose similar problems for Golden Eagles as they do for Alaska's Bald Eagles. All Rights Reserved .