The eagles in Arizona begin nesting in November and December. Most nest-building and nest repairs happen in late December and early January. Eggs are laid from January to March and hatch from February to April. Eaglets spend ten to twelve weeks in the nest before they start flying and may spend another four to six weeks with their parents before they go off on their own. Most of the time nests are high up where eagles can look out over the area around them.
Eagles build nests in trees and on cliffs.
Cliff nests are usually about 600 feet from the river bank and about 300 feet above the water. What Bald Eagles Eat Scientists found that bald eagles along the Salt and Verde Rivers in Arizona eat mostly fish. They eat channel catfish, carp, the Sonora sucker, and the desert sucker. These fish make up about two thirds of the eagle's diet. The eagles also eat rabbits and other small mammals and birds.