CONTENTS 



Page 



Range 1 



Characteristics 2 



Life history 4 



Age_ 4 



Courtship and nesting 4 



Young 7 



Territoriality 8 



Migration 9 



Food and economics 9 



Food habits 10 



Stomach analyses 11 



Carrion as food 12 



The golden eagle and its prey 13 



Rabbits and rodents 13 



Big game 15 



Pronghorn antelope 15 



Deer 18 



Bighorn sheep 20 



Game birds 22 



Sharp-tailed grouse 22 



Pheasant 22 



Sage grouse 23 



Wild turkey 23 



Waterfowl.^ 24 



Other birds 26 



Livestock 26 



Sheep 26 



Cattle 30 



Summary and conclusions 31 



Literature cited 33 



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