Related CDFW Links

• Hunting Program
• Wildlife Investigations Lab
• Conservation Planning Program
• California Endangered Species Act
• Environmental Review and Species Take Permits

California and Nevada Golden Eagle Working Group

The Golden Eagle Working Group (GEWG) was established in 2011 and will be led on a rotational basis by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The purpose of the GEWG will be to provide a forum for state and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, researchers, landowners, and other interested parties to discuss and coordinate activities surrounding Golden Eagle inventory, monitoring, research, and conservation efforts in California and Nevada.

• Working Group Prospectus (PDF)

Working Group Meetings and Products

• December 12, 2012
  • Agenda (PDF) and Meeting Notes (PDF)
• November 15, 2011
  • Agenda (PDF) and Meeting Notes (PDF)
• May 12, 2011
  • Agenda (PDF) and Meeting Notes (PDF)

Working Group Attendees

• Member List & Affiliation (PDF)

Subgroups

• Data Management Subgroup
  • Members (PDF)
• Research Subgroup
  • Members (PDF)
  • January 23, 2012, Meeting Agenda (PDF) and Notes (PDF)
  • January 30, 2013, Meeting Agenda (PDF) and Notes (PDF). Research subgroup meeting will be held in concert with The Wildlife Society meeting in the Sacramento area.

Symposiums

CA-NV Golden Eagle Working Group Research Symposium titled "Distribution, Abundance, and Population Status of Golden Eagles in California and Nevada", held December 11, 2012.

• Program with Abstracts (PDF)
• Posters (PDF)
  • Golden Eagle Fatalities and Relative Abundance in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, Schwartz et. al 2012
  • Golden Eagle Fall Migration Counts in Marin Headlands, CA, Fish et. al 2012
  • Records of Golden Eagles Observed in the DRECP Area, Dunn et. al 2012
  • Results of Golden Eagle nest Surveys in Arizona's Portion of BCR 33, Jacobson 2012
  • Satellite Tracking of Golden Eagles from Autumn Migration Study Sites in NV and Neighboring Areas, Smith 2012
  • Protecting Active Golden Eagle Nests in Yosemite National Park, Stock and Barnes 2012
  • Golden Eagle "Element Occurrences" in the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB), Schoenig and Acord 2012
• Oral Presentations (PDF)
  • Golden Eagle Migration Monitoring - Goshutes, Nevada and Beyond, Slater et. al 2012
  • Golden Eagle Surveys, Habitat Characteristics, and Nest Monitoring in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, CA, Chinnici et. al 2012
  • Recent Golden Eagle Nest Surveys and Nesting History in Yolo, Solano, and San Luis Obispo Counties, California, Smith 2012
  • Golden Eagles on DoD Lands, Eberly 2012
  • Oregon's Statewide Golden Eagle Inventory and Monitoring Effort: A Model for Broad-Scale Monitoring of Nesting Eagles, Everett, Isaacs & Price 2012
  • Monitoring Abundance of Golden Eagles in the Western United States, Nielson & Thompson 2012
  • Golden Eagle Basics, Hunt 2012
  • A New National Wildlife Refuge System Inventory & Monitoring Initiative and Golden Eagles in California and Nevada: Mining Existing Data, Laing 2012

Please contact Carie Battistone, Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov, for more information.

Survey Guidance and Protocols

• Interim Golden Eagle Inventory and Monitoring Protocols; and Other Recommendations, USFWS, February 2010 (PDF)
• Protocol for Golden Eagle Occupancy, Reproduction, and Prey Population Assessment, Driscoll, 2010 (PDF)

Individuals Currently Permitted for Research on Golden Eagles in California

• Current List (PDF) updated November 1, 2012

Other Links

• CDFW Golden Eagle Webpage
• CDFW Collecting and Research Take Permits
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Permits
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Renewable Energy Development
• Mountain Goat Responses to Helicopter Disturbance (PDF)
• Desert Bighorn Council Concern Letter (PDF)
• Dall's Sheep Responses to Overflights by Helicopter and Fixed-wing Aircraft (PDF)
• Mountain Goat Response to Helicopter Overflights in Alaska (PDF)
• Status, Biology, and Conservation Priorities for North America's Eastern Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) Population (PDF)
• Mountain Sheep Responses to Aerial Surveys (PDF)
• NWSGC Position Statement on Helicopter-Supported Recreation and Mountain Goats (PDF)
• Golden Eagle Home Range, Habitat Use, Demography and Renewable Energy Development in the California Desert (PDF)

E-mail questions or comments to Carie Battistone at the California Department of Fish & Wildlife