What is the average length an eagle flies per day and does it vary between male and female?
Well, as with other questions I’ve addressed so far, this too varies; there is no one answer to this. This is very dependent on the time of year the availability of prey, weather conditions, age of the eagle, and many more things. Obviously, during migration, for those eagles that do migrate long distances each spring and fall, average daily flights can be 200 km or more (124 miles). While on the wintering and breeding grounds, flights are much shorter, and depend heavily on prey availability, suitable roosting locations, and weather. I would say on average, daily movements during non-migratory times would be on the order of less than 10-20 miles per day, if that. Regarding differences between males and females, I don’t think there would be many in winter, but in breeding situations, the males will travel farther and do more of the food provisioning, while the females will stay closer to the nest, even when they are relieved by the male at the nest.
