What specific type of fish do Bald Eagles prefer?
The easiest to catch! Actually, that is pretty true. Usually this means fish that spend more time near the surface or in the shallows; ones that make themselves “available” to bald eagles, which hunt and capture fish near the surface of water. The species involved are not as important as the niche they occupy, and vary with the region you are in. Here in New York, along our Hudson River, as just one example, breeding eagles take a lot of American eels, which can often be found near the surface and in shallow waters, especially when the tide is low in the river.
