Bald Eagle Scream

Sunset, a Bald Eagle and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, showing off her vocalization skills! For such a powerful bird, the Bald Eagle has a surprisingly shrill sounding call, usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes. Did you know Hollywood sound editors often dub over a Bald Eagle’s call, with another bird’s vocalization? The piercing, earthy screams of a Red-tailed Hawk.