While Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has not been seen publicly since federal agents raided her Washington, D.C., residence on Monday, her political consultant husband was once again spotted emerging from their shared rental home this week.
Tim Mynett was seen Wednesday stepping out in the neighborhood to walk their Golden Labrador Retriever dog Teddy, a second time later that same day to take out the trash and a third time to walk out his wife’s staffer.
“There are rumors that the congresswoman left the country, is that true?” Mynett was asked while on an evening walk with Teddy.
“You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man,” he told Fox News Digital when approached about the developments this week, including President Donald Trump weighing in on the saga.
One of Omar’s congressional staffers was captured the same day bringing into the couple’s home two large bags from fast food chain Burger King. Security escorted her to the door and staked out in front of the house after she entered with the meal.
ILHAN OMAR’S EMBATTLED HUSBAND APPEARS AT SCENE OF HSI RAID IN MIDST OF CRIMINAL FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Rumors swirled that Omar fled from the country following the raid carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as part of a criminal fraud investigation looking into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, as first reported by Fox News Digital.
Omar’s cellphone and passport were reportedly seized by federal authorities during the search.
The congresswoman’s staff helped to get her birth year adjusted from 1981 to 1982 in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, according to reporters. Omar gained citizenship automatically through her father’s naturalization since she was reportedly 17 years old at the time. If Omar was born in 1981, she would have been 18 years old, meaning the validity of her citizenship could be threatened because she was no longer a minor.
The altered birthdate was published during her entire time serving in Minnesota’s House and for months into her time serving in Congress.
When asked about the federal investigation earlier this week, Mynett told Fox News Digital he has “no concerns” about what federal authorities will find on his wife while investigating her immigration pathway.
“My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war refugee,” Mynett said. “No concerns.”
His comments to Fox News Digital come after Omar’s relatives were reportedly issued subpoenas as part of HSI’s investigation into the congresswoman’s immigration paperwork. At least two of Omar’s relatives were subpoenaed, one of which is reportedly Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor.
ILHAN OMAR’S HUSBAND INSISTS HE HAS ‘NO CONCERNS’ AMID FEDERAL IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION
Fox News Digital asked Mynett about President Donald Trump publicly questioning Omar’s net worth by alleging on Truth Social that her accountant may have reported fraudulent money when her previous financial disclosure listed the couple’s shared net worth as high as $30 million.
“Why did Ilhan Omar report a Net Worth of up to 30 Million Dollars just a short time ago, and then immediately say, “Oh, I made a mistake! It’s really $100,000.” Could it be that her highly paid accountant actually reported the money that was stolen from her fraudulent activities in Minnesota? Would something like that be possible? Do you think the accountant actually gave the right number the first time, 30 Million Dollars, and then she was forced to disavow because she never would have been able to report where that much money came from? She must have freaked out when she saw that money!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Tuesday.
“Where did her house come from, where did her cars come from, and what about her lovely place in Washington, D.C.? I didn’t know that Congressmen and women made that kind of money, but I do know her husband, according to information and belief, makes almost nothing, so it couldn’t have come from him. How many people did she illegally bring into our Country from Somalia? America wants answers, and we want them, NOW!”
Mynett is at the center of yet another investigation into Omar — this time looking into her finances.
Following Monday’s HSI raid, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Tuesday that her office is also investigating Omar’s financial disclosures about reporting of her and Mynett’s shared net worth.
OMAR FACES MOUNTING SCRUTINY AFTER FRAUD RINGLEADER SENTENCED TO 41 YEARS
Scrutiny of Omar’s finances intensified after her 2024 congressional financial disclosure listed business interests associated with Mynett valued between $6 million and $30 million. Omar’s office subsequently said the figures were incorrect and amended the filing.
The largest change in the documents was from Mynett’s assets. His reported ownership interests in both his winery and venture capital advisory firm, which were previously valued in the millions of dollars, are listed with no value now.
In Omar’s 2024 financial disclosure records, Mynett’s share in his winery was valued between $1 million and $5 million, and his share at the venture capital advisory firm was valued between $5 million and $25 million. Now, his equity interests are both listed at $0.
Omar’s office previously told Fox News Digital that Mynett has partners in both businesses and said the earlier disclosure mistakenly reflected the businesses’ total equity rather than his ownership interest. The office also said the original filing listed assets without accounting for liabilities.
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Officials noted that the investigation into Omar’s financial disclosures is unrelated to the raid on her home.

The HomeView, announced Tuesday and available on Nov. 13, is Apple’s first-ever smart home display and a new way to control smart home devices or interact with Siri AI. But Apple has significant catching-up to do in this space, because its top competitors have been in the game for a while.
I’ve been testing Amazon’s Echo Show smart displays since they first launched in 2017, and started trying out Google Nest Hubs – originally the Google Home Hub – in 2018. Since then, both brands have released multiple smart speaker models, adding and ditching various features. (And sometimes canceling entire lines – anyone remember the Facebook Portal?)
That means the stylish HomeView has a chance to learn from past smart display mistakes and differentiate itself in buyers’ eyes, including the Echo Show 11 and the 10-inch Google Nest Hub Max I use at home. Now that we have details and I’ve tried out the Apple HomeView in person, I have several thoughts for anyone considering which smart display to buy.
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The HomeView looks great. It immediately reminds me of the Echo Show 11, with the screen mounted on a low-set, domed base housing the speakers. With the discontinued Echo Show 10, Amazon tried an auto-rotating base that followed people as they moved, but it frequently bumped into things, which annoyed me. So I’m glad to see this display is stationary.
At 7 inches, the HomeView is also tiny.
CNET Smart Home and Robotics Editor Ajay Kumar, who tested out the HomeView at a press briefing, reported that others at Apple’s event complained that the screen was too small. Based on my experience with smart displays, I wholeheartedly agree: It’s significantly smaller than any competitor models made for the same spaces. I’m confused as to why Apple added a screen better suited to a bedroom smart clock than to a tabletop display.
Those Liquid Retina details and colors look great, and maybe a screen this size was the only way to keep the price below $300. But it also hampers some of the best uses of a smart display, like making video calls and watching movies. Apple may have demonstrated Pluribus playing on the HomeView, but I can guarantee you won’t want to watch it on a 7-inch screen from halfway across the kitchen. You won’t be able to catch many details of those Siri “Start Cooking” instructions or FaceTimes with the family, either.
There’s a reason both Amazon and Google have been steadily inched up the size of their flagship smart displays. They’re useful as second TVs or video guides and they need the screen real estate to pull it off. I know from experience that screens under 8 inches don’t cut it unless you’re about a foot or two away.
But wait — there are also wall-mounting options. Google Nest falls way behind here, but you can buy the HomeView as a wall mount version, and Amazon offers a few wall-mounted Echo Shows, too. Kumar said the wall-mounted version of the HomeView looks good, but it also requires professional installation to hide the wired power connection, which will drive your bills well beyond $300. While the result looks amazing, the wired plug-in model may be more practical. Keep in mind that the cheapest wall mount Apple sells with the HomeView costs an additional $60.
I’m also worried about the size of the display on a wall mount, too. The Echo Show 21 ($500) offers a 21-inch touchscreen for your home, as well as a built-in Fire TV platform for watching shows. That much screen real estate still feels more useful than a 7-inch display, which seems more like a security system and lighting hub than an all-purpose station.
The battle of voice assistant AIs — I still think Amazon’s is better
I’ve pitted the big three voice assistants against each other in the past, and recently tested which can predict the weather best. Gemini for Home is fine, if a little boring, and very accurate. Siri is snappy when controlling Apple Home devices, but falls behind elsewhere. Alexa Plus, however, is my favorite for smart display use.
Alexa Plus is chatty by nature, but also offers several different personalities to choose from, an option other voice assistants don’t have. Amazon’s integration with Echo Shows has numerous benefits, like showing you the previous details of your conversation so you can keep it going more easily, or displaying extra information on request. Alexa AI is overconfident and sometimes insists it can do things it can’t, but this is an issue with many LLM chatbots.
My favorite Alexa Plus ability is integration with third-party apps, an area where other voice assistants haven’t caught up yet. You can use an Echo Show and Alexa Plus to order food from GrubHub or Uber Eats without lifting a finger, or arrange for an Uber ride from across the room. You can also buy tickets on Ticketmaster or make reservations with OpenTable via Alexa, and Amazon continues to add new integrations for me to test.
There’s no indication that Siri AI includes such third-party app support on the HomeView. Apple says, “HomeView supports compatible third-party audio and video apps from your iPhone,” but doesn’t give many details, and I haven’t seen signs that the HomeView/Siri AI combo will support services or bookings like Alexa Plus can.
But Siri’s AI does win on some accounts, carving out capabilities that Alexa Plus and Gemini for Home don’t have. From the examples Apple showed, it looks like Siri can naturally search your email and texting apps to bring up messages, recipes or other info, something the other voice assistants can’t (Gemini only does this on phones, with the right permissions). You can also customize Siri AI in unique ways, like speeding up or slowing down the voice, which I really like for ease of use and accessibility.
I still prefer Alexa Plus overall, with its chatty asides, personalities to play with and connections to useful third-party apps. I’m looking forward to testing Siri AI on the HomeView to see just what it can do and if Apple adds further integrations. Pricing could also work in Siri AI’s favor, depending on what iCloud Plus subscription is needed to enable all features. If you’re not an Amazon Prime member, Alexa Plus costs a steep $20 a month to fully enable, and Gemini for Home is priced similarly, so Apple could step ahead if Siri AI costs are low.
Smart home controls are where Apple’s ecosystem shines
While Kumar explored how the HomeView worked, he noted that he used an Echo Show to control his smart home and said that, “the result is… functional, which is the highest praise I can offer it.”
It’s not an uncommon frustration with the Matter standard and home hubs. Linking multiple smart devices to Alexa or Google hubs and using smart displays for control can be challenging. Interfaces are sometimes wonky, and you can’t always find the settings you want. Devices disappear and need to be reconnected or updated to work again. Voice assistants may not recognize commands that previously worked.
Here, Apple’s tightly knit ecosystem and careful management of the Apple Home app offer a distinct advantage. Kumar saw how the HomeView could effortlessly find and pair with compatible devices, which he compared to setting up a new pair of AirPods. Siri AI can also offer personalization based on facial recognition or manual profile creation, with speedy customization options.
As with HomePods, you can also hand off content between iPhones and the display. Other little Apple tricks, like an instant Find My map displayed to locate missing Apple items, are also included. It already feels more seamless than both the past smart display experiences Kumar and I have had, which is enticing.
The only issue is device support, which tends to be more limited for Apple than other platforms. The company has come a long way in addressing this with its new line of security cameras, a smart lock, and a smart thermostat announced at the Welcome Home event, all clearly made to work with Siri AI and Apple Home. Third-party smart locks also tend to be highly compatible with Apple. Other devices like smart plugs, smart bulbs and third-party security cameras still lag behind, so you may have to look harder to find Apple-friendly models.
Keep in mind that competition also plays a role. Google allows some products, like my Nest cameras and Nest Learning Thermostat 4, to work on Echo Shows with Alexa, but there’s no Apple support. Amazon brands like Ring and Blink will only work with Alexa, not Google or Apple platforms. Choosing the Apple smart home may come with self-imposed limitations.
Always double-check your streaming capabilities
Equipped with two custom full-range drivers, a down-firing woofer and two passive radiators, the HomeView’s audio proved “significantly more impressive than I expected,” according to Kumar, but not quite as good as a full-size HomePod. For reference, the Echo Show 11 has two full-range drivers and a woofer but no passive radiators, and the Nest Hub Max has two 10-watt tweeters and a 30-watt woofer.
All three can fill a standard room with sound, but in my experience, the most important part by far is whether they support the music streamers you use.
Apple Music is a given for the HomeView, but again, Apple is light on integration details and intent on pulling people into all things Apple. While Apple mentioned the new HomePod Mini 2 supports TuneIn Radio, iHeartRadio, and Audacy, it doesn’t mention any specific services for the HomeView, so if you rely on other apps, you may want to check for confirmation. Based on Apple’s past HomePod support, only Deezer and Pandora have been easy to add in addition to the listed services.
Meanwhile, my Echo Show supports not only Amazon Music and Apple Music but also Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, Pandora and SiriusXM. Likewise, my Google Nest Hub supports not only YouTube Music, but Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, TuneIn Radio, and iHeartRadio. As you can see, for maximum music streaming options, you may want to choose a smart display other than the HomeView, or wait to see if other apps add compatibility.
If you don’t mind the small screen, the same caveat applies to video streaming services, but even more so. The HomeView is highly focused on Apple TV, and I don’t know what other streaming apps will be available, if any.
Google’s Nest Hubs, meanwhile, can handle a variety of apps through Google Casting, including Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Paramount Plus (I assume Skydance support will be included), Sling, Viki, Starz, Tubi and others. That makes it one of the best smart display choices for watching videos.
My Alexa app is currently a mess and desperately needs redesigning, but through my Echo Show touchscreen, I can access Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Peacock, TikTok, Disney Plus, HBO Max and many more. Larger Show models gain native support for Fire TV, which enables all kinds of streaming apps, too.
Pricing is comparable, but Apple’s display will still cost the most
Some of Apple’s home prices shocked me. $400 for a floodlight security camera is wild when competitors charge around half as much for similar capabilities. But aside from the small screen, HomeView’s $299 price is in line with other current flagship smart displays. Amazon’s Echo Show 11 starts at $250, but sees discounts around the holidays, something Apple is more averse to. Bumping up to wall-mounted Show 21 brings costs to $500. Google’s Nest Hub Max, while increasingly hard to find these days (I’m hoping Google will release a new Hub soon) is available from around $230 to $250 at various stores.
So while you’ll pay more for a HomeView, it’s not as huge a jump as you see with some other Apple products.
One more thing: Don’t forget about iPads
Of the big three display brands, Apple has by far the most complete support for its tablet computers across the various iPad lines. That introduces an alternative I must bring attention to: You could just use an iPad.
Add a prop cover as a stand, and an iPad could serve many of the same roles as a HomeView on various counters and tables, but with a much larger screen and much more compatibility with apps you already use. Plus, you can pack it away or switch it to other purposes, like serving as a small laptop or a workout companion, when you’re at home.
Two downsides to the iPad approach. First, they cost a lot more, starting around $750 for the iPad Air and $600 for the iPad Mini. Second, unless you’re an AirPods owner or have a HomePod to connect to, sound will always be better on a HomeView.
I’ll provide more details as we get to testing the HomeView and Apple’s other new home products in the coming months, but for now, you should have enough to decide whether you want one for the holidays or are prepared to wait.

Wall Street estimates for the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation indicator now expect an acceleration from the level that prompted the central bank to hike rates last month.
The estimates come after a hotter-than-expected producer price index came in at 1.3% Thursday, the biggest monthly gain since March 2022 and more than double the 0.6% consensus.
That drove the year-over-year increase to 6.3%, the biggest jump since December 2022. The increase was paced by a 20% rise in gasoline prices. But taking out food, energy and trade services, prices still rose a healthy 0.5%, indicating that inflation was broader than just energy.
Seven Wall Street estimates gathered by CNBC show core personal consumption expenditures inflation for September, which will be published later this month, is forecast to rise 0.32%, up from 0.25% in August. Wall Street economists use the consumer price index, released Wednesday, and the PPI to estimate the PCE.
“We see real risks the Fed will deliver another rate hike in two weeks’ time even as recent Fedspeak tempered expectations for back-to-back increases,” wrote Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist at Nationwide.
Several Fed officials have argued that the Fed does not need to hurry to hike rates, though they have suggested more rate hikes are needed. As a result, Fed futures on Thursday showed just a 29% probability of a hike at the Fed meeting at the end of this month, but a 91% probability of at least one hike by December.
A 0.32% increase in PCE would boost the year-over-year core inflation rate to 3.1%, up from 3.01% in August. Estimates ranged from a high of 0.35% from Barclays to a low of 0.29% from Oxford Economics.
“The picture is not benign with inflation elevated and intensifying,” wrote Alex Pelle, senior U.S. economist at Mizuho Securities. “On the economic data alone, there is little reason for the Fed to hesitate to continue moving the policy rate higher.”
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has suggested one litmus test for not hiking is confidence that inflation will return in a timely manner to the Fed’s 2% target. Both headline and core PCE inflation have been above target since 2021. They have inched steadily higher since tariffs were introduced in April 2025. The gains have accelerated since the beginning of the Iran war.
The Fed prefers the PCE because, compared to the CPI, it believes it more closely resembles how Americans actually spend their money and changes its weightings when consumers change their spending patterns.

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inflation rose more than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs as rising prices become a bigger economic challenge for millions of Americans, and a growing political problem for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.
The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — soared 6.3% in September from a year ago, up from 5.6% in August and the biggest increase since December 2022, the government said Thursday.
On a monthly basis, wholesale prices rose 1.3% from August to September, marking the largest increase since March 2022, after a 0.5% gain the previous month.
Thursday’s data amplify the better-known consumer price index, released Wednesday, which also accelerated in September as gas prices jumped. A broad range of goods and services also got more expensive. Both inflation reports raise pressure on the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve to hike their key interest rate. Inflation has now topped the central bank’s 2% target for five and a half years.
Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 0.7% from August to September, up sharply from 0.2% in the previous month. Compared with a year ago, core prices rose 5%, up from 4.6% in August.
More expensive energy drove most of the increase as wholesale gas prices soared more than 20% from August to September. But the report also showed other costs rising, including those for electricity, vegetables, shipping, and air fares.
Ongoing inflation has eroded Americans’ incomes and soured most consumers on the economy. The Labor Department said Wednesday that average weekly paychecks, when adjusted for inflation, shrank last month compared with a year ago for the first time since May.
Higher prices have also taken a toll on Trump’s standing with U.S. voters. A poll released this month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that just 17% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living. And only 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall, a new low.
The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, will hold a policy meeting in two weeks and are expected to keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged. But officials had already penciled in another rate hike later this year, which economists mostly expect to occur in December.
The Fed raises borrowing costs in an attempt to slow borrowing and spending and bring down inflation.

A beloved California bald eagle named Jackie died from complications of avian influenza.
Ohio’s bald eagle population has soared from four nesting pairs in 1979 to more than 1,000 active nests in 2026.
Winter is a prime time to view eagles in Ohio, especially near large bodies of water like Lake Erie.
The cause of death for a beloved bald eagle has been revealed.
The Big Bear Lake, California, bald eagle Jackie, who was watched by millions on a livestream with her partner Shadow, died in August from complications of avian influenza, USA TODAY reports. Veterinarians had struggled to treat Jackie’s mysterious illness throughout the summer.
“Jackie’s necropsy confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) as the primary underlying cause of her decline,” Steve Kubiski, director of disease investigations for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 14. “In an uncommon presentation of the virus, the infection caused a severe ulcer in her stomach that led to persistent internal bleeding, anemia, and the development of bacterial sepsis.”
In Ohio, bald eagles were once a rare sight, but have come soaring back. The Buckeye State has more than 1,000 active nests, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Here’s where you can see them.
Bald eagles will be courting, building nests in January and February
According to the ODNR Division of Wildlife, bald eagles begin courting and pair bonding in January, then lay and incubate eggs in February and March. They nest in large trees such as sycamores, oaks and cottonwoods near lakes and rivers, which provide hunting grounds for fish and carrion.
Are bald eagles endangered? Nest census finds thriving population in Ohio
In 1979, Ohio had four nesting pairs of bald eagles, per the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. But the bald eagle population has soared since then, and nearly 1,000 active nests were found in Ohio during the 2025 bald eagle nest census conducted by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. And nests were found in all but one Ohio county.
“The bald eagle is one of Ohio’s great conservation success stories,” said ODNR Director Mary Mertz. “The eagle’s remarkable comeback over the last few decades, both in Ohio and nationwide, proves how much we can accomplish when we conserve and protect habitat.”
Division of Wildlife staff confirmed 964 active bald eagle nests in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties in the 2025 census. Only Meigs County in southern Ohio has no confirmed nests. And that’s a technicality, according to a Division of Wildlife Facebook post. There’s a confirmed nest on Buffington Island in the Ohio River across from Meigs County, but the island is technically in West Virginia.
Bald eagles were removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007 and from Ohio’s list in 2012. However, they are still protected under the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, according to ODNR. It is illegal to disturb bald eagles.
Where to find bald eagles around Ohio, including the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
According to the Division of Wildlife, eagles can be seen near rivers, wetlands and lakes — their preferred aquatic habitats — and occasionally sitting in open fields. In the winter, an eagle’s large size, dark-colored plumage and wingspan that can reach 7.5 feet are easy to spot against snow and ice.
Lake Erie and other large bodies of water host the highest number of eagles because of easy access to food resources. The best opportunities to see bald eagles, per the Division of Wildlife, are at:
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Lucas and Ottawa counties)
Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area (Sandusky County)
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Lucas and Ottawa counties)
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area (Trumbull County)
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area (Wyandot and Marion counties)
In southern Ohio, look for eagles near major rivers such as:
The Muskingum River
The Hocking River
The Scioto River
The Great Miami River
Bald eagles in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
For years, the only eagles spotted in the Cuyahoga Valley were passing through along their migration route, according to the National Park Service. But that changed in 2006 when a pair built a nest near Station Road Bridge Trailhead in Brecksville.
That first nest was unsuccessful, but breeding eagles have returned to that nest every year since. To date, 19 eaglets have been hatched and fledged from that site.
Eagle pairs can be observed in the Pinery Narrows area north of Station Road Bridge Trailhead or in the southern end of the park near the Beaver Marsh, according to the park service. You can observe the Pinery Narrows nest from the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail. Hike past the canal mudcatcher exhibit and look out over the open field to the left. The nest is in the cluster of dead trees across the river.
Live feed of bald eagle nests from cams in Avon Lake and around Ohio, the Big Bear Valley in California and elsewhere
Want to see bald eagles but can’t get away? No problem; there are plenty of live cams of eagle nests around Ohio and the nation. Here are a few:
Avon Lake Eagle Cam: Lorain County, Ohio, is home to 10 eagle nests, per the county website, including one in the city of Avon Lake, on the shores of Lake Erie, that’s home to the birds named Stars and Stripes. Three cameras live stream on YouTube from that nest. (The feeds were last live in August 2026).
Little Miami Conservancy: The conservancy offers two live feeds of an eagle nest on private property along the Little Miami National Wild & Scenic River near South Lebanon. Ohio. The group won’t disclose more information on the location to avoid trespassing and nest disturbance. (The feeds were last live in June 2026).
Cardinal Land Conservancy: Eagles named Bonnie and Clyde have built a nest at the conservancy’s Bortz Family Nature Preserve, a 120-acre area within the city limits of Cincinnati. Two solar-powered cameras keep an eye on the nest.
Big Bear Valley, California: Friends of the Big Bear Valley planned, raised funds, obtained permits and installed a camera on the first ever active bald eagle nest in Big Bear Valley, California, on San Bernardino National Forest land.
Other bald eagle nest live cams can be found near the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee as well as in the Great Smoky Mountains, the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. and Northeast Florida, among others, according to the American Eagle Foundation.
How big is a bald eagle?
Female bald eagles can have up to an 8-foot wingspan. In males, wingspans reach 6 feet, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Do bald eagles mate for life?
In general, eagles mate for life, according to the College of William and Mary. If one of the pair dies, a new mate is sought out.
How much does a bald eagle weigh?
Female bald eagles can weigh up to 14 pounds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Males are smaller, around 10 pounds.
How many eggs do bald eagles lay?
The female will lay one to three eggs and incubate them for about 35 days, according to ODNR.
When do bald eagles lay eggs?
Eggs are laid from mid-February through late March, per ODNR.
How fast can a bald eagle fly?
According to the National Eagle Center, eagles can soar at 30 mph, and dive at up to 100 mph.
What sound does a bald eagle make?
If you’ve ever seen a bald eagle on a TV show, soaring overhead and screaming, you’re probably being lied to about the sound they make.
According to All About Birds, bald eagles make “surprisingly weak-sounding calls—usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes.” Female eagles often repeat a solitary soft but high-pitched note. All About Birds has several examples of eagle calls posted on its site.