In the Pacific Northwest, spawning trout and salmon provide most of the bald eagles' diet from late summer throughout fall. Though bald eagles occasionally catch live salmon, they usually scavenge spawned salmon carcass.
In the Pacific Northwest, trout and salmon are a primary source of food for bald eagles during the late summer and fall months. While bald eagles may sometimes capture live salmon, they typically feed on scavenged carcasses of spawned salmon.