The food habits of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in North America have been well documented. Olendorff (1976) summarized the available data to date from the literature. Bloom and Hawks (1982), Collopy (1983), and Marr and Knight (1983) documented prey remains collected from Golden Eagle nests in various regions of the western United States.
However, the food habits of Golden Eagles in Arizona have not been described. Willard (1916) reported White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and domestic livestock being killed and fed upon by eagles, but this is the only information for the entire state.