I think one of Tony Hillerman’s mysteries involves eagle sacrifice, not by the Navajoes but by a neighboring tribe. I don’t remember which book it was at the moment.
Actually an eagle can be a pretty bad pest if it starts preying on your farm animals. The bald eagles have been returning to the Maine coast, and there was an angry eagle a couple of summers ago that started attacking people on the golf course. That was pretty funny, listening to people talk about it over drinks.
you rarely see an eagle on a golf course. the occasional birdie though.