American Bald Eagle Information
Where to View Bald Eagles
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bald eagle    When viewing eagles, please stay in your car, unless you're visiting a manned eagle observation deck. Your car acts as an excellent blind. People walking around or toward a perched eagle will chase it off its roost. Flying takes away from the needed energy an eagle requires to survive in the cold winter temperatures.

   Bald eagles can be found in every state except Hawaii. They are more prevalent in Florida, Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, and Michigan, but the largest concentration is in Alaska.
   For people seeking to see bald eagles in large numbers, the greatest concentration occurs in mid October through December on the Chilkat river near Haines, Alaska. The salmon run attracts three to four thousand bald eagles, which gather along a four mile stretch of the river located in the 48,000 acre Alaska Chilkat Eagle Preserve. There's a concentration of 200,000 to 500,000 chum salmon on the Chilkat late in the year. Even when the salmon aren't running, the Haines area is a good place to see eagles. The American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines, AK.
   Alaska is a long way to go for someone who would just like to see bald eagles. Probably the best alternative is the Northern Mississippi valley during January and February. As many as five thousand bald eagles winter on the river between Cairo, Illinois and St. Paul, Minnesota, tending to concentrate near several large dams.

   Several communities host bald eagle festivals. During the month of January, one can attend the Quad Cities Bald Eagle Days, the Dubuque Bald Eagle Watch in Dubuque, Iowa, the Keokuk Bald Eagle Days in Keokuk, Iowa, and the Muscatine Bald Eagle Watch in Muscatine, Iowa. For those who go south in the winter, Emory, Texas hosts January Eagle Fest with a juried art exhibit and barge tours of lakes where eagles gather.
   From mid November through mid February thousands of bald eagles gather along the Squamish, Mamquam and Cheakamus rivers near Brackendale and Squamish, British Columbia to feast on spawning salmon. Brackendale and Squamish are located about 45 minutes north of Vancouver on Hwy 99.

The National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River Project - 2008 Bald Eagle Watch Events
Bald Eagle Viewing Directory
   The bald eagle viewing directory wouldn't exist without the help of those who were kind enough to share their bald eagle sightings. Thank you!

   3-23-08 - Many of the paired eagles in the WI and MN area are incubating their eggs. The viewing directory is closed until the conclusion of this year's nesting season.

   Nesting locations will not be included in viewing directory, because some people are too curious and do not stay an adequate distance away from the nest. Consequently, the eagles might abandon their nest and young.

   Bald eagle disturbance sensitivity chart during the nesting cycle.


United States

Alabama
Alaska - American Bald Eagle Foundation   2006 Alaska Bald Eagle Festival   Homer, Alaska - Jean Keene (Eagle Lady)   Conservation Science Institute - Bald Eagles in Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island - We saw a family of bald eagles. Two adults and 3 babies at the Cumberland Reservoir in Cumberland Rhode Island.
Lynne Cullen
I have been seeing 4 bald eagles at the north end of the Narrow River in North Kingstown, Rhode Island for 2-3 months now. There's at least one adult with the full white head and tail, another that has a white head but the tail is not quite full white, and two immature eagles with no white head or tail but mottled white on the wings. I have seen all four at one time and have pictures of the two immatures on the ice picking at a fish and the two adults in the same tree.
Jeff Parker
South Carolina
South Dakota - December the 1st found us on top of Bear Butte looking out over the terrain when a large female and her mate road the thermals right in front of us. It was absolutely incredible as the female just hovered in front of us before tipping her body and continued on her ride. We have also seen this pair out on Bear Butte Lake when the ice is breaking up watching for fish.
Courtesy of Linda Kellogg - Sturgis SD
I live in Deadwood, SD and have notice over the past few years that we have several bald eagles that winter here. Some of which must nest and hunt near our home. Last weekend, my sons and I spotted 3 right down the road from home. Yesterday on our drive to Spearfish, my husband and I spotted one perched in a dead tree. Then again we saw one soaring above Deadwood.
Cheryl Hess
Tennessee
Texas
Utah		 Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming - I live in Gillette, WY and we have a fair year round population of Golden Eagles within a 100 mile radius of us here. We also have a migratory population of Bald Eagles from Late November to early April with approximately 25 reproducing pairs in this area. We also are seeing more and more Bald Eagles staying longer and longer as well. There is a Eagle preserve in Spearfish, SD (100 miles from Gillette) with between 3-8 pairs of mature Bald Eagles during this Nov. to April time frame. I have sat and observed the adults teach the immature ones to catch the thermals as well as to soar, dive, grab prey from the ground and return to the sky to try again. I never tire of watching them. The Casper, WY area along the Platte River also has a Bald Eagle population during the same months of the year.
Courtesy of Gerry Hills
We saw several Bald Eagles near the West entrance to Yellowstone Park. Leaving the town of West Yellowstone driving east along the river we saw Bald Eagles, among other things, every day this last summer. We spent three weeks in the park and never failed to see at least one Eagle. Each sighting caused an "Eagle jam" as everyone stopped to experience these magnificent creatures.
Courtesy of Gerry Bob and Shari Graves


Canada

Alberta - I've been a bald eagle fan since I was a kid. Growing up in Alberta, Canada, I was gifted with many bald eagle sightings. The most memorable of all was in my own front yard. I grew up in the country, near the Athabasca river and not much civilization. One afternoon in the front yard I looked up towards the house to see a (what I believe could be one of the biggest bald eagles ever witnessed) bald eagle flying over the roof. The wingspan was more than half the width of the house! Its massive wings took powerful strokes through the sky and it was out of site in seconds. This was over ten years ago and I've saw many bald eagles in the wild since, but none that can compare to the giant I saw that day.
Courtesy of Darcy Neuman
My housemate and I were treated to the sight of a bald eagle, presumably hunting, over our acreage about 2 weeks ago. The thing that we found odd is that we're in Central Alberta, near Bowden, and it's winter! Our temperatures have been unusually warm this winter, but it's still cold!
Courtesy of Andrea & Brian
British Columbia
Manitoba - We have had 5 adult bald eagles at our farm south of Manitou mb Canada for a week feeding on a whitetail deer.
Courtesy of Karen Wiebe, Pembina Crossing
I live in Clandeboye, Manitoba Canada, we have a bald eagle's nest in the bush not far from us. It has been there for about three years now. Two years ago we had the male & female and two young eagles. Last year only one young one. Today March 8, 2004 I have seen one eagle over the nest.
We live along a large creek and often watch the eagle fish. The one year we watched the family of four fly up and down the creek. I believe they were teaching their young to fish. One spring we watched a eagle actually pick up a rabbit and flew into the bush with it.
Courtesy of Brenda Williams
Newfoundland - Just this morning (March 17 2004) On frozen Quidi Vidi Lake here on the east coast of Canada, capital city of Newfoundland, St. John's. There was at least one pair and perhaps as many as five, which I had seen 5 days ago. On that day I thought they were Goldens, but this morning I got closer and I am 100% sure they were Balds. I was in such awe.
The lake is littered with gull carcasses, they are clearly killing and eating the gulls, even though I have not seen them kill one.
Courtesy of Ron Kirby
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan - Just came back from a deer hunting trip to southern saskatchewan. My two hunting partners and I observed a large adult golden eagle attacking an antelope. The eagle had attached itself to the back of the antelope. The eagle eventually let go, but the antelope appeared to be injured in the attack. From the little I've read, golden eagles do not normally attack such a large prey but this eagle sure did.
I wished I'd had a camera to capture it.
Dave Vella, Burlington, Ontario
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