Eagle Migration to the Chilkat River
September 5, 2011 - 7:07pm | 
staffEvery fall there is a late salmon run of coho (silver) and chum (dog) salmon up the Chilkat River. It generally starts after other salmon runs on the west coast of North America have finished. This run brings American Bald Eagles from all over the northwest coast to feed on these Chilkat River salmon. Our resident 400 eagles swell to thousands. The Haines High School Citizen Science class follows this migration every fall semester. They picked up where researcher Angie Hodgson left off, using her protocols for counting eagles at a variety of locations. Counts of 3500 or more eagles have been recorded from aerial counts. Ours are ground counts with less viewing area.
2011 Fall Eagle Migration
2011 Migration Log
2010 Fall Eagle Migration
*NOTE some data is missing
2009 Fall Eagle Migration
2009 Report: The Eagles Return
