Eagle Watch |
By Kara Furr Photo by Gene Davis
If you’d rather stay on dry land, there are many pullouts along Highway 20 in the Bald Eagle Natural Area, 2,450 acres along the upper Skagit River at the confluence with the Sauk River, east of Concrete. A great place to make a stop is Howard Miller Steelhead County Park in Rockport, home to the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center (skagiteagle.org), open Saturday and Sunday in December and January. The center is a great resource for information on eagles and viewing sights – they also offer guided walks. Also view eagles on the North Fork of the Nooksack River; visit Deming Homestead Eagle Park, at 3373 Mt. Baker Highway. For north of the border, catch the annual Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival (fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca) or visit the Squamish River area in Brackendale, B.C. (brackendaleeagles.com). X |