Bald Eagles of the Skagit Valley
Event Details
- When
- Dec 13, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
- Where
- Instructor
- Joe Ordóñez
- Class Tuition
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The American Bald Eagle is one of the most recognizable creatures of the Pacific Northwest. As a symbol of wilderness, freedom and even American identity, there are few parallels in the natural world.
To get to know the bald eagle better, join naturalist Joe Ordóñez for a journey exploring the Skagit Valley. Joe has decades of experience observing, photographing and interpreting bald eagles' behavior. We will learn about bald eagles' life cycle, annual migration patterns and how bald eagles fit into the local ecology. We will discuss the winter chum salmon runs on the Skagit, Nooksack, Fraser and Chilkat Rivers and their critical role in sustaining healthy bald eagle populations.
This will be a “hands-on” experience. Walking along the river, we will discuss what we see, hear and feel. We will visit wetlands, rain forests, and estuaries. Bring your binoculars if you have them; Joe will bring a high-quality spotting scope to enhance wildlife viewing.
There is no guarantee that we will see or view large numbers of bald eagles on this tour. But we can guarantee that you will learn a lot about bald eagles and how they fit into the Skagit River ecosystem.
