-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Parkinson [mailto:margparkie at comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:17 AM
To: 'dave templeton'
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Re: Subject: Skagit River eagle viewing: best time?

Thank you to everyone for information about eagles on he Skagit. The
various responses have me thinking...I would not want to disturb the eagles.
Is there a feeling that boat trips to see them is disturbing to the eagles?
If this is the case, I will not do it. Thanks.

Margaret Parkinson
University District.

-----Original Message-----
From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of dave
templeton
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 7:48 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Subject: Skagit River eagle viewing: best time?

greetings:

the eagle population is tied to the chum salmon run. i believe the run
hasn't peaked yet. the eagles are supposed to be a little behind the curve,
i.e., they show up in greatest numbers about 2 or 3 weeks after the chum run
peaks. i'm told there were 247 eagles seen midweek this week. according to
north cascades institute, the peak last season was the first week of this
year (2007) when 859 birds were counted. the forest service count for this
week (wednsday, i think) was 274. if i recall correctly, the count last
week was around 150 (147 if memory serves). the chum salmon run had just
started to noticeably climb last week. based on the numbers from recent
years, the best weeks for sheer numbers of birds are the fourth week in
december through the third week in january. the eagle festival is the last
weekend in january (to miss the super bowl). see
http://www.skagiteagle.org/ for more info.

other stuff may be found at north cascades institute.
http://www.ncascades.org/programs/stewardship/eagle_watchers/

i'm not useful for float trip info, sorry.

regards,

dave templeton
fall city, wa
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