Takshanuk Watershed Council counted 1,264 birds from the ground Oct. 24, the highest number tallied this season. That puts the size of this year’s migration right on average with previous counts this time of year. Counts of several thousands of eagles in previous years were made from airplanes, which find a larger number of birds.
Eagles appear to come to the Chilkoot drainage first, then the Klehini, before congregating at the confluence of the Tsirku…