Watersheds support numerous impressive wildlife communities, but perhaps the most sensational are migratory birds. Here in the Upper Lynn Canal, a dramatic scene unfolds in the spring each year, the magnitude of which can be seen, smelled, and heard throughout the valley.
The mud and sand flats at the Chilkat River estuary are a major migratory stopover site for waterfowl, shorebirds and gulls. In early spring, shorebirds from up and down the coast, as…