Under steady wind, light rain and near-freezing temperatures on a recent weekday, biologist Stacie Evans stared through a spotting scope at a pullout on the banks of the Chilkat River. Silently, she counts the number of bald eagles as she carefully turned the scope.
244…245…246: That’s her final count of adult birds at the Council Grounds location, plus another 85 juveniles, which are recognizable by their lack of distinctive white heads and tails.
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