Eagles during the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival on the preserve
The gathering of the Eagles taking place during the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines, Alaska
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Rafting Tour - Haines, Alaska
Upon arrival in Haines, meet your expert guide and enjoy a riverside drive along the Haines Highway. The drive is incredibly scenic: glacier-clad mountains thrust to the sky, colorful wildflowers line the road, green riverside channels provide habitat for moose, bear and trumpeter swans. The highway was declared a National Scenic Byway in 2009. Arrive at the river in the heart of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, approximately 40 minutes away.
After boarding your raft, enjoy a scenic float down the Chilkat River through the famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, home of the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles. You are immersed in the Alaskan wilderness, floating the silent river. As there are no rapids (white water) on the river, it makes for a very relaxing float. Depending on the flow of the river, the float portion lasts about 1 1/2 hours.
Along the way, your professional guide will explain the natural history of the area, Chilkat Indian Heritage, and share some exciting stories from life in the Alaskan wilderness. The number of eagles you will see is dependent on the food available to the eagles (i.e. the fish runs). During the early months of the summer season you will often see parent eagles sitting on nests, eaglets in nests and the parent eagles flying to the nest with food for their young. Thousands of bald eagles travel here to feed on salmon in the fall and winter. During very warm days, the eagles are often seen catching the thermals and soaring above the mountain peaks.
Paddling is not required, as your expert guide will push the raft along, explaining the intricate balance of nature that makes this a unique and special place. Don't leave your camera behind for this adventure!
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Winter in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Absolutely beautiful day at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Bald Eagle watching the Eagles feed on the salmon. By Cheryl McRoberts
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Rafting Tour to Haines - Skagway, Alaska
Your trip begins with a 45-minute ferry ride along the steep-walled fjords connecting Skagway to Haines. Over a dozen unnamed waterfalls drop hundreds of feet from the cliff sides on both sides of the boat. Marvel at the scenery and look for humpback whales, harbor seals, and bald eagles.
Upon arrival in Haines, meet your expert guide and enjoy a riverside drive along the Haines Highway. The drive is incredibly scenic: glacier-clad mountains thrust to the sky, colorful wildflowers line the road, green riverside channels provide habitat for moose, bear and trumpeter swans. The highway was declared a National Scenic Byway in 2009. Arrive at the river in the heart of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, approximately 40 minutes away.
After boarding your raft, enjoy a scenic float down the Chilkat River through the famous Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, home of the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles. You are immersed in the Alaskan wilderness, floating the silent river. As there are no rapids (white water) on the river, it makes for a very relaxing float. Depending on the flow of the river, the float portion lasts about 1 1/2 hours.
Along the way, your professional guide will explain the natural history of the area, Chilkat Indian Heritage, and share some exciting stories from life in the Alaskan wilderness. The number of eagles you will see is dependent on the food available to the eagles (i.e. the fish runs). During the early months of the summer season you will often see parent eagles sitting on nests, eaglets in nests and the parent eagles flying to the nest with food for their young. Thousands of bald eagles travel here to feed on salmon in the fall and winter. During very warm days, the eagles are often seen catching the thermals and soaring above the mountain peaks.
Paddling is not required, as your expert guide will push the raft along, explaining the intricate balance of nature that makes this a unique and special place. Don't leave your camera behind for this adventure!
After rafting, enjoy a picnic lunch on your way back to Haines. Board the Fast Ferry to Skagway and return to your ship with memories of an unforgettable adventure.
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Bald Eagle from Chilkat Eagle Preserve Family Adventure - Skagway - Haines Alaska
This video is a quick photo slide show of an eagle living near Haines Alaska at the Chilkat Eagle Preserve. We took a local tour after disembarking from a Royal Carib cruise ship at the Skagway Alaska port. From there a 45 minute road trip brings you to the small town of Haines Alaska which is how you get to the Chilkat Eagle Preserve. Eagles are amazing to see up close. The wingspan of a bald eagle is almost 7 foot across. The female bald eagle weighs about 15 pounds and the male bald eagle weighs a bit less - just about 13 pounds. Most people never see an eagle in real life and we were fortunate to see many on this river rafting trip. This is most certainly something any family should do at least once in a lifetime, if at all possible. Have safe travels and we will catch up with you on our next road trip!
Chilkat State Park - Haines, Alaska (4K)
aerial shots around Chilkat State Park, around Haines, Alaska
Eagle Festival 2017 Haines, Alaska
This is a video about the eagles that gather in Haines, Alaska to eat chum salmon. Chum Salmon have a late salmon run that goes up the Chilkat River and spawn.
Music: Native American Flute
Artist: Scott August
Eagles in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Nature Tours Haines Winter Scenes
Eagles gathered at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, Southeast Alaska
November 2015
© Teklanika Photography 2015
Year round in Haines, Alaska
This is a video made from my adventures around Haines, Alaska. I used many different cameras including the canon 7d mark 2, phantom 4, gopro, and others.
Alaska Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Bald Eagle Preserve Oct 27 2013 by Bill McRoberts
Town of Haines Alaska @ NOAH'S TRAVEL ep#24
Many tourists visit during the annual appearance of bald eagles in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve between October and February. During this time Haines has the largest concentration of bald eagle in the world. In May, Haines hold the longest running beer festival, with over 1,500 visitors and breweries from Alaska to Yukon. Haines is the host of the Southeast Alaska State fair, with four days of festivities on the last weekend of July. Vendors, games, rides and music festival bring people from all over Alaska for this event.
Drone footage Haines Alaska #2
Drone footage from different parts of Haines, Alaska
Haines from Skagway: Haines Eagle Preserve Wildlife River Adventure - Holland America Line
Cruise along a fjord to Haines, Alaska where you'll board a jet boat and speed down the Chilkat River to Chilkat Eagle Preserve which boasts the largest group of Bald Eagles in the world.
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Chilkat River Adventures - Scenic Boat Tours from Haines & Skagway Alaska
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Where the road ends, your adventure begins! Experience the true wilderness that Alaska is famous for on our narrated river tour in the heart of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve which explores miles tributaries of the stunning glacially carved, braided Chilkat River system. The boats are powered by quiet four stroke outboard jet motors and are uncovered for the best wildlife, scenery, and photography opportunities. Moose are often the highlight of the tour along with bald eagles and their massive nests that are dotted along the river banks. The private property for the jet boat landing, is owned by the Hess family, providing visitors with all the amenities, such as modern, clean bathrooms and a covered, heated lunch pavilion. This tour offers everything, extra outerwear to stay warm and dry, customer service at the highest level, warm and friendly staff, experienced Coast Guard licensed captains and plenty of fun. The Hess family started their business in 1991, taking guests from afar, to explore their Alaskan backyard!
Wildlife of Haines Alaska v2
This footage was taken over a few days while fishing for Pink and Sockeye Salmon in the Chilkoot River in Haines, Alaska. The salmon run brings all kinds of wildlife to the riverbank to feed on the delicious and nutritious tough guys - grizzly's, eagles, ravens, seals and of course humans. Sharing the river with wildlife, a balance of respect and sustainability is important, especially when it comes to the grizzly's!
One bear, the lone bear seen eating fish in the river toward the second half of the video, is an old friend of mine. BMJ is 29 years old now (born the same year as me) and I remember seeing her over several years, sometimes with a cub or three. She has had over 9 cubs in her lifetime but I don't think many have survived due to tourists claiming them to be a nuisance when they have gotten into fish coolers. Sadly the solution was to kill them because they had gotten used to feeding themselves this way and weren't able to fish for themselves. Apparently the last couple of cubs did survive due to rangers efforts to minimize contact between bears and humans. Typically grizzly's live to be between 20-30 years old in the wild. I hope she lives out the last few years in peace after losing so many of her babies.
Peace ceremony in Haines, Alaska
In August of 1980, Austin Hammond (Gunx̱aa G̱uwakaan, Daanawáaḵ), clan leader of the Lukaax̱.ádi, gathered together the Tlingit and non-Native community to protest the mistreatment of the land and people of his ancestral homeland of Lḵoot, Haines, and to lead a G̱uwakaan Ḵu.éex', a Peace Ceremony. According to the film Haa Shagóon (Kawakey, 1981), Austin requested that the peace rock, or 'Deer Rock,' G̱uwakaan Teiyí, broken into pieces by road builders, be made whole; that the fish weir be removed; that our sacred burial grounds be protected so never again will the bones of our ancestors lay scattered and disturbed; and we ask that we may lawfully catch salmon for our subsistence in this river, a heritage denied to us that is rightfully ours.
In this excerpt of the ceremony, Austin is joined by George Davis, Kichnáalx̱, clan leader of the Deisheetaan, Shdeen Hít, who was a lead orator with Austin; and Walter Soboleff, Ḵaajaaḵwtí, of the Aanx̱'aakhittaan, who translated the speeches. George Davis shares some history about Lḵoot, and speaks about traditional strength training and Tlingit cultural values. Austin tells Tlingit history, explains aspects of the Peace Ceremony, and powerfully articulates the meaning and value of their sacred land, uniting Tlingit spirituality with a powerful political request. Walter Soboleff delivers an eloquent English translation, artfully conveying the meaning and passion of Davis and Hammond. George Davis, Austin Hammond and Walter Soboleff are among the most deeply admired and revered Tlingit Elders in memory. In this ceremony, they teach young Tlingit people how to be powerful catalysts for change, while making a courteous but insistent request to the government and larger community for respectful and appropriate political adjustments, a request that cannot be overlooked.
This archival recording is from the Dauenhauer Tlingit Oral Literature Collection at the Sealaska Heritage Institute's archives. This recording was placed online as part of an Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) grant program. From left to right, the picture includes Walter Soboleff (Ḵaajaaḵwtí), Austin Hammond (Gunx̱aa G̱uwakaan, Daanawáaḵ), and George Davis, (Kichnáalx̱).
Chilkat State Park, Haines, Alaska. Seduction Point Trail.
A video from my beautiful hike through rainforest, waterfront, glaciers and a wildflower meadow in Haines, Alaska!
IS IT WORTH IT? HOONAH & ICY STRAIT POINT ALASKA
Quick look into Icy Strait Point and Hoonah Alaska.
We liked Icy Strait Ppoint, but felt that Hoonah was a bit of a let down.
Have you ever been? If so, what did you think?
Bald Eagles riding the Thermals in Haines, Alaska
Have you ever wondered why flocks of birds fly in a circle over the same place over and over again?
The behavior is due to an effect called thermals. Thermals are updrafts of warm air that rise from the ground into the sky. By flying a spiraling circular path within these columns of rising air, birds are able to ride the air currents and climb to higher altitudes while expending very little energy in the process. Solitary birds like eagles and hawks often take advantage of thermals to extend their flight time as they search for food. These Eagles fly in large flocks also use thermals to gain altitude and extend their range during migration. The sight of dozens or hundreds of Eagles riding a thermal took my breath away! During the eagle migration in the fall these Bald Eagles (adult and immature) ride and rise on the thermals. This scene was captured on the Chilkat River near the Chilkat Eagle Preserve. The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve was created by the State of Alaska in June 1982.
The Preserve was established to protect and perpetuate the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles and their critical habitat. It also sustains and protects the natural salmon runs. The Preserve consists of 48,000 acres of river bottom land of the Chilkat, Kleheni, and Tsirku Rivers. The boundaries were designated to include only areas important to eagle habitation. Virtually every portion of the preserve is used by eagles at some time during the year.
The river flats of the Chilkat River along the Haines Highway between miles 18 and 21 are the main viewing area for eagle watchers and considered critical habitat in the preserve. Bald eagles are attracted to the area by the availability of spawned-out salmon and open waters in late fall and winter. Join us for the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival being held Nov. 11th-17th at the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines Alaska! More information at baldeaglefestival.org Witness for your self over 3000-4000 Eagles in the Preserve! or contact Cheryl McRoberts @ 907-766-3094