by John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska
There has always been a good fall concentration of eagles on the Upper Gulkana. The natural late red salmon run at one of the warmer springs feeding the Gulkana provides easy nutrition for local eagles.
I counted more than 100 eagles in a four-mile section just above Paxson Lodge on the Richardson Highway. There were more than 20 on a single gravel bar. Granted, this is nothing like the concentration of bald eagles on the Chilkat River near Haines, but hey, you have to admit it is pretty good for the Interior.
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Note: Daily News contributor John Schandelmeier is a lifelong Alaskan who lives near Paxson. He commercial fishes in Bristol Bay and is a two-time Yukon Quest champion.
There has always been a good fall concentration of eagles on the Upper Gulkana. The natural late red salmon run at one of the warmer springs feeding the Gulkana provides easy nutrition for local eagles.
I counted more than 100 eagles in a four-mile section just above Paxson Lodge on the Richardson Highway. There were more than 20 on a single gravel bar. Granted, this is nothing like the concentration of bald eagles on the Chilkat River near Haines, but hey, you have to admit it is pretty good for the Interior.
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Note: Daily News contributor John Schandelmeier is a lifelong Alaskan who lives near Paxson. He commercial fishes in Bristol Bay and is a two-time Yukon Quest champion.
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| English: An American Bald Eagle at rest on Raspberry Island, Alaska. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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