NWF Shares Places to Spot Wintering Bald Eagles
Thanks to years of successful conservation efforts, the bald eagle has recovered and was pulled off the endangered species list in 2007. National Wildlife Federation presents a list — divided alphabetically by every state — of where you can spot the wintering birds of prey.
Eagles are found everywhere in the United States except Hawaii. Some states have several sites where eagles congregate in large numbers. Others have only one or two locations where a few of the birds are spotted each year.
Alaska
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Arizona
Mormon Lake
Arkansas
Beaver Lake
California
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Colorado
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Connecticut
Connecticut River Shepaug Eagle Observation Area
Florida
Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area: Prairie Lakes Unit
Georgia
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Idaho
Lake Coeur d'Alene/Wolf Lodge Bay
Illinois
Cedar Glen Eagle Roost
Indiana
Monroe Lake
Iowa
Keokuk Riverfront Area and Lock and Dam 19
Kansas
Perry Reservoir
Kentucky
Ballard Wildlife Management Area
Louisiana
White Kitchen Preserve
Maine
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
Maryland
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Michigan
Erie Marsh
Minnesota
Voyageurs National Park
Mississippi
Nelson Dewey State Park
Nevada
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
New Jersey
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
New York
Mongaup Falls Reservoir
North Carolina
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Ohio
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Oregon
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Pennsylvania
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
South Carolina
ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
South Dakota
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
Reelfoot Lake State Park
Texas
Lake Fork Reservoir
Virginia
Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Washington
Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area
West Virginia
South Branch of the Potomac River
Wisconsin
Nelson Dewey State Park
Wyoming
Buffalo Bill State Park
For a complete list online, visit www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Birds/Archives/2005/Where-the-Eagles-Are.aspx#WebExclusive.