JANUARY 2023 EAGLE COUNT RESULTS
Cam & Paul and very large hoof print, Area 20, 2016. Photo: Paul Nilsson
Eagle counters getting their counting packages Jan. 6, 2019 at the BAG.
37TH ANNUAL BRACKENDALE EAGLE COUNT 2023, January 8
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Area | Bald Eagles | Other | Counters | ||||
# | Identification | Adult | Immature | Unclass | Total | ||
1 | Elaho | 39 | 15 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |
2 | Upper Squamish | 134 | 33 | 3 | 170 | 3 | |
3 | Ashlu | 41 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 5 | |
4a | Ashlu to Pilchuk - Road | 70 | 10 | 0 | 80 | combined of 4a,4b,5 area | 2 |
4b | Ashlu to Pilchuk - Raft | cancelled | |||||
5 | Pilchuk to Cheakamus - Raft | cancelled | |||||
6 | IR Bluffs to Cheekye Bridge | 31 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
7 | Judd Slough to IR Bluffs | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
8 | Judd Slough to Easter Seal | 37 | 17 | 54 | 8 | ||
9 | Mamquam to Easter Seal | 19 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
10 | Training Dyke to Mamquam | 20 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 2 | |
11 | Downtown | combined with #10 | |||||
12 | Railway - Art Gallery | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
13 | Stawamus River | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | Mamquam River | 16 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
16 | Upper Cheakamus | 20 | 8 | 28 | 4 | ||
17 | Lower Cheakamus | 26 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
18 | Dump/Airport | 99 | 46 | 0 | 145 | 2 | |
19 | Baynes Island | 91 | 50 | 0 | 141 | Cheakamus confluence | 2 |
20 | The Old Channel | not done | |||||
22 | Garibaldi Way to Depot Rd | cancelled | |||||
Totals | 667 | 242 | 7 | 916 | 50 | ||
Notes: With late cancellation of rafts some boundaries were shifted so counts might not necessarily line up with previous years eg. Baines Island includes upriver on the Squamish and part of the Cheakamus confluence. Some areas in Paradise Valley near the Bailey Bridge were also altered. | |||||||
Average temp 3˚, overcast with rain and some fog, no snow in the trees, deep snow from Pilchuk north off roadways, Elaho not plowed - lots of snow, some very icy sections - relatively good counting conditions for adults, juveniles not easy to see in the trees. | |||||||
Things that make you go hmm? 502 birds were counted from the Cheakamus River Confluence north with significantly fewer birds counted at the landfill. Several groups also mentioned seeing good numbers of live salmon still in the system so it could be inferred eagles are still finding good food sources in the river and side channels after the recent high water event? Consistant low numbers in some areas could suggest we reorganize group numbers and areas? - Carl Halvorson. | |||||||
More detailed and anecdotal information at
SQUAMISH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY |
TOTALS FOR ALL YEARS Annual Brackendale Eagle Counts |
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YEAR | ADULTS | JUVENILES | UNCLASS. | TOTAL |
2023 |
667
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242
|
7
|
916
|
2022 |
523
|
271
|
5
|
799
|
2021 |
680
|
164
|
4
|
848
|
2020 |
589
|
151
|
7
|
747
|
2019 |
821
|
309
|
25
|
1157
|
2018 |
581
|
364
|
17
|
962
|
2017 |
475
|
209
|
14
|
698
|
2016 |
261
|
149
|
1
|
411
|
2015 |
420
|
207
|
10
|
637
|
2014 |
633
|
376
|
608
|
1617
|
2013 |
509
|
279
|
16
|
804
|
2012 |
448
|
194
|
13
|
655
|
2011 | 432 | 183 | 12 | 627 |
2010 | 692 | 254 | 10 | 956 |
2009
|
524
|
217
|
14
|
755
|
2008 |
618
|
253
|
22
|
893
|
2007 |
1126
|
617
|
14
|
1757
|
2006 |
1124
|
497
|
63
|
1684
|
2005 |
1045
|
840
|
90
|
1975
|
2004 |
839
|
845
|
25
|
1709
|
2003 | 118 | 423 | 36 | 577 |
2002 |
1479
|
461
|
7
|
1947
|
2001 |
1461
|
570
|
4
|
2035
|
2000 |
1801
|
587
|
78
|
2466
|
1999 |
1309
|
463
|
75
|
1847
|
1998 |
1004
|
315
|
31
|
1350
|
1997 |
977
|
338
|
4
|
1319
|
1996 |
1174
|
445
|
240
|
1859
|
1995 |
1777
|
799
|
21
|
2597
|
1994 |
2422
|
1133
|
214
|
3769
|
1993 |
1050
|
510
|
14
|
1574
|
1992 |
1158
|
491
|
26
|
1675
|
1991 |
626
|
177
|
72
|
875
|
1990 |
555
|
172
|
10
|
737
|
1989 |
965
|
529
|
66
|
1560
|
1988 |
1507
|
941
|
83
|
2531
|
1987 |
646
|
260
|
46
|
952
|
1986 |
408
|
115
|
14
|
537
|
Average |
885
|
388
|
53
|
1328
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Dave Humphreys photo: Eagle Count rafters on the Squamish River, Jan. 4, 2015. Need we say more!
Special treat for rafters 2013! Photos: Glenne Campbell.
Photo: John Buchanan, 2014 (Elaho, Upper Squamish)
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