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
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
YEAR ADULTS JUVENILES UNCLASS. TOTAL
2023
667
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

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)

Pique Magazine, Jan. 5, 2014

ShawTV, Nicole Fitzgerald: January 2013

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