BLM has been counting bald eagles around Wolf Lodge Bay for 33 years! The eagles are returning to their winter feeding grounds; we counted 127 eagles on December 8. Check back often and track the counts to see how many of these majestic creatures have arrived for dinner!
Join volunteers and wildlife biologists at the Coeur d’Alene Lake - Wolf Lodge Bay wildlife viewing area to observe 30 - 60 bald eagles feeding on the lake’s spawned kokanee salmon. Attend staff presentations, learn from the eagle exhibits and watch hundreds of waterfowl.
Beginning to frequent the lake in November as the kokanee start to spawn and die, bald eagles reach peak numbers by the end of December. You’ll find exhibits with telescopes at the Mineral Ridge Boat Launch and the Mineral Ridge Trailhead. Biologists and volunteers will be available every day during the week to answer your questions, except during the very worst weather conditions (such as excessive snow, ice and wind).
With help from the Forest Service, Idaho Fish and Game, Audubon Society, and volunteers, the Bureau of Land Management has hosted the annual Coeur d’Alene Eagle Watch Week between December 26 and January 1 since 1991. Educational displays and telescopes are available for the viewing public to enjoy the eagles.
Eagle watchers have been asked to record their zip codes since 1994. Fifty thousand people have come to watch eagles during these 12 weeks of viewing. Although 70 percent of eagle watchers have come from a three-hour driving distance, the other 30 percent have come from all 50 American states, Washington D.C., two US military zip codes, two US territories and 36 foreign countries. Many of these out-of-area people are visiting family and friends in the local area, on skiing vacations, and are exchange students.
Safety / Viewing Tips
• Avoid disturbing the birds. Do not approach them on foot.
• Stay as far away from the birds as possible. Binoculars are essential.
• Stay in your vehicle if viewing nearby birds.
• Park off the main road.
Suggested viewing areas: Higgins Point, Mineral Ridge Boat Ramp,
Mineral Ridge Trail head
• Do not stop on the road or look for eagles while driving.
Interstate 90 and Highway 97 are heavily traveled.
Remember, it is illegal to stop in any traffic lane.
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