Where are the eagles in Harrison Mills?

Eagle Point Community Park
Eagle Point Community Park, a Fraser Valley Regional District Park, is located on Morris Valley Road between Tapadera and Pretty Estates. This is the only Park facilities along the Chehalis Flats and offers the best view of the eagles.

What almost killed the bald eagles?

Forty years ago, the bald eagle, our national symbol, was in danger of extinction throughout most of its range. Habitat destruction and degradation, illegal shooting, and the contamination of its food source, due to use of the pesticide DDT, decimated the eagle population.

What is the biggest killer of bald eagles?

Trauma and poisonings (including lead poisoning) were the leading causes of death for bald eagles throughout the study period, and a greater proportion of bald eagles versus golden eagles were diagnosed as poisoned. For golden eagles, the major causes of mortality were trauma and electrocution.

Where can I see eagles in Chilliwack?

In the following weeks of November, December and through January the other key viewing sites are open: The Sandpiper Golf Resort Eagle Observatory, the Eagle Point Observatory, plus some roadside viewing along Harrison Bay and at Kilby Provincial Park.

When is the Bald Eagle Festival in Harrison Mills?

Each November, thousands of visitors flock to Harrison Mills to attend the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival – an event that celebrates the beauty and biodiversity of the Harrison region by honouring the majestic Bald Eagle and the Cycle of the Salmon.

Where is bald eagle nest in Harrison Mills BC?

This nest is 175 feet up a huge Douglas fir on the 10th green of the Sandpiper Golf course at Pretty Estates Resort in Harrison Mills, British Columbia (site of the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival).

How often do bald eagles come to Harrison Mills?

As the weather in northern B.C. gets colder, up to 500 eagles a day will flow into the Harrison Mills area, like they did during a cold snap in October. More than 2,000 are already here. Our relationship with bald eagles has evolved considerably since the 1950s when predators of all kinds were routinely killed, said Hancock.

What are the names of the Harrison Mills Eagles?

The new male continued to work on the nest, and on June 18 he brought a new partner to the nest. They both visited regularly through the summer, and in the fall of 2018, Betty Anne from Pretty Estates (who gives the eagles there golf-related names) named them Duffer (M) and Dimple (F), or Mr and Mrs D for short.