Where to See Bald Eagle in Glacier Bay National Park

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Bald Eagle sightings in Glacier Bay

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Where Bald Eagle has been reported, from 93 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM33% of the busiest hour6 AM65% of the busiest hour7 AM87% of the busiest hour8 AM96% of the busiest hour9 AM98% of the busiest hour10 AM96% of the busiest hour11 AM92% of the busiest hourNoon87% of the busiest hour1 PM85% of the busiest hour2 PM87% of the busiest hour3 PM92% of the busiest hour4 PM98% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM98% of the busiest hour7 PM92% of the busiest hour8 PM65% of the busiest hour9 PM33% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Bald Eagle is most seen 7 AM–1 PM and 2–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Bald Eagle sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	33%
6 AM	65%
7 AM	87%
8 AM	96%
9 AM	98%
10 AM	96%
11 AM	92%
Noon	87%
1 PM	85%
2 PM	87%
3 PM	92%
4 PM	98%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	98%
7 PM	92%
8 PM	65%
9 PM	33%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Bald Eagle on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Glacier Bay, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Glacier Bay Tour Guide

Bald Eagles: Life on the Tidal Edge

Listen

“The best place to find bald eagles is right along the tidal edge. Scan the tall spruce trees on the shoreline for their huge stick nests—they reuse and add to them every year.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Glacier Bay Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Glacier Bay spots that mention Bald Eagle

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Bald Eagle. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightBartlett CoveHub for trails, day tours, culture, and free camping

Visitor centerPark Visitor CenterSmall, smart hub with exhibits, views, and a whale-listening hydrophone

SightLamplugh GlacierBlue-iced tidewater glacier with dramatic landslide scars and wildlife

SightGlacier Bay Sea KayaksNPS kayak rentals and day trips for independent paddlers

SightMcBride GlacierRemote tidewater glacier with calving ice and harbor seals

SightXunaa Shuká HítA living Tlingit clan house on Bartlett Cove’s shoreline

CampgroundBartlett Cove CampgroundFree walk-in rainforest campground with a communal beach fire pit

Ranger stationBartlett Cove Visitor Information Station (VIS)Permit and orientation hub by the Bartlett Cove dock

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Glacier Bay, on the same park map as your route
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37 audio storiesplay as you drive Glacier Bay, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Glacier Bay

All 16 sighting maps

98 sightingsHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMost seen 5–10 AM & 3–9 PMSighting map

48 sightingsOrcaOrcinus orcaMost seen 9 AM–8 PMSighting map

110 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–9 PMSighting map

312 sightingsSea OtterEnhydra lutrisMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map

106 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

85 sightingsTufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataMost seen 7–11 AM & 2–9 PMSighting map

27 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

120 sightingsSteller Sea LionEumetopias jubatusMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map

Where to see Bald Eagle in Glacier Bay