We saw lots of eagles out by the river. There is an Bald Eagle Preserve 18 miles out of Haines. It is the annual gathering site of more than 3,500 bald eagles from mid-October through December. The eagles are drawn here by the late run of chum salmon. There are 300-400 resident eagles. It would be really awesome to be here when the large amount are here....they have pictures of where there are 10+ in the same tree!