Eagles generally inhabit coastal regions and areas with lakes and rivers. They chiefly feed on dead or dying fish, small animals, and will often steal food from other birds. Eagles will build a bulky stick mass on trees or high cliffs, and will lay 2 to 3 eggs. In Summer bald eagles return to the coastal beaches. Bears The Chugiak-Eagle River area has two types of bears, black and brown.
Black bears are the most common.
Despite what most people think, their diet consists of mostly plants, insects, and the occasional salmon. Their color can range from black, brown, and even a blue tint. Black bears can not always be distinguished from brown bears just by color. Their body frame is smaller, head is narrower, and they don't have the prominent hump over their shoulders like brown bears. They prefer open forests found in the local valleys.