The Chugiak-Eagle River area provides visitors and residents the opportunity to share this enchanted land with its native animals. Fox Squirrels Birds Moose Wolves Dall Sheep Porcupines Bald Eagles Soaring above downtown Eagle River, bald eagles patrol the skies looking for food in the winter months. The local eagle population appears to be increasing over the last few years.
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.