Where eagles soar Bald eagles are almost as common in Southeast Alaska as pigeons in the park. A bald eagle soars over Juneau. Roughly 16,000 of the raptors live in Southeast Alaska, according to Scott Gende of the Forestry Sciences laboratory. In fact, Auke Bay is one of the highest densities of nests you'll find anywhere.
Mature eagles stay close by their nests most of the year.
They leave mostly to find food. Mottled juvenile eagles, on the other hand, journey as far as Oregon during their first five years. Scientists theorize that is why the young are larger than the mature eagles and shrink as they reach nesting age. Female eagles are also larger than the males. Healthy adult eagles weigh 10 to 12 pounds and have wingspans up to 8 feet.