The annual, nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey indicates that the State's winter population appears to be at least stable, although varying from year to year, exceeding 1,000 birds some winters. Typically, about half of the State's wintering bald eagles are found in the Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border, the location of the largest winter concentration of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states. The future looks bright for the bald eagle in California and in the nation. The growing population of eagles allows more people to see them. The best time to bald eagles is in the winter, between December and March, when large numbers of migratory and resident eagles congregate at favored feeding areas.
Some recreational areas offer eagle viewing tours.