11 Jan 2022

USACE’s Albuquerque District holds eagle watch, 67 eagles counted

More than 60 volunteers and staff at three Albuquerque District lakes spent a January Saturday morning counting eagles during the annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch Survey. A total of 67 eagles were counted Jan. 8, 2022.

13 Jan 2020

Three eagles counted during annual eagle watch at Abiquiu Lake

The annual Abiquiu Lake Eagle Watch, Jan. 4, 2020, was considered by rangers to be a successful event, with 66 volunteers assisting from three stationary positions on shore and two boats on the lake.

14 Jan 2019

Abiquiu Lake hosts annual midwinter eagle watch

More than 50 volunteers spent the first Saturday morning of 2019 counting eagles, at the lake, during the annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch Survey.

16 Jan 2018

Record number of volunteers turn out to count eagles

USACE staff at Abiquiu Lake hosted their annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch, Jan. 6, 2018. A record-breaking 151 volunteers turned out to participate in the nationwide survey that counts eagles along standard, non-overlapping survey routes.

11 Jan 2017

Dozens of volunteers count eagles at annual Abiquiu Lake event

A large turnout of volunteers had 12 confirmed eagle sightings at the annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch event at Abiquiu Lake, N.M., Jan. 7, 2017.

6 Jan 2015

18 Eagles Spotted at Annual Abiquiu Eagle Watch

Abiquiu Lake hosted its annual Midwinter Eagle Watch Jan. 3, 2015. The event was a success despite the cold weather.

16 Jan 2012

Nearly 20 Bald Eagles Spotted at Abiquiu during Annual Event

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake hosted its annual midwinter eagle watch Jan. 7, and it was a record count for both eagles, 17, and volunteers, 61. Employees were surprised when nearly twice as many volunteers arrived to participate as the previous record and when seeing nine mature and eight immature Bald Eagles.

1 Jan 2011

Crowd Spies Abiquiu Eagles

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake hosted its eighth annual midwinter eagle watch on Jan. 8. There were 15 confirmed eagle sightings, the most ever.