Golden Eagle Migration At Glacier National Park
Oct 15th, 2025
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Where:
Lake McDonald Lodge
288 Lake McDonald Ldg Lp West Glacier, MT

Description:
Join Five Valley's Audubon president Darcy Thomas for an afternoon of watching migrating Golden Eagles while learning about their migration routes and patterns.

Bring a camp chair, binoculars, a spotting scope if you have one, a flask of something hot to drink and a warm blanket to cover your legs as this is a “bird watching from a chair” outing on a cold day.

Unlike the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch on the Aeneas ridge, where birds pass at eye level, eagles migrate high over the McDonald Valley with their numbers peaking in early October. For those of us who are unable to hike the strenuous trail to Jewel Basin or up Mount Brown we can still enjoy the Golden Eagles and other raptors from a parking lot.

Depending on the weather, dozens of Golden Eagles and other raptors can be observed in a single hour as this is one of the best eagle migration sites in Montana.

No need to sign up. Meet at Lake McDonald Lodge parking lot near Jammer Joe’s. Contact Darcy Thomas at darcy@flatheadaudubon.org with questions regarding the trip.