American Bald Eagle Foundation - Haines, Alaska

Ruthie R.

Small foundation/museum for rehabbing birds of prey. It also has a lot of taxidermied native animals of the area, which was pretty interesting to see. There weren't that many birds that were there (about 5 or 6 I think?), which was both disappointing, but also really great (since we prefer the birds to be in the wild, not rehabilitated). Overall, if you're spending some time in Haines, would really recommend spending some time here.

HJ M.

MUST VISIT!
Newest addition, Ahsoka, the Siberian Eagle Owl!

It is a wonderful reserve that we were trapped inside for hours!
3 bold eagles, two owls and one falcon!
Abundant displays with informatives. Learned a lot and will definitely return!

Jani O.

Visited the American Bald Eagle Foundation Natural History Museum while exploring Haines in early June 2023. Good place to visit to not only learn about bald eagles but also other wildlife. The resident raptors are very beautiful. Awesome to see them up close! Very knowledgeable aviary assistants.

Scott A.

This place certainly exceeded my expectations! It's great to see live eagles so close, and the rest of the facility has an unbelievable amount of almost-alive looking animals that reside in Alaska. To see the exhibit of bears gives you a realistic view as to why you wouldn't want to run into one in the wild - they're huge! Visit this place - it's reasonably priced and I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Emily F.

We wandered around the exhibit of animals you can see in Alaska before touring the raptor cages. The Bald Eagles were my favorite while mom liked the hawks! I almost have a wing span of an eagle! Lol

Tycho A.

The Bald eagle foundation has a fine museum dedicated to the raptors of Alaska. Lots of taxidermy mounts inside of many of the typical Alaskan wildlife can be seen here. A nice nod to the native American heritage is also present, in a respectful way. The birds that they maintain are treated well, and interact with their summer interns who both acclimatize the birds to human interaction as well as positively reinforce behaviors that exercise the birds both mentally and physically. It was fun to spend a few hours here, and get to meet both ther summer interns but also their feathered residents.

SunCheom J.

At US$15 per person, this place offers lots of specimens to learn about and take pictures of.

There are also quite a variety of eagles worth taking a look (especially their 3 majestic bald eagles). And also not forgetting the friendly staff that provides insightful knowledge at different areas every half an hour, and they are more than happy to answer any queries too!

C N.

A very nice reserve for raptors and bald eagles, specifically. There are 2 areas for this visit, one is the specimen of Alaska animals, and the other is the reservation for the raptors and bald eagles.