On my way "home" from the store today, I saw a man on the side of the road taking pictures with his super-mega-jumbo lens (ok, so I'm sorta jealous).  I pulled into the parking lot of the hotel, and being the nosey person I am, started looking around to see what he was taking pictures of.  Lo and behold, I saw my very first bald eagle in the wild!!  I am definitely taking this as a good omen for our being here in Washington state :)