"Bald Eagle Watch Weekend"
will be held Jan. 26-27, 2008 at the Illinois Waterway Visitor
Center.
Above left: Eagles overlook the Illinois
River in this view from the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center.
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Left: Barges lock through in front of the
Illinois Waterway Visitor Center. The center's outside viewing
balcony is a great place to spot eagles and other birds. Right:
A young visitor sports an American flag painted on her cheek.
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Left: Eagles fight over a fish caught by
one of the birds below the Starved Rock Lock and Dam.. Above
Right: A group of visitors gets a picture taken with an eagle.
Below Right: Weekend activities are educational
as well as entertaining. The Illinois Raptor Center presented
three free birds of prey programs each day.
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The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center is located
on Dee Bennett Road, across the Illinois River from Starved
Rock State Park. The Visitor Center is adjacent to the Starved
Rock Lock and Dam. The center's expansive windows and outdoor
balcony provide outstanding opportunities to comfortably view
eagles perched in trees on Leopold and Plum Islands or fishing
below Starved Rock Lock and Dam. During "Bald Eagle Watch
Weekend," members of the Starved Rock Audubon Society
provide powerful spotting scopes for dramatic, closeup views.
For information about viewing eagles
at other times during the winter, contact the Illinois
Waterway Visitor Center at: 815-667-4054.
For more information on bald eagles, go to the bald eagle
page of our field identification
guide. |Return to Public Events
Page | Go to Illinois Raptor
Center Home Page. | Learn more about our Educational Programs.
Go to "Education On The Wing."
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