Where To Celebrate Bald Eagles
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Eagle Days Around the Country
The comeback of the bald eagle means that 
states around the country have special bald eagle days to see dozens, even hundreds, of our national bird.
Why not one national eagle day? They show up at different times in different places. Most bald eagle festivals are in the winter, when eagles migrate south to fish. About 80% of bald eagles' diet is fish--though they are not above eating small mammals and birds, even roadkill, if really hungry.
When rivers freeze up north, they head down to open waters. They don't need to go as far as they once would have thanks to manmade structures like dams that keep the water flowing and unfrozen.
Bald eagle days usually involve a local Audubon group, park rangers or Army Corps of Engineers (the guys who maintain the dams the eagles like) giving talks and offering views through spotting scopes. Sometimes wildlife rehabilitators will show up with a bird that's been injured and can't make it in the wild, just so you can see how big and impressive these birds are.
Want to see eagles all year? Check out the ANIMALTOURISM.COM map and guide to watching eagles, hawks and owls
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State |
Details |
And where is that? |
Catchy Name or Link? |
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January 8 and 9 |
| Jan 8-Feb 7 |
AL |
Lake Guntersville SP |
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Eagle Awareness Weekend |
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AR |
Bull Shoals-White River SP gets 100 eagles |
On the Missouri Border |
Eagle Awareness Weekend |
| Jan 8 - Jan 10 |
IL |
Quad City Bald Eagle Days |
Quad City Expo Center |
Quad City Bald Eagle Days |
| Jan 9, 10, 11 |
Pere Marquette SP |
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Bald Eagle Days |
| Every Jan Sat |
Alton- World Bird Sanctuary brings a live eagle to the visitor's center |
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Eagle Meet & Greet |
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MO |
Smithville Lake, North Riverfront Park |
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Missouri Eagle Days |
OK |
Arcadia Lake, Salt Plains NWR |
Edmond, Jet |
Eagle Watch |
| Greenleaf SP |
Braggs |
Winter Waterfowl & Eagle Watch |
| Sequoyah SP Three Forks Nature Center |
Hulbert |
Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
January 15 and 16 |
| Jan 8-Feb 7 |
AL |
Lake Guntersville SP |
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Eagle Awareness Weekend |
| Mid Jan-Feb |
CA-OR |
Lower Klamath Basin |
CA-OR Border |
Not really a festival but for 6 weeks up to 500 eagles |
| Jan 16 - 17 |
IA |
Keokuk Iowa's dam 19 Biggest Eagle Population on the Mississippi |
Where IA, IL and MO meet |
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days |
| Every Jan Sat |
IL |
Alton |
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Eagle Meet & Greet |
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KY |
Dale Hollow, KY Dam |
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Eagle Watch Weekends |
| Jan 16 |
MO |
Truman Lake, Old Chain of Rocks Bridge,Columbia Bottom Confluence |
Across the state on the Saturday before MLK Day |
Missouri Eagle Day |
| Jan 16, 17 |
PA (NY,NJ) |
Delaware Water Gap: Biggest Eagle Population in the Northeast |
Lackawaxen, PA |
Eagle Watch Weekend |
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OK |
Kaw City Com. Center & Kaw Nation Tribal Museum |
Kaw City |
Ultimate Eagle Watch |
| Salt Plains NWR, Quartz Mt, Lake Thunderbird. Chickasaw NRA |
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Eagle Watch |
| Sequoyah St. Pk. |
Hulbert |
Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake St Pk |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
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WI |
Sauk City and Praire du Sac |
N of Madison |
Eagle Watching Days |
January 23 and 24 |
| Jan 8-Feb 7 |
AL |
Lake Guntersville SP |
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Eagle Awareness Weekend |
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IL |
Starved Rock SP gets more than 100 birds |
near Peoria |
Eagle Watch Weekend |
| Jan 25-27 |
Pere Marquette SP |
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Bald Eagle Days |
| Every Jan Sat |
Alton |
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Eagle Meet and Greet |
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WA |
Rockport, WA officially CANCELLED for funding this year, but eagles still show up |
2 hours NE of Seattle |
Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival |
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MO |
Springfield |
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Missouri Eagle Days |
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OK |
Chickasaw NRA |
Sulphur, OK |
Eagle Watch |
| Sequoyah SP |
Hulbert |
Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
January 30 and 31 |
| Jan 8-Feb 7 |
AL |
Lake Guntersville SP |
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Eagle Awareness Weekend |
| Jan 28-30 |
ID |
Boise |
Idaho Bird Observatory |
Bald Eagle Days |
| Every Jan Sat |
IL |
Alton |
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Eagle Meet & Greet |
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MO |
Clarksville (Lock and Dam 24) |
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Missouri Eagle Days |
OK
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Quartz Mt Nature Park |
Lone, OK |
Eagle Days |
| Chickasaw NRA |
Sulphur, OK |
Eagle Days |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
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WI |
Cassville |
on the Mississippi |
Bald Eagle Days |
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February 6 and 7 |
| Jan 8-Feb 7 |
AL |
Lake Guntersville SP |
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Eagle Awareness Weekend |
| Feb 6, 7 |
CO |
Lake Pueblo SP |
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12th Annual Bald Eagle Day Festival |
| Feb 6-Mar 21 |
CT |
Connecticut River/ Essex
Offical Festival cancelled, but boat tours and dam viewing still on |
1/2 hour E of New Haven |
CT Audubon Eagle-Viewing Boat Tours |
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IN |
Turkey Run SP &
Raccoon State Recreation |
75 miles W of Indianapolis |
Eagles In Flight Weekend |
| Feb 1,2,3,6,7,9,10 |
IL |
Pere Marquette SP |
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Bald Eagle Days |
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KY |
Dale Hollow, KY State Resort Park |
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Eagle Watch Weekends |
NY |
Croton Point |
Westchester |
Hudson River Eaglefest |
OK |
Sequoyah SP |
Hulbert |
Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
| Feb 6 |
TX |
Emory, TX |
near Dallas |
EagleFest |
| Feb 6 |
UT |
Ft. Green Fish Hatchery, Split Mountain/Green River, Rush Lake Ranch |
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Utah Eagle Day |
February 13 and 14 |
| Feb 6-Mar 21 |
CT |
Connecticut River/ Essex |
1/2 hr E of New Haven |
Eagle Boat Tours |
| Feb 13 |
MA |
Joppa Flats & Parker River NWR |
practically in NH |
3rd annual Merrimack River Eagle Festival |
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OK |
Lake Thunderbird |
Norman, OK |
Eagle Watch |
| Quartz Mt Nature Park |
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Eagle Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
| Feb 14 |
UT |
Salt Creek WMA (Compton's Knoll) & Farmington Bay WMA |
northern Utah |
Utah Bald Eagle Day |
February 20 and 21 |
| Feb 6-Mar 21 |
CT |
Connecticut River/ Essex |
1/2 hr E of New Haven |
Eagle Boat Tours |
| Feb 17,20,21,24 |
IL |
Pere Marquette SP |
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Bald Eagle Days |
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OK |
Sequoyah NWR & Tenkiller SP |
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Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
February 27 and 28 |
| Feb 6-Mar 21 |
CT |
Connecticut River/ Essex |
1/2 hr E of New Haven |
Eagle Boat Tours |
| Feb 28 |
IL |
Pere Marquette SP |
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Bald Eagle Days |
| Feb 25 - 27 |
LA |
Morgan City More than 250 eagles |
Turtle Bayou |
Eagle Expo |
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OK |
Sequoyah NWR & Tenkiller SP |
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Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
| Jan 2-Feb 28 |
TN |
Reelfoot Lake SP |
near the Mississippi |
Eagle Tour |
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March 6 and 7 |
| Feb 6-Mar 21 |
CT |
Connecticut River/ Essex |
1/2 hr E of New Haven |
Eagle Boat Tours |
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MN |
National Eagle Center |
15,000 people attend |
Soar with the Eagles: the Flyway |
| March 3,6,7 |
IL |
Pere Marquette SP |
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Bald Eagle Days |
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OK |
Sequoyah NWR & Tenkiller SP |
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Eagle Tour & Loon Watch |
March 13 and 14 |
| Mar 13 |
MD |
Blackwater NWR Eagle nesting |
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Eagle Festival |
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MN |
National Eagle Center |
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Soar with the Eagles: the Riverway (includes feeding program) |
March 20 and 21 |
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MN |
National Eagle Center |
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Soar with the Eagles: Soar the Flyway (includes feeding program) |
March 27 and 28 |
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MN |
National Eagle Center |
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Soar with the Eagles: Human Connection (includes feeding program) |
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| May - Sept |
CO |
Barr Lake near Denver |
A cart tour. |
Eagle Express |
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| November |
AK |
Haines, AK, gets 4,000 bald eagles, the world record
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near Juneau |
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival |
| November |
MN |
Eagle Institute hosts the biggest population in the lower 48. Festival is 3 weekends in Nov. |
Wabasha |
Migration Celebration |
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NEWS 
Alaska bird rescuer Cindy Palmatier won't know for a month if the eagle that plunged into the snow while clutching her mate will ever fly again. Cindy Palmatier, director of avian care at the