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TBA - Bald Eagle Meet & Greet

  • Grafton Visitors Center 950 East Main Street Grafton IL United States (map)

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The World Bird Sanctuary will be bringing a live Bald Eagle for the public to view up close to the Grafton Visitors Center. Be sure to bring your camera. After this personal encounter you can pick up an official All Around Alton Eagle Watcher's Guide and set off along the Great River Road to see eagles in their natural habitat. Then cross the river to see a rehabilitated raptor and learn how to spot bald eagles at the Audubon Center at Riverlands.

Times: 10 am - 2 pm

Free

For more information call 800-258-6645
or visit the event’s webpage

 

There are approximately 2,000 eagles that migrate to the Middle Mississippi River Valley, making the region's overwintering population the second largest in the continental United States behind the Klamath Basin area of southern Oregon and northern California. Learn more about the Bald Eagles in the Middle Mississippi River Valley.

Bald Eagle Watching Guide

Earlier Event: January 11
TBA - Birds Of Winter: Raptor Saturdays
Later Event: January 18
TBA - Eagle Watch and Trail Walk