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Eagle Days kick off Dec. 1 in northwest Missouri
Mark your calendar for one of these events near you.
By Jim Low/Missouri Department of Conservation
MOUND CITY, Mo.-For many, seeing an eagle is a once-in-a-lifetime event. In Missouri, it is an annual occurrence, and you can see dozens, sometimes hundreds in one place. The Missouri Department of Conservation makes it easy.
Each year, the agency partners with organizations ranging from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo and the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park to give Missourians an intimate look at the national symbol. This year’s circuit includes seven events.
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Holt County will host the first Eagle Days event from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2. Call (816) 271-3100 for details.
Smithville Lake and Lake of the Ozarks are next on the schedule, with concurrent events Jan. 5 and 6.
The Smithville Lake event will take place at the Little Platte Park Course Complex from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 5 and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 6. Call (816) 532-0174 for details.
At Lake of the Ozarks, eagle watchers will gather at the Osage National Golf Clubhouse, Wilmore Lodge and Bagnell Dam Access 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 5 and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 6. Call (573) 526-5544 for details.
Next on the calendar are concurrent events Jan. 19 and 20 in St. Louis and Springfield.
The St. Louis event is from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. both days at Old Chain of Rocks Bridge off Riverview Drive south of I-270. Call (314) 877-1309 for details.
Eagle watchers will gather at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 19 and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 20. Call (417) 888-4237 for details.
Clarksville will host an Eagle Days event from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 26 and from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Apple Shed Theater on the Missouri side of the Corps of Engineers’ Lock and Dam 24 and at Ted Shanks Conservation Area (CA) north of Bowling Green. Call (660) 785-2420 for details.
Schell-Osage CA near Schell City will host the final Eagle Days event of the season from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Feb. 2. Call (417) 876-5226 for details.
Eagles’ migratory habits make the events possible. Each year the birds come south as far as necessary to find open water and their prey of choice - fish and waterfowl. Some come to Missouri from as far north as Alaska. When conditions are right, Missouri is home to thousands of bald eagles and a handful of golden eagles. The y concentrate around large bodies of water and big rivers.
To make eagle viewing as easy as possible, the Conservation Department sets up scopes at strategic locations. Nearby buildings allow visitors to warm up between eagle-watching stints. While indoors, they can attend programs featuring live eagles.
Subscribe To Lake AlertsEach year, the agency partners with organizations ranging from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo and the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park to give Missourians an intimate look at the national symbol. This year’s circuit includes seven events.
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Holt County will host the first Eagle Days event from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2. Call (816) 271-3100 for details.
Smithville Lake and Lake of the Ozarks are next on the schedule, with concurrent events Jan. 5 and 6.
The Smithville Lake event will take place at the Little Platte Park Course Complex from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 5 and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 6. Call (816) 532-0174 for details.
At Lake of the Ozarks, eagle watchers will gather at the Osage National Golf Clubhouse, Wilmore Lodge and Bagnell Dam Access 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 5 and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 6. Call (573) 526-5544 for details.
Next on the calendar are concurrent events Jan. 19 and 20 in St. Louis and Springfield.
The St. Louis event is from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. both days at Old Chain of Rocks Bridge off Riverview Drive south of I-270. Call (314) 877-1309 for details.
Eagle watchers will gather at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 19 and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 20. Call (417) 888-4237 for details.
Clarksville will host an Eagle Days event from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Jan. 26 and from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Apple Shed Theater on the Missouri side of the Corps of Engineers’ Lock and Dam 24 and at Ted Shanks Conservation Area (CA) north of Bowling Green. Call (660) 785-2420 for details.
Schell-Osage CA near Schell City will host the final Eagle Days event of the season from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Feb. 2. Call (417) 876-5226 for details.
Eagles’ migratory habits make the events possible. Each year the birds come south as far as necessary to find open water and their prey of choice - fish and waterfowl. Some come to Missouri from as far north as Alaska. When conditions are right, Missouri is home to thousands of bald eagles and a handful of golden eagles. The y concentrate around large bodies of water and big rivers.
To make eagle viewing as easy as possible, the Conservation Department sets up scopes at strategic locations. Nearby buildings allow visitors to warm up between eagle-watching stints. While indoors, they can attend programs featuring live eagles.
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