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EAGLES, EAGLES, AND EAGLES, OH MY! I WA LIFE
IOWANS SPEND JANUARY CELEBRATING THE BALD EAGLE
Though you might not immediately associate bald eagles with Iowa, in the winter months the majestic birds fill the Hawkeye state. According to Travel Iowa, the local bald eagle population soars from 500 to 3,000 birds every year in mid-December as they wing their way south from Canada, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to hunt. There’s nothing quite like seeing a group of bald eagles clustered in a tree or gliding overhead (Darin and his wife once saw a group of eight eagles sharing one tree and have counted as many as 14 flying by on a single road trip!), so it’s no surprise that Iowans have embraced the bald eagle migration with enthusiasm. Years ago, festivals dedicated to the birds started popping up along the Mississippi, drawing in crowds of locals and tourists alike. January kicks off a spate of eagle events, including the Clinton Bald Eagle Watch, Quad Cities Bald Eagle Days, Keokuk Bald Eagle Appreciation Days, Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend in Muscatine, and Bald Eagle Appreciation Days at Effigy Mounds National Monument. The events include teams of naturalists sharing fun bald eagle facts, free spotting scopes, live bird shows, ragtime concerts timed with eagle viewing, and much more. If you can’t make it to one of those fantastic eagle-focused events, Bellevue, Iowa, is a great spot to visit to see eagles anytime between December and March. The town became a hub of eagle activity thanks to a dam that stops up the Mississippi River, creating a perfect watery hunting ground. On any given winter weekend, visitors can see people standing near the water with binoculars held to their eyes, watching the birds. Of course, Iowa isn’t the only state that’s home to bald eagles. The birds can be found in every U.S. state except Hawaii, and odds are you’ve seen one yourself! If you regularly see bald eagles and have photographs to share, we’d love to see them. Send your snapshots to darin. garman@gmail.com, and we’ll print our favorite in next month’s newsletter!
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