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Eagle Days held in March This year’s program has undergone some changes, but plans are to move forward with event
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ark your calendars for Saturday, March 6, 2021 for a day of free fun and learning more about creatures that live in your own back yard. This year Eagle Days will be a 1-day event featuring the live bird programs at Osage National Golf Resort and Regalia Hotel & Conference Center. With community safety first and foremost in mind, the Eagle Days Committee decided to postpone the event until later in the spring in hopes that it can be held safely and have more options, weather permitting. The World Bird Sanctuary will return to Osage National with the Live Eagle Programs, which will feature 4 different species of eagles including a bald eagle. Programs will begin on the hour starting at 9am. Dickerson Park Zoo will be at Regalia Hotel & Conference Center featuring two different live bird programs. One will feature the Bald Eagle and the other is all about Owls of Missouri including the four native owls to Missouri. Programs will begin on the half hour starting at 9:30am. “We are hopeful by moving to later in the spring we will be able to at least have the live bird programs which are the event’s biggest draw,” Joann Billington, committee member and Master Naturalist stated. “Weather depending, we may not have as many migrating eagles that time of year, but hopefully our local resident eagles will be active around the Osage River as they are many times throughout the year.” The committee is still trying to determine how to incorporate other aspects of the event safely. Visit www.lakeoftheozarkseagledays.com for updated information or follow us on Facebook for updates. 12 VACATION NEWS
While all of the venues aren’t available for extra viewing opportunities this year, people are encouraged to bring binoculars and be on the lookout for live eagles below Bagnell Dam at the Osage River access.
Regalia Hotel & Conference Center, Dickerson Park Zoo Bald Eagle presentation: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Regalia Hotel & Conference Center, Dickerson Park Zoo Owls of Missouri presentation: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Osage National Golf Resort, World Bird Sanctuary live Eagle presentations: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. February 5-March 4, 2021
