Eagle Days
     Missouri is one of the leading bald eagle states.  Thousands of Eagles
migrate south each fall to hunt around the open waters of our rivers and lakes.
 More than 2,000 bald eagles are reported in Missouri regularly during winter,
making our state one of the leaders in the lower 48 states.
     The bald eagle was formally adopted as our national emblem in 1782.  In
the 200 years since, its numbers suffered a great decline.  However the bald
eagle has recovered and it is reported that more than 7,000 nesting pairs are
found in the lower 48 states.
     In 1995, the federal government downgraded the bald eagle's status from
endangered to threatened throughout its range.  In Missouri, the bald eagle is
still listed as state endangered.
     A few bald eagles usually are seen in Missouri by mid-fall but most arrive
in December.  In some cases, a bird will return to the same location each
winter to find food in unfrozen lakes and rivers.  In addition to feeding sites, a
wintering area
usually contains isolated night roosts.
January 30, 2010 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
January 31, 2010 - 10 a.m. to 3. p.m.
WHAT'S HAPPENING & WHERE:
Apple Shed Theater:
(Building not heated)
Live eagle programs (presented every hour)
"Where Eagles Soar" video
Activities for kids
DisplaysFree eagle art prints
Conservation gifts for sale

Clarksville Visitor Center:
Hwy. 79 at north edge of town
Tourist and eagle information
Eagle viewing
Gift shop

River Front City Park
Eagle viewing through spotting scopes
Volunteers available to assist you
Bonfire
CONSIDER BRINGING:
Family and Friends
Winter outdoor clothing
Blankets to sit on during eagle program
(metal chairs are cold!)
Camera
Binoculars
Spending money for food and souvenirs
FOOD SERVICES:
American Legion
Caroline's
Clarksville Station
Cool Beans
Methodist Church
VFW
Sponsored by: Missouri Department of Conservation,
City of Clarksville and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
LODGING
Cedarcrest Manor B & B
Clarksville Inn
a fisherman's cottage
Rackheath House
Village of the Blue Rose

The Students Arrive
(on Friday)
The crowds arrive
Gov. & Mrs. Nixon too!
Inside
the
Appleshed
Outside
in River Front Park
on the Mississippi River
They kept coming
the Eagles and
the people
Photos by Lori Purk - All rights reserved (C)
They Flew
Pictures taken During
Eagle Days as
They
performed
They fished
They soared
They graced us
with their beauty
They Rested
What a privilege
to have these guests
in our midst!

And the stars of the event.....