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Bald Eagle Watching Day an awe-inspiring event for Ferryville visitors March 7

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The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota will bring its bald eagles and raptors to Ferryville for live demonstrations on March 7, at Bald Eagle Watching Day. This is the 11th year they’ve presented at the event. (Photo by Sherry Quamme)

The 12th Annual Bald Eagle Watching Day in Ferryville will be Saturday, March 7, at the Village Community Center on State Highway 35. This free program is sponsored by the Ferryville Tourism Council and co-sponsored by Friends of Pool 9, an organization that works  to preserve and protect the environment and this Mississippi region. 

Event activities are from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. Free refreshments and children’s craft activities will be available throughout the event. 

Returning to the program is the Decorah Raptor Resource Project, from Decorah, Iowa, with their Eagle Cam “Rehabbing the 2019 Eagles” presentation at 12:30 p.m. John Howe and Amy Reis, of the Raptor Resource Project, and their team will talk about these frisky eaglets and how they recovered from injury to fly the Mississippi River valley once again.

Live bald eagle programs will be held at 10:15 a.m. and 2 p.m., featuring eagles from the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota. Learn how the bald eagles have returned to this area in increasing numbers and what you can do to support this effort to help them flourish. The University of Minnesota Raptor Center is back for the 11th year with raptors and an eagle. 

At 9:30 a.m., childrenfrom the audience will be invited to build a bald eagle nest. Learn how enormous these nests are, how heavy they are and how they are constructed.

At 11:15 a.m., Brenda Kelly from the DNR will present “Get your Ducks in a Row,” a fascinating program about ducks of the Mississippi River.

At 11:45 a.m. there will be a hooting contest for folks of all ages. Practice up and see if you can be one of the champions.

Area middle school students and home school students are participating in a display of educational art and science projects about eagles. Student teams will receive awards to recognize their achievements 

In addition locally made treats, Ferryville restaurants are featuring special items just for Bald Eagle Day. 

Local photographic artist, Larry Knutson, will be exhibiting his award-winning art, highlightin scenes of nature, eagles and the area. Knutson is a native of Ferryville and the region. His art is well-known throughout the Driftless Region. 

Ferryville, located right on the Mississippi, is an ideal place to host Bald Eagle Day. There are many eagle nests in the area, including a new one just south of Ferryville and another new nest on Highway 82 to Lansing, Iowa. The Pool 9 section has more nests than any other part of the river.

For additional information, go to the Ferryville Tourism Council website: www.visitferryville.com, or find Ferryville on Fcebook.

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