Eagle Awareness set at Bull Shoals-White River State Park

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     Eagle Awareness has been scheduled once again and it’s time to mark your calendars for January 13th and 14th 2017. The event takes place at Bull Shoals-White River State Park located at 153 Bull Shoals Park in Lakeview.

     The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says the Bald Eagle is not only our national symbol, it is also symbolic of our ability to save and preserve species. Each winter, the Ozarks plays host to over 100 bald eagles migrating to and through this prime eagle wintering ground. Bull Shoals-White River State Park annually celebrates their arrival with the Eagle Awareness Event.       

     It’s a chance to get out and see eagles, various other birds of prey, and migratory birds in the wild as expert Rangers, Naturalists, and Park Interpreters take participants within viewing distance. In years past, most visitors to this event have spotted eagles in the wild. Other common sightings on the tours include ospreys, waterfowl, herons, loons, owls, and other winter wildlife.

     This year’s guest speakers will include Tim Ernst, a local Nature Photographer and Author who will be premiering his latest Book “Arkansas My Own Backyard”. Howard Davis a Master Falconer, Bird Rehabilitators from the Raptor Rehab of Central Arkansas and the Little Rock Zoo, who will showcase a live mature Bald Eagle and other birds of prey, all within arm’s reach.

For more information contact the park at (870) 445-3629, e-mail bullshoalswhiteriver@arkansas.gov, or visit us on the web at ArkansasStateParks.com






                                          



                                        

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