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Wings Over Alma, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., exhibits, N. Main St., downriver from Lock & Dam 4, Alma, Wis., 608-685-3303.

National Eagle Center, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., exhibits, programs, end of Pembroke Ave., Wabasha, Minn., 877-332-4537, admission

 

Your Guide to Eagle Watches on the Upper Mississippi River

Calendar

Through February 12, weekends, Rock Island, Ill., Eagle Watch/Clock Tower Tours, Mississippi River Visitor Center, 309-794-5338, reservations.

January 6-8, Rock Island, Ill., Quad Cities Bald Eagle Days, QCCA Expo Center, live eagle programs, 309-794-5338 or 309-788-2543.

January 7, Clinton (Iowa) Bald Eagle Watch, Lock & Dam 13; Exhibits, live bird and nature programs: Clinton Community College. 815-259-3628.

January 13-14, Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wis., (pdf) on the Wisconsin River, River Arts Center and Sauk Prairie High School, 800-683-2453.

January 21, Dubuque, Iowa, Bald Eagle Watch at Lock & Dam 11. Live eagle and wildlife programs; indoor exhibits at the Grand River Center, trolley shuttle, 563-582-0881.

January 21-22, Keokuk, Iowa, River City Mall and along the riverfront, 800-383-1219.

January 28, Muscatine, Iowa, Bald Eagle Watch, Lock & Dam 16, Riverside Park, live eagle programs and exhibits at Pearl City Station, 563-263-7913.

January 28-29, Cassville, Wis., Bald Eagle Days, Riverside Park, Cassville High School, viewing, programs. 608-725-5855. 

LeClaire, Iowa, Bald Eagles at Lock & Dam 14.

February 25, Prairie du Chien, Wis., Bald Eagle Appreciation Day, Wisconsin Welcome Center, viewing, exhibits, programs, 800-732-1673.

Month of March,Wabasha, Minn., Soar with the Eagles, National Eagle Center, viewing, exhibits, programs, 877-332-4537.

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