2020
Bald Eagle Watching Days
Friday Evening,
January 17
and
Saturday,
January 18
Calendar of Events
Winter Eagle Watching Season Begins: Mid-December
Roost Counts:
Every Other Sunday, December through February
Bus Tours:
Day Date Time
Sat 1/4/20 10:00 a.m.
Sat 1/11/20 10:00 a.m.
Sat 1/18/20 Eagle Days!
Sat 1/25/20 10:00 a.m.
Sat 2/1/20 10:00 a.m.
Sat 2/8/20 10:00 a.m.
Sat 2/15/20 10:00 a.m.
Call the Cedarberry Inn at
608-643-6625 to reserve.
Bald Eagle Watching Days: Jan. 17-18, 2020
All events are still on with the incoming weather except for the Eagle Release at 1pm.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Primary Event Sponsor:
Alliant Energy
Steward:
Quartz | Vintage Brewing Co., Sauk Prairie
Advocate:
Culver Franchising System, LLC | Edge Consulting Engineers, Inc. | Maplewood of Sauk Prairie | McFarlane Mfg. Inc., Miwaukee Valve | Wollersheim Winery & Distillery
Friend
Cedarberry Inn | Edward Jones Investments/Joe LaCour | Eagleview Dental Office | Enge Farms | Fair Valley Performance & Repair | Frey Construction & Home Improvement, LLC | Green Acres | H & R Block | Hooverson Funeral Homes | Kayser Chevrolet Buick | Knuckleheads | Minuteman Press | Piggly Wiggly Sauk City | Ques Bar & River Deck | Sauk Prairie Remodeling | Schwarz Insurance | Tools of Marketing
Honorable Mention
Edward Jones Investments/Peter van der Hagen
Each winter, bald eagles gather in the Sauk Prairie area due to a unique combination of factors. For winter survival, eagles need open water for fishing, undeveloped shoreline with large trees for perching, and sheltered valleys for night-time roosting.
Eagle watching is best during the morning when the birds are most active fishing and are frequently seen perching in trees along the river. Spotting scopes are available for your use at Ferry Bluff Eagle Council’s Overlook in Prairie du Sac.
We hope that by bringing people together to share the thrill of watching eagles and to learn about their needs and habits, we can strengthen our collective commitment to preserving this precious resource.
PLEASE WATCH EAGLES WITHOUT SCARING THEM!
People on foot scare eagles. Please remain in your car and use it as a blind. Do not walk along the river, particularly at the hydropower dam, since that is the eagles’ most active feeding area. Eagles, particularly immature ones, need to conserve their energy in order to survive the cold days of Wisconsin winters.
Thank you for your consideration of our nation’s symbol, the bald eagle.
