LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — Locals will don their coats, hats and gloves—and likely grab their binoculars—for one of the most popular winter events at the Lake of the Ozarks.
View photos of 2014 Eagle Days
Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days will return for its 15th year at the Lake on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 3–4, 2015. The first live eagle program held in 1999 attracted 651 participants. In the past few years, more than 3,700 people have attended Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days each year.
Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days is free (except for small charge for the boat cruise) and open to the public. The event will be from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm on Saturday, January 3th and from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4. Visitors are urged to bring binoculars and cameras for optimal viewing and photo opportunities.
Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days is free (except for small charge for the boat cruise) and open to the public. The event will be from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm on Saturday, January 3th and from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4. Visitors are urged to bring binoculars and cameras for optimal viewing and photo opportunities.
The event is spread across several Lake-area locations, including Osage National Golf Resort, Willmore Lodge, School of the Osage Heritage Elementary, Bagnell Dam Osage River Access Point, and on the Lake of the Ozarks with the Tom Sawyer paddlewheel boat.
Highlights of the program include live eagles from the World Bird Sanctuary with naturalists on hand to answer questions at Osage National Golf Resort. The World Bird Sanctuary programs will begin on the hour each day of the event. Osage National Golf Course will be serving food and beverage during the event and there will be a few exhibitors selling eagle merchandise.
Willmore Lodge will host the Astronomy Club for eagle viewing. There are several areas at Willmore that overlook the Lake just before Bagnell Dam that make for some of the best live eagle viewing. The museum at Willmore Lodge will also be open during the event.
The Bagnell Dam Osage River Access will have eagle viewing, nest making, knot tying and kettle cooking with the Boy Scouts. There will be burn barrels and free hot chocolate will be served. There will also be plenty of Boy Scouts present to assist with the activities.
School of the Osage Heritage Elementary will also host live bird shows every hour on the half hour from Dickerson Park Zoo featuring Owls of Missouri and Day Shift (hawk), Night Shift (owl) and Garbage Gal (turkey vulture).
School of the Osage Heritage Elementary activities and vendors will include coloring contest, photo contest, face painting, eagle carver, Funny Farm Petting Zoo, Missouri Master Naturalist-Lake of the Ozarks Chapter, The Boy Scouts, The Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Highway Patrol-Water Patrol Division and Missouri State Parks.
School of the Osage Heritage Elementary will also host live bird shows every hour on the half hour from Dickerson Park Zoo featuring Owls of Missouri and Day Shift (hawk), Night Shift (owl) and Garbage Gal (turkey vulture).
School of the Osage Heritage Elementary activities and vendors will include coloring contest, photo contest, face painting, eagle carver, Funny Farm Petting Zoo, Missouri Master Naturalist-Lake of the Ozarks Chapter, The Boy Scouts, The Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Highway Patrol-Water Patrol Division and Missouri State Parks.
The Tom Sawyer Paddlewheeler will be conducting eagle viewing cruises, weather permitting.
There is something for everyone at the 2015 Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days. It is the community spirit of the Lake of the Ozarks that makes this entertaining and educational event possible for all to enjoy year after year. Visit www.LakeoftheOzarksEagleDays.com for all the details.
