Eagles

Two educational speakers, ice carver will be on hand at annual eagle-watching event.

Celebrate all things eagle during the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s annual Eagle Watch in Channahon on Jan. 13.

The eaglets were born in two separate nests at the Forest Preserve District of Will County.

Terrence Ingram, president of the Eagle Nature Foundation, said volunteers from southern Illinois to northern Minnesota counted a total of 1,127 bald eagles. The previous year’s count was 2,070.

Nearly a hundred people attended a presentation on eagles at Rock Falls Community Building after a morning watch along the Rock River.

Features of the Forest Preserve District of Will County's annual event included guided hikes along the open waters of the Des Plaines River where eagles gather, the use of onsite spotting scopes and several presentations about eagles and other raptors.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host its annual Eagle Watch program on Jan. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, located at 25055 W. Walnut Lane in Channahon.

The wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, was never a candidate for our nation’s symbol, but it did help Benjamin Franklin advance his study of electricity.

While the Starved Rock region hasn’t had reports of it’s eagle population showing signs of lead poisoning, the Illinois Raptor Center said that doesn’t mean it’s not there.

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