The annual Eagle Days event will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, and Sunday, Jan. 22, at Wyandotte County Lake Park in Kansas City, Kan.
The host of the annual event is the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library at the lake park at 91st and Leavenworth Road.
The 16th annual event will include opportunities to view eagles and other waterfowl, according to a spokesman. Both indoor viewing and possibly outdoor viewing will be available.
A free family event, Eagle Days programs will be at the Schlagle Library and the James P. Davis Hall at Wyandotte County Lake Park.
Weekend activities will include an arts and craft area for kids, and live bird demonstrations by Operation Wildlife featuring a variety of eagles, falcons, hawks and owls. Outdoor volunteers will help visitors with spotting scopes set up at lake sites near areas where eagles are known to visit.
The event is sponsored by the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Public Utilities; Operation Wildlife; the Kansas City, Kan., Public Library; Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools; and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kan., Parks and Recreation Department.
Schedule of events
Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library hours:
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
James P. Davis Hall hours:
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
Indoor bird presentations are available at both locations:
Saturday – 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday – 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
A flier and a map is located at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4MuEaaRyP2DVms1UWJQSWRSR2c/view. For more information, call the Schlagle Library at 913-299-2384 or visit www.kckpl.org/schlagle.
– Information from BPU