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Viewing nature at Kaw Point Park
Residents visited Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday afternoon to view eagles. The park is at 1401 Fairfax, at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers in Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
by Mary Rupert
Residents took advantage of unseasonably warm temperatures in the mid-40s on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 26, to visit Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
It was eagle viewing days, sponsored on Friday and Saturday by the Friends of Kaw Point Park.
A view station was set up at Kaw Point, with telescopes and binoculars. A staff member from the Army Corps of Engineers attended and answered questions.
While eagles were not very visible for the brief time we were present on Saturday afternoon, they had visited Kaw Point earlier on Saturday morning, according to Mike Calwell, chair of Friends of Kaw Point Park. The eagles more often are seen in the morning looking for food.
A skein of geese flew by Kaw Point in the afternoon.
Ice floated in chunks on the Missouri and Kansas rivers, clustering at the confluence at Kaw Point, and provided a very good indicator of water direction and speed.
The Friends of Kaw Point placed photos and exhibits on display inside a small building at 1403 Fairfax, and served hot dogs and cider to people dropping in. Some watched a video about eagles.
Ice floated in chunks on the Kansas and Missouri rivers, coming toward each other at Kaw Point, where ice clustered together. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Residents were assisted in their viewing of eagles and wildlife by staff from the Army Corps of Engineers on Saturday at Kaw Point Park, Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)While we didn’t get any photos of eagles on eagle viewing day, a skein of geese crashed the party by flying past Kaw Point Park on Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas. The skyline of Kansas City, Missouri, is in the background. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Ice floated down the river at Kaw Point on Saturday. In the foreground of this photo is a rain garden planted with native grasses by the Friends of Kaw Point Park. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Ice floated down the river on Saturday at Kaw Point. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Visitors to Kaw Point on Saturday saw some stunning views of the rivers. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Visitors to Kaw Point on Saturday saw some stunning views of the rivers. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Mike Calwell, chair of the Friends of Kaw Point Park, said eagles often visit Kaw Point in the mornings, looking for food. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Visitors to Kaw Point on Saturday saw some stunning views of the rivers. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert) Visitors to the eagle viewing event Saturday watched an educational video about eagles. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Kaw Point Park commemorates the encampment of Lewis and Clark from June 16 to 19, 1804, on their expedition. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Displays were on exhibit at eagle viewing day Saturday at Kaw Point Park. (Staff photo)Displays were on exhibit at eagle viewing day Saturday at Kaw Point Park. (Staff photo)
