{"id":2044,"date":"2009-01-09T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2009-01-08T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T17:43:00","slug":"eagle-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/eagle-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle Watching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Reag3fn-JNA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Reag3fn-JNA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>One of the (many) great things about living in the Quad Cities is the Mississippi River &#8211; its beauty, its recreational opportunities and its wildlife. January and February are prime time for eagle watching.    A lot of Americans have never or only rarely seen a bald eagle in it&#8217;s natural habitat, yet for Quad Citians they&#8217;re a common sight in the winter. Attracted to the open water of the river near the dams, hundreds of these magnificent birds congregate along the river during the coldest months.<\/p>\n<p>Fight off cabin fever and take advantage of some of the great programs and viewing opportunities including <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmqc4.info\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=14&amp;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\">Bald Eagle Days<\/a> <\/strong>(today through Sunday) at the QC Expo Center, eagle watches at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mvr.usace.army.mil\/missriver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mississippi River Visitors Center<\/a> <\/strong>on Arsenal Island (reservations required) through February, and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowawelcomecenter.com\/eagle_watch_page.html\" target=\"_blank\">LeClaire Eagle Watch<\/a><\/strong>, January 24-25.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about bald eagle events and watching, including a list of the best viewing areas in the Quad Cities, be sure to visit the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitquadcities.com\/site\/page.php?page_id=37\" target=\"_blank\">Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want more? Check out these books from the library:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm16801779&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">The Bald Eagle: Haunts and Habitats of a Wilderness Monarch<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Jonathan Gerrard<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm62790357&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">Raptors of North American: Natural History and Conservation<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Noel Snyder<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm40990296&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">The American Eagle: a Photographic Portrait<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by John Pezzenti<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm31602759&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">Return of the Eagle: how America Saved its National Symbol<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Greg Breining<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the (many) great things about living in the Quad Cities is the Mississippi River &#8211; its beauty, its recreational opportunities and its wildlife. January and February are prime time for eagle watching. 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