Posted: 01.06.2011

A number of cities on the Wisconsin and Mississippi River will offer bird lovers the chance to observe bald eagles over the next few weeks.

Sauk City and Prairie du Sac on the Wisconsin will hold their
24th annual Bald Eagle Watching Days from Jan. 14-15. Cassville and
Prairie du Chien, which lie on the Mississippi, will hold Bald
Eagle Appreciation Day on Feb. 26.

Wisconsin wildlife officials estimate the state is home to about
1,150 pairs of eagles. Hundreds of them congregate on the Wisconsin
and Mississippi each winter, looking for fish in open water below
dams.

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