Eagle Watch Weekend at Starved Rock features more than just eagles

Visitors take in activities of annual event at Starved Rock, Illinois Waterway Visitors Center

Beth Chan, of the Illinois Raptor Center, shows a barn owl to the audience Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center during the Illinois Birds Of Prey program as part of the Eagle Watch Weekend. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)

January 30, 2023 at 5:17 am CST

Eagle Watch Weekend featured activities Saturday and Sunday at the Starved Rock Visitor Center, the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center and the Starved Rock Lodge.

Visitors peered into binoculars set up to see the eagles that nest on Plum Island in the Illinois River, across from the park and lock and dam. Additionally, programs featuring other Illinois birds of prey, Native American dances and information about eagles kept visitors entertained during the annual winter event.

From the upper deck of the the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, Don Goerne observes an eagle over the Illinois River during the Eagle Watch Weekend. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)

Scouts join in a Native American dance with members of the Kickapoo tribe Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center as part of the Eagle Watch Weekend. (Tom Sistak for Shaw Media)