VISIT EAGLE HOT SPOTS  9:00 – 4:00
Naturalists will show you Bald Eagles along the Merrimack River. See Map for locations. All ages welcome.

GO ON AN EAGLE TOUR  9:00 – 2:00 
Tours start every half hour and take 1.5 hours to complete. Reservations required. Please call 978-462-9998 for availability. All Eagle Tours depart promptly from the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce. For adults and children age 6 and over. 

SEE AN EAGLE DEMONSTRATION  10:00 – 11:00 or 1:30 – 2:30 
Tom Ricardi of the Massachusetts Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Facility presents two educational programs at Newburyport’s City Hall featuring raptors great and small. First come, first served. Recommended for age 6 and over.

POSE FOR A PHOTO WITH A RAPTOR – 11:15-11:45 or 12:30-1:00 
Hunt’s Photo & Video will take your photo with a raptor for a $10 donation to the Eagle Festival. Newburyport City Hall. Limited availability. Advance registration recommended (978-462-9998). Otherwise, first come, first served.

HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY  9:00 – 4:00
At the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters: Make an eagle button or dissect an owl pellet! Special feature: owls from Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm from 11am to 3pm.
At the Joppa Flats Education Center: Make an eagle nest and play nature games! Special feature: hawks from Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm from 11am to 3pm.

FIND EAGLE FESTIVAL INFORMATION   8:30 - 4:00
Eagle Festival information will be available at all festival headquarter sites: 

 Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, 978-462-9998
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, 978-465-5753
The Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, 38R Merrimac Street, Newburyport, 978-462-6680
Newburyport City Hall, 60 Pleasant Street, Newburyport
Lowell's Boat Shop 459 Main Street, Amesbury, 978-834-0050

ADDITIONAL WINTER BIRD PROGRAMS
Call Joppa Flats at 978-462-9998 for information or to register.

Wednesday Morning Birding
Wednesdays, 9:30-12:30. For adults. Preregistration not required.

Saturday Morning Birding
Saturdays, 9:30-11:30. For adults and children age 8 and up. Preregistration not required.

The Wonder and the Wow: Bald Eagles along the Merrimack River
Saturday, February 18, 1:00-3:30. For adults. Preregistration is required.

Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Bald Eagles
Saturday, February 25, 1:00-3:30. For families with children ages 7 and up. Preregistration required.

Bald Eagles of the Merrimack River
Sunday, February 26, 10:00-1:00. For adults. Preregistration required.

For additional wildlife programs at Parker River and Joppa Flats, go to www.fws.gov/northeast/parkerriver/ or www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats

Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, located at One Plum Island Turnpike, is a natural history education center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 978-462-9998 for additional information, or visit www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.