WILLIAMS BAY — Celebrate bald eagles in Walworth County and Illinois during a special viewing event sponsored by the Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

In Search of Eagles will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Feb. 1, 2025 at the Williams Bay Boat Launch on Geneva Lake, as well as in Illinois at the McHenry Dam, the Algonquin Dam and the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve in Carpentersville.

Attendees are asked to dress for the weather and to bring their own binoculars if they have a pair, but binoculars are not needed to enjoy seeing birds in the wild.

Detailed maps to all four locations can be found at https://hackmatacknwr.org/in-search-ofeagles-2025/.

There will be scopes and binoculars available for use at each location, along with guided activities for
children.

This is a free all-ages event. Representatives from Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, Friends of Moraine Hills State Park, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Lakeland Audubon Society, McHenry County Conservation District and McHenry County Audubon will help search for eagles and identify other birds using the river and the lake.

No registration is required.

Winter is a perfect time to see bald eagles in the wild as they congregate to feed near open waters along the Fox River and at open spots on lakes.