UPPER DELAWARE REGION — Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC) for eagle-watching all winter long, including its popular series of Eagle Watch bus tours on select weekends in January and February.

The trips take place on January 4, 18 and 25, and February 1, 15 and 22. Learn from an expert guide and take a scenic drive on a heated bus throughout the Upper Delaware River region to look for and learn about bald eagles and their habitat. Trips commence at the conservancy’s winter field office at the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, PA and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Snow dates for the trips are the Sundays immediately following. Check www.DelawareHighlands.org for the most up-to-date information. 

Seats are limited and advance reservations are required, so reserve your space today. The cost is $25 for conservancy members, and $35 for non-members; kids under 12 free. Get tickets online at www.DelawareHighlands.org/events or call 570/226-3164 or 845/583-1010. Refunds are not provided in the event of cancelled reservations or no-shows.

Eagle watching on your own

The winter field office, staffed by conservancy volunteers, is a center of information for visitors looking to learn more about viewing and protecting eagles. Visitors can pick up information, get maps and directions to eagle viewing locations, watch a short film, and view interpretive exhibits. The visitor center is staffed on Saturdays and Sundays in January and February, and open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The conservancy has also partnered with the NPS and the New York State Department of Conservation to maintain well-marked eagle observation areas open to the public. These viewing blinds are also staffed by conservancy volunteers on weekends through the winter season, and visitors can look through binoculars and spotting scopes to see bald eagles in the wild. 

Visit www.DelawareHighlands.org/Eagles for directions and information about eagle viewing on your own.