Fulton-Mason Eagle Day

Join us for the annual Fulton-Mason Eagle Day event. Activities include live raptor programs, hands-on activities and crafts for kids, and bird watching in various locations in Lewistown and Havana, Illinois.

While Dickson Mounds Museum is the hub for this event, be sure to check back for updates of additional locations and an itinerary of the day’s activities. The event is FREE and for all ages!

Fulton County:

Dickson Mounds Museum, 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown, from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

--World Bird Sanctuary’s Raptor Awareness programs will be held at 1:00pm and 3:00pm in the Dickson Mounds auditorium. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 9:00 am at Dickson Mounds the day of the event. Tickets cannot be reserved in advance. Seating is limited. Admission is free.
--Arts & crafts and science activities
--Native and invasive species displays
--Food available for purchase courtesy of The Lunchwagon

The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve Lakeside Observatory, off Hwy 97/78, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
--Wildlife viewing & walking trails
--Campfire

Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, 11316 N. Prairie Rd., Lewistown, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
--Get an "Eagle's Eye View" of the Emiquon Preserve and learn about the area's archaeological past with Illinois State Museum's Curator of Anthropology Dr. Brooke Morgan on a guided hike up the Nature Conservancy's Ridge Trail.
--Meet at the field station to begin the hike promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Mason County:

Havana Riverfront Park North Schrader Avenue, Havana, park open dawn-dusk
--Self-guided wildlife, nature & eagle viewing
--Simulated Eagle’s nest for photos

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge 19031 E. CR 2110N, Havana, 10am-3pm
--Self-guided wildlife refuge trails for eagle watching
--Climb the historic 100-foot observation tower for an eagle eye’s view
--Automobile tour (weather depending) will be open for one day only for this event!
--Build a birdhouse with your kiddos!

Activities at some locations are weather permitting.

Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Illinois Chapter, Forbes and Illinois River Biological Stations, Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway, Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds, Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, The Nature Conservancy, and USFWS Illinois River Refuges Complex.