Eagle Watch 2026
Sat, Jan 17
|Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
Indoor Experience Headquarters
Time & Location
Jan 17, 2026, 9:00 AM
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Dr, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA
About the event
Free all day!
We are teaming up with The Dalles Dam and the Army Corps of Engineers for Eagle Watch 2026!
The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum will be the Indoor Experience Headquarters for Eagle Watch 2026. Wild eagle viewing will be available at multiple outdoor sites across the Gorge (like Lyle and The Dalles Dam). Intrepid wild eagle watchers can warm up at the Museum while they learn about this magnificent national bird. Museum visitors can pick up an Eagle Circuit Map, learn where viewing conditions are best and have an amazing hands-on learning experience as they continue on their wild Eagle Watch Day.
CGDCM is partnering with organizations including the Xerces Society, Oregon State Parks, the Forest Service, local authors and more for a free open house (9-3pm) on January 17th.
Meet Liberty and Ferguson - Throughout the day, CGDCM Raptor Team specialists will offer visitors the chance to meet the Museum's ambassador bald eagles, Liberty and Ferguson and learn about eagle biology and behavior.
Eagle Movie Marathon - All-day CGDCM will show an eagle movie marathon in our beautiful and comfortable Murdock Theater.
PERCH, a raptor rehabilitation and wildlife education organization, will be onsite with more live birds, offering visitors a rare opportunity to see birds of prey up close while learning about their ecology, conservation, and recovery.
Homemade Soups and hot beverages available in the Basalt Rock Cafe.