Eagle Watching and Clarksville, MO

Last week Casey mentioned he wanted to go do something fun and different as a family over the weekend. His initial suggestions had me a little concerned (like searching for deer sheds), but luckily, when the weekend came around he suggested going to see the Eagles by the river. That I can do. There are several great spots along the Mississippi River to spot nesting Eagles during the winter months. A couple years ago we went to an event at Chain of Rocks Bridge. It's not being held this year, but this site has a list of all kinds of Eagle spotting events going on in the greater St. Louis area.

Saturday we headed to Clarksville, Missouri. It's a little bit of drive, but it's suppose to be one the best places  in Missouri to spot Eagles. It's located next to a lock and dam, which makes food easily accessible  in cold weather.

It's even set up to with spotting scopes.

Apparently, it was too warm of day to get a really good look at the Eagles, but we did see several. They were really far away though and really hard to catch on camera. There are two in the trees in the picture below.

The big bird in the sky is actually a seagull, but if you look closely you can see eagle flying in front of the trees.

They have a little park along the Mississippi. It's actually a really pretty part of the river.

Then we explored a little bit of the town of Clarksville. They have a couple of specialty shops and antique shops in charming historic buildings. I read this article before we went. It describes the town nicely.

We ate lunch at The Farm Cafe. It's owned by Overlook Farm which operates a couple of inns and another restaurant on it's beautiful, large operating farm.

They serve sandwiches, soups, and salads. Our sandwiches were yummy!

Eagle watching and Clarksville was a fun way to spend a few hours. If you're interested, Clarksville will host its annual Eagle Days this coming weekend.