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6th Annual Regional Celebration

Teatown’s Hudson River EagleFest℠

Saturday, February 6, 2010
9:00am-4:00pm at Croton Point Park

 

 

 

We thank our major sponsors:

With additional thanks for support from Croton-on-Hudson, the following sponsors and
all EagleFest Collaborating Organizations
(see below)


EagleFest Headquarters and all theaters will be located in heated tents at Westchester County’s Croton Point Park.
 Free parking and shuttle buses from outlying lots, including a shuttle bus from Metro North’s Croton-Harmon Train Station. Ticket holders for all shows should allow at least 30 minutes for parking and shuttle rides.

EagleFest 2010 Features:

  • Birds of Prey Shows in the Eagle Theater
  • Eagle Exploration Bus Tours
  • Collaborators exhibits with educational displays
  • Children’s area – with interactive games, crafts, and hands-on discoveries
  • Additional presentations in the Eaglet Stage
  • Eagle Viewing Along the Hudson River
  • And so much more!

Download “Frequently Asked Questions” PDF Here

EagleFest Video – see it here  

Directions to Croton Point Park – click here

Staying Overnight: Tarrytown Sheraton, located 9 miles from Croton Point Park, is offering special room rates for EagleFest participants.
Call for details and be sure to mention you are an EagleFest participant to receive special rates.

Tickets on Sale Now!
Call Teatown at 914 762-2912 x110 to purchase tickets or for more information

Admission to EagleFest Headquarters is free, but a donation of $2 per person is suggested.

Bird Of Prey Shows, $5 per person
Eagle Exploration Bus Tours, $20 per person (ages 12+) SOLD OUT

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Events

Bird of Prey Shows - $5 Per Person – In the Eagle Theater (seats 300)
Learn about eagles and other birds of prey with live birds presented in a 30-minute show!

10:00am  Bill Streeter "Winter Raptor Migrants"
11:00  Bill Streeter "Winter Raptor Migrants"
12:00   Bill Streeter "Winter Raptor Migrants"
1:00pm Hope Douglas "Eagles and More"
2:00  Hope Douglas "Eagles and More"
3:00 James Eyring – "Flight of the Raptors" (This show is free!)

 

Eagle Exploration Bus Tour - $20 per person (age 12+)
Travel in comfort to three River Sites with an educator to view wild bald eagles!
Be sure to arrive 30 minutes early and plan on a two-hour tour.
9:30–11:30am  
2:00pm–4:00pm  
   
Free Presentations in the Eaglet Stage (seats 100)
9:00am Teatown presents EagleFest 2010
9:45 Hudson River Eagles – Talk by Christopher Letts
10:30 Jonathan Kruk Storyteller
11:15 Choosing Birding Optics
12:00pm Birds of Prey Program by Teatown Raptor Group
12:45 Jonathan Kruk Storyteller
1:30 Teatown presents EagleFest 2010
2:15 Steve Sachs – eagle photographer

Free Bird Walks around Croton Point Park

8:00am Bird Walk at Van Cortlandt Manor
8:45    Bird Walk with Wild Bird Center
9:45   Bird Walk with Croton Park Nature Center
10:45   Bird Walk
11:45 Bird Walk with Croton Park Nature Center
12:45 Bird Walk
1:45 Bird Walk with Croton Park Nature Center
2:45 Bird Walk

EAGLEFEST COLLABORATORS
HUDSON RIVER EAGLEFEST 2010 is made possible by a broad collaboration of organizations united around promoting appreciation of an environmentally healthy and vibrant bald eagle population in the Hudson Hills and Highlands.

Audubon Greenwich

Bedford Audubon

Beczak Environmental Education Center

Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society

Clean Air NY

Club Fit

Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary

Croton Point Park Nature Center

Delaware Valley Raptor Center

Federated Conservationists of Westchester County

Gear to Go Outfitters

Greenburgh Nature Center

Historic Hudson Valley – Van Cortlandt Manor

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Hudson River Estuary Management Program

Hudson River Foundation

New York City Audubon

NYC Department of Environmental Protection

New York State Parks, Taconic Region

NY-NJ Trail Conference

Pace University - Environmental Center 

Putnam Highlands Audubon Society

Riverlovers

Saw Mill River Audubon Society

Teatown Lake Reservation

The Eagle Institute

Wave Hill

Westchester County Parks

Wild Bird Center

Wild Birds Unlimited