UPPER DELAWARE RIVER REGION — Can’t take a bus trip to look at eagles? (If you can, click here.) 

There are eagle-watching options.

The Upper Delaware River region is one of the largest wintering habitats for eagles in the northeastern United States because of abundant clean water and large, undisturbed stands of trees. Protected lands in Pike and Wayne Counties in PA and Sullivan and Delaware Counties in NY provide a safe haven for these migratory birds, as well as breeding eagles that live here year-round.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s winter field office is staffed by volunteers and is a center of information for visitors looking to learn more about viewing and protecting eagles. Visitors can pick up information about bald eagles in the Upper Delaware River region, get maps and directions to eagle viewing locations, watch a short film and see interpretive exhibits. 

The visitor center is staffed on Saturdays and Sundays in January and February and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy has also partnered with the National Park Service and the New York State Department of Conservation to maintain well-marked eagle observation areas open to the public. These viewing blinds are 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.

The DHC office is located inside the Zane Grey Museum at 135 Scenic Dr. in Lackawaxen, PA. It is provided by the National Park Service Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and The Delaware Highlands Conservancy works in partnership with landowners and communities to protect the natural heritage and quality of life of the Upper Delaware River region. For more information, call 570/226-3164 or 845/583-1010, or visit www.DelawareHighlands.org.