In case you did not know, January and February are the peak eagle watching months in Oklahoma.
You can find out information about that and other things going on in the state at TravelOK.com.
I find it easiest to find cool new things in our state by pretending I am visiting and just a tourist.
You go out of your way to find cool festivals and places when visiting a new place, why not do the same where you live?
The first place we checked for eagles was the Keystone Dam because we had seen them there before.
But when we got there the bridge was closed for construction.
I went to the Keystone State Park right next to it and asked at the vistor center if they had any eagle nests(make sure you ask, they keep close tabs on them usually).
She said that the nest that has been there for years fell down!
She also directed us to old 51 between the park and Sand Springs.
Swift Park is right off old 51 and is mostly just a parking area with a ramp, we did see these two nests across the river.
We only saw these guys and some Great Blue Heron’s though.
We moved on to her next recommendation, River City Park in Sand Springs.
We saw these guys in the park next to the Soccer fields!
I would think they would pick a quieter place than the soccer field but it made it easy for me!
Here is a list of the top ten places to see an eagle in Oklahoma and some tips from the TravelOK site.
You can actually go right under this nest, we tried to maintain a good distance and were very quiet so as not to disturb them.
There is a walking/bike path in this park that goes right by the nest.
After searching all morning for eagles we stopped to get some books at the library.
I told the boys they needed to read them on the car ride home.
They were in the back quietly reading until they read something interesting and than they would read it out loud to share it.
It was amazing.
Proud Homeschooling Mom moment and the easiest lesson I have ever “taught”.
