010921 Eagle Watch (MA)

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Eileen Brannigan of Wonder Lake uses a pair of binoculars to look out over the Fox River in search of eagles at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Rusty Parise-Miller of Crystal Lake uses her camera to take photos out on the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Leslie Buck of Crystal Lake uses a pair of binoculars to look out over the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton, right, talks with attendees during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton, center, talks with attendees during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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TJ Wilkes of Wauconda uses a telephoto zoom lens on his camera to get a close-up view of nature during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Attendees filter in and out of the park during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.

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Spectators line the Fox River during an eagle watch event at McHenry Dam State Park on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 in McHenry. By 9am, the parking lot was full of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of an eagle and many visitors had to be turned away. Additional eagle watches occured along the Fox River in Algonquin and in Carpentersville, but turnout was low in Algonquin and gunshots from local hunters may have kept eagles away from the event in Carpentersville, according to McHenry County Conservation District Education and Visitor Center Services Coordinator Kim Compton. Some spectators who arrived early were able to spot one eagle around 8:30am.