Hello roomchecker, Thank you for visiting the eagle and sharing such a detailed review. WOW! It sounds like you definitely took in the entire experience and spoke at length with our educators which is excellent! We so appreciate you taking a few minutes to share your experience and provide some pointers to other potential visitors and guests. Again, thank you for visiting and your support, and we hope to be able to host you again sometime in the future. Until next time!

Hi Foodange, We're sorry to hear you were disappointed with your visit, but we do appreciate your feedback. We can assure that we are home to four Bald Eagles, but they are all permanently injured and unable to be released back into the wild. In fact, that is the only reason we are able to be their caretakers. Not all the ambassadors are on display at any given time as we also do traveling outreach with them at schools, events, etc. As for the Preston Cook Collection and gallery spaces, the Center is expanding our educational focus beyond just the natural bird to share and explore the role eagles play in arts, history, cultures, government, pop culture, etc. Again, thank you for visiting and sharing your review. We do appreciate it. Be well!

Thank you for visiting and sharing your review with the world, Linda! We appreciate your support, value your feedback, and hope to host you again on a future visit. Be well! :-)

2Finediners, Thank you very much for making the visit to learn about the eagles. It sounds like you enjoyed a wonderful visit and that is what we work to deliver to guests like you every day. We're also happy you were able to attend the program - it is the highlight for a lot of visitors! Thanks again for sharing your review and we hope to host you again in the future. Be well! :-)

LMSSports, Thank you for attending our Lake Pepin eagle viewing cruise. We're glad you had an enjoyable experience! Thank you also for the honest feedback concerning the venue. We take this very seriously and are examining ways to work with the cruise operator to improve this aspect of the cruise experience. We share your concern and want all of our guests to have access and feel secure. Again, thank you and we hope to be able to host you again at a future National Eagle Center event. Be well!

Hi CatStratz, Thank you so much for your visit and review! We greatly appreciate it and are so happy to hear that you enjoyed a fun and educational visit to the eagles. We certainly understand that the construction causes some headaches, but thankfully that is only temporary. Pro tip - if you are able, you'll want to take a drive along the Upper Mississippi River during the winter when wild eagle viewing is at its peak. Think December thru March. We have more Bald Eagles in the region in the winter and the bare trees make seeing them much easier. Again, thank you for your support and we hope to see you again on a future visit. Be well! :-)

Thank you for you very thorough review. We greatly appreciate it! So happy you were able to attend the eagle program and experience that fan-favorite presentation. We're sorry to hear that you found the exhibit spaces underwhelming. The National Eagle Center's focus is expanding to encompass more about eagles than just the biological and behavioral elements, but visitor feedback is important to us and we continue to development and fine-tune that visitor experience. Again, thank you for visiting and especially for taking the time to share such a comprehensive review. We appreciate your support. Be well!