Around the spring equinox every year, a large group of gray-faced buzzards transits over Mt. Bagua in Changhua from southern Taiwan to return to the northeast for reproduction. The scenes, such as the rising gray-faced buzzards in the morning, the landing gray-faced buzzards in the evening, and the “buzzard column” of packs of gray-faced buzzards formed by gray-faced buzzards in Mt. Bagua, are precious. Besides the gray-faced buzzards, Mt. Bagua is characterized by its rich biodiversity. All are welcome to visit Mt. Bagua to discover the beauty of nature.

The transit over Changhua Country from March to early Tomb Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival) every year is a unique behavior of the gray-faced buzzard. As it is near Qingming Festival, people also called the bird “Qingming Bird”. In the 1998 citizen poll, the gray-faced buzzard was elected the “county bird” of Changhua. Therefore, the Changhua County Government specifically hires the Wild Bird Society of Changhwa to investigate the migration and transit of the gray-faced buzzard every year. Besides the gray-faced buzzard, the Wild Bird Society also observes and records a range of predatory birds, including the Asian crested goshawk, crested serpent eagle, besra sparrowhawk, crested honey buzzard, black-winged kite, buzzard, osprey, common kestrel, and peregrine falcon. Through the “Eagles Across Bagua” event along County Highway 139, the Wild Bird Society hopes that citizens can share this mountain and forest with foothill life and develop harmony between “man” and “nature”. Dear nature loving friends, don’t miss this eagle chance.

Eagles Across Bagua
Date: March 20-21
Place: Near Wende Elementary School, Fenyuan Township (near 30.5k of County Highway 139)
Event contents: Gray-Faced Buzzard Marketplace, trail guided tour, eagle watching docent service, there are many more stalls and games for you to explore and enjoy! It’s worth every penny.

Gray-Faced Buzzard Transit Survey
Time: March 6-April 4
Place: Changhua City Eagle Watching Platform (near 16k of County Highway 139)
This is a very important mission. Surveyors will count the number of birds in the sky with their eagle eyes. During the counting, please don’t not disturb surveyors as much as possible.

Eagle Watching Docent Service (no appointment is required)
Time: March 13, 14, 27, 28, and April 3 (09:00-11:00)
Place: Changhua City Eagle Watching Platform (near 16k of County Highway 139)
Blessed are those who watch eagles on the mountain! If we don’t disturb the surveyors, follow the docents on the weekends then. Besides key event days, visitors can follow the docents to the eagle watching platform on weekends in March.

Due to COVID-19, visitors are advised to maintain social distance, get immediate medical attention for any upper respiratory tract syndromes, and keep away from the crowd.
A mask on the face keeps the pandemic away,
No refuse left behind, mind you own refuse business.