[mou] Golden Eagle in Crookston
Hughes, Heidi
hughe112@mail.crk.umn.edu
Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:25:08 -0600
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I was randomly driving up and down farm roads north and east of
Crookston around 3pm this afternoon (looking for moose), when I came
across a huge soaring bird... it was gracious enough to fly right in
front of my car. It was a golden eagle. I followed it for a couple of
miles east and pulled to the side of the road when another raptor showed
up.
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A smaller raptor flew in from the northeast and started to hassle the
eagle, kiting up over it then dropping its talons over the eagle's head.
This interaction continued for several minutes. The second raptor was
tiny compared to the golden eagle - and from underneath it was all white
except for a black dot on each of the wings. The back appeared to be
gray and black. It was not an osprey, not a Mississippi kite, and not a
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The "kite" flew west along 210 St (heading towards Crookston Municipal
Airport),
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The golden eagle headed east on 210 St.
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The location is 3.8 miles east on 210th St, just off US 75 (north of
Crookston Airport).
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Heidi Hughes
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218.281.8141
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I was randomly =
driving up
and down farm roads north and east of Crookston around 3pm this =
afternoon
(looking for moose), when I came across a huge soaring bird... it was =
gracious
enough to fly right in front of my car. It was a golden =
eagle. I
followed it for a couple of miles east and pulled to the side of the =
road when
another raptor showed up.</span></font></p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>A smaller raptor =
flew in
from the northeast and started to hassle the eagle, kiting up over it =
then
dropping its talons over the eagle's head. This interaction =
continued for
several minutes. The second raptor was tiny compared to the golden =
eagle
- and from underneath it was all white except for a black dot on each of =
the
wings. The back appeared to be gray and black. It was not an =
osprey, not
a </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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kite, and not a harrier </span></font></p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The =
"kite" flew
west along 210 St (heading towards </span></font><font size=3D2 =
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</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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</span></font><font
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headed east
on 210 St.</span></font></p>
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east on </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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just off US 75 (north of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
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</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
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12.0pt'>Heidi</span></font> Hughes</p>
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12.0pt'>Crookston </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>218.281.8141</span></font></p>
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