[mou] Saturday Birding
Farrel Graves
bgraves@usfamily.net
Sun, 19 Feb 2006 06:57:57 -0800
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Found 3 swans (trumpeters I believe) sleeping on the ice at Prescott. =
Fairly close to shore.
Went down 35 and crossed to Redwing. Lots of eagles and hawks on the =
way.=20
The river really froze over Friday night at Covill Park in Redwing. =
Still lots of Eagles around the whole area in trees. Many visible from =
the park. They were diving on the Mallards, Golden Eye and Common =
Mergansers in the patch of open water as you enter the park.
At the Lake Pepin turn out on 61, there were a few patches of open =
water. A large flock of Golden Eyes were trying to relax, but 4 eagles 2 =
adults and 2 immature kept diving on them. Sometimes the fear would get =
to them and instead of diving and trying to move out of the way quickly, =
large numbers would take to the air. It was quite a site. Lots of other =
eagles in the area on the ice near the small open patches.
Continued to Wabasha. Several eagles sitting at the patches of open =
water along the way. Only saw 1 eagle from the river drive.
Crossed into Nelson and went to Alma Wisconsin. There was the usual =
feeding frenzy that happens when the rest of the river is frozen. 25 to =
30 eagles in the air and many more in the trees on the island.
Didn't really keep count but estimate about 250 eagles total on the trip =
and numerous hawks mostly red tails.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Found 3 swans (trumpeters I believe) =
sleeping on=20
the ice at Prescott. Fairly close to shore.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Went down 35 and crossed to =
Redwing. Lots of=20
eagles and hawks on the way. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The river really froze over Friday =
night at Covill=20
Park in Redwing. Still lots of Eagles around the whole area in trees. =
Many=20
visible from the park. They were diving on the Mallards, Golden Eye and =
Common=20
Mergansers in the patch of open water as you enter the =
park.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At the Lake Pepin turn out on 61, there =
were a few=20
patches of open water. A large flock of Golden Eyes were trying to =
relax, but 4=20
eagles 2 adults and 2 immature kept diving on them. Sometimes the fear =
would get=20
to them and instead of diving and trying to move out of the way quickly, =
large=20
numbers would take to the air. It was quite a site. Lots of other eagles =
in the=20
area on the ice near the small open patches.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Continued to Wabasha. Several eagles =
sitting at=20
the patches of open water along the way. Only saw 1 eagle from =
the=20
river drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Crossed into Nelson and went to Alma =
Wisconsin.=20
There was the usual feeding frenzy that happens when the rest of the =
river is=20
frozen. 25 to 30 eagles in the air and many more in the trees on the=20
island.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Didn't really keep count but estimate =
about 250=20
eagles total on the trip and numerous hawks mostly red=20
tails.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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