[mou] Miss. River Sightings

[Matt Baumann]

In the drive down HWY 61, between Winona, MN and La Crosse, WI, one can 
easily see no less than 4 bald eagle nests from the road. There is also 
another nest in Trempeleua NWR visible from the "Wildlife Drive". Throughout 
the winter, along the same Winona - LaCrosse drive, one could reliably see 
bald eagles perched in the trees along the Mississippi River shoreline.

Matt Baumann
Winona, MN

>From: "Dennis Donath" <ddonath@centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: "Dennis Donath" <ddonath@centurytel.net>
>To: "MOU net" <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
>Subject: [mou] Miss. River Sightings
>Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:27:05 -0600
>
>Several of us who live on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River from 
>the WI side have been observing an eagle nest. The nest is on the Minnesota 
>side about 75 yards south of the river bank at mile 807, on the 
>Goodhue/Dakota County border, about three miles downriver from Prescott, 
>WI. Two adults have been working on or sitting next to the nest at various 
>times during the last three weeks. On Feb. 28th, one of the birds spent 
>most of the day in the nest. The other eagle visited periodically and may 
>have brought some food at least once. The location has been reported to the 
>MN DNR. We will do whatever we can to keep ATV's out of the immedite area.
>
>Dennis Donath
>Prescott, WI