The local eagle couples are active, working on their nests, and squabbling over territory with mating season upon us. We found a new nest in a tall pine tree near the golf course on Sixth Street and maybe two new nests at Colvill Park. Lake Pepin is mostly free of ice at this point and a number of eagles were seen feeding from an overlook on US 61 north of Reads Landing. With expected cold weather, more ice will form and we could see more eagles around remaining open water.
Eagle flying over river by Bay Point Park in Red Wing
Eagle sitting in cottonwood tree at Bay Point Park in Red Wing, watching the river
Eagle sitting in cottonwood tree at Bay Point Park in Red Wing, conversing with another eagle across the river
Looking down from He Mni Can/Barn Bluff at an eagle in a tree by the river
Eagle with a fish over the Mississippi River, seen from overlook on US 61 north of Reads Landing
Eagle flying over Mississippi River, seen from overlook on US 61 north of Reads Landing
Eagle flying over Mississippi River, seen from overlook on US 61 north of Reads Landing