After solar eclipse, more birds migrating north
We visited northern Arkansas to see the total solar eclipse and we took a few (thousand) pictures. Back home, we are seeing migrants arriving, including Northern Flickers, Swallows, Bluebirds, and…
We visited northern Arkansas to see the total solar eclipse and we took a few (thousand) pictures. Back home, we are seeing migrants arriving, including Northern Flickers, Swallows, Bluebirds, and…
Strong gusty winds hit Red Wing for a couple days. Hundreds of waterfowl arrived at Mud Lake, across the river channel from downtown Red Wing. Many Mallards, Pintails, Wigeons, and…
A few raptors have been migrating through, including a "Gray Ghost" (Northern Harrier) and multiple Rough-legged Hawks (both light-morph and dark-morph). A large number of American White Pelicans flew over…
Snow and rain fell over the last few days and coated everything. The moisture is very welcome! Two eagles fought over the nest near the river bridge, across the river…
We've seen a number of eagles sitting in their nests to lay then incubate eggs. Incubation time is 34 to 36 days. The pair of Peregrine Falcons have returned to…
Really gusty winds brought many eagles into the air. We found a eagle pair sharing a meal of a big fish on the ice at Bay Point Park. A few…
Eagles were busy at Colvill Park and past two days, and we counted at least twenty. Many of them were immature eagles of various ages. When one caught a fish,…
This morning we saw at least 30 eagles in and around Colvill Park. Most are around the bay and a few across the river.
Red Wing got around 3 to 4 inches of new snow and the temperature was much colder this morning. Today, we saw at least 30 Bald Eagles at Colvill Park,…