Eagles in trees at Colvill Park
More eagles in Red Wing
This morning (Saturday) we found at least 20 eagles in and around Colvill Park. Gusty Northwest winds brought many eagles into the air over He Mni Can/Barn Bluff. We saw…
Eagle flying over downtown Red Wing
Warm temps melting river ice
River ice has broken up in the main channel through Red Wing, making more open water for eagles to fish. A few migrant eagles are in town, joining resident eagles.…
Juvenile eagle appears to beg for food near Colvill Park in Red Wing
Fog and warm temperatures
With warm weather, fog, and little wind, we have not seen many new eagles. The river channel is still ice-covered, but it looks to be thinning. The Prairie Island Nuclear…
Eagles feeding at Lock and Dam #5 near Winona
More eagles at Reads Landing and Lock and Dam #5
We drove down the river to Winona and checked for eagles along the way. Reads Landing had a few dozen eagles and Lock and Dam #5 had over a hundred…
Eagle fishing at Bay Point Park in Red Wing
Eagles fishing in small patches of open water in the river
The river continues to be mostly covered in ice, except for a few patches of open water. On Wednesday we encountered a dozen bald eagles actively fishing in a small…
Immature eagle pulls out a small fish from the bay at Colvill Park among numerous waterfowlImmature eagle pulls out a small fish from the bay at Colvill Park in Red Wing among numerous waterfowl
Ice closing in everywhere, bringing eagles and waterfowl to Colvill Park
With the cold temperatures, the river channel is mostly frozen, with just a few open patches of water. Even the channel at Reads Landing is completely frozen. About 3 dozen…
Colvill Park bay at minus 7 degrees this morning
Eagles continue at Colvill Park with temps below zero
Steam fog was coming off any open water, especially in the bay at Colvill Park. Most of the river channel is covered in ice now. The Xcel Energy power plant…
Dozens of eagles at Colvill Park in Red Wing
Lots of eagles in Red Wing, more ice on the river
We counted at least 36 eagles at Colvill Park in the morning and they were active multiple times during the day. More eagles were seen across the river near the…
Lots of new eagles at Colvill Park in Red Wing
More eagles at Colvill Park with new snow and cold
Cara counted 21 eagles at Colvill Park this morning, and we saw a lot of fishing activity in the afternoon. Ice is forming on the river channel, which is probably…