Wildlife Updates

The eaglet in the nest near the river bridge has grown almost as big as his parents! He gets fed regularly with fresh fish from mom and dad. The woods…

Lots of warblers and other migrating songbirds are here. Eagles are continuing to feed their growing babies.

We think the nest across the river from Red Wing now has babies. We've seen the parents apparently feeding the little ones and bring new bedding material for the nest.…

We watch about ten eagle nests in and around Red Wing, and most still are actively occupied. With this, we hope the eggs are incubating well and could hatch soon,…

We have seen at least eight occupied eagle nests in Red Wing, and more likely with females laying eggs. Gusty winds brought eagles flying up around the bluff at Memorial…

After a foggy morning, a few eagles were flying around the river channel near Colvill Park. One eagle in a tree near Bay Point Park was enjoying a rabbit meal,…

Eagles were catching fish and dropping them on the ice after being chased by other eagles. This led to multiple conflicts on the ice over the fish. 

The Xcel steam plant has shut down, causing the water in the bay to freeze. However, we still saw over 25 eagles around the bay and more across the river.

We saw at least 12 eagles around the bay at Colvill Park, and more perched across the river. A few times, an eagle would catch a fish and others would…