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[STLbf]

Ginger, I was also thinking swallows from the way they were flying in and out.  No closeups enough to Identify them more precisely.

Cam ops finding larger birds this morning.  And a beautiful full moon setting. Weather folks where I live called it a Super Moon because it is "close" to Earth in its orbit, one of two full moons this month, the second is called a Blue Moon.

[STLbf]

Cam ops showing amazing closeups of great egret and great blue heron this morning.  That "posing log" is the perfect place, and the birds are really cooperative today.  Bonus bird -- female red-winged blackbird. Note the pale shade of pinkish red on her shoulders.  This post, great egret.  Next post, great blue heron.

[STLbf]

GBH closeups.

[STLbf]

I'm working on ID for the flocks of swallows at the Flyway at this time of year.  Today, I think they may be tree swallows. The females are dark on the back and white belly, and the males have dark and shiny blue feathers with the white, juvies similar to females according to AllAboutBirds.  What do you-all think?

[STLbf]

FYI, the two juvenile turkey vultures at Marshall, MO, fledged early this afternoon.  Check the Forum for pics, and watch on the rewind.

[T40cfr403]

Raptor Resource Project's Cam Life 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUlJdWrSII4

  Aug 6, 2023
What a season 2023 was! We cheered HM, HD, and DH2; celebrated and mourned at Great Spirit Bluff; crossed our fingers for the Decorah North eagles (if one eagle could have incubated an egg all by himself, Mr. North would have done it); and were enthralled by the beautiful birds, turtles, flowers, frogs, and sunrises and sunsets on the Flyway. But the end of the summer is almost here and we need to take our usual fall break for cam maintenance and replacement!

We'll be shutting the Decorah and Decorah north cams down at 5:00 pm CDT on Wednesday, August 16. Come join us for a last 2023 chat on the Decorah nest from from 3 pm to 5 pm nest time (https://www.raptorresource.org/birdca...) and mark your calendars for Saturday, October 14th - the day we turn both cameras back on!

Between now and the 16th, we'll be taking a few strolls down memory lane, thanking some contributors, and sharing fan art and videos. This video was created by Marilyn Mitchell. If you have videos, images, or art celebrating the Decorah Eagles, Decorah North Eagles, GSB Falcons, or the Flyway, please send it my way!

[STLbf]

T40, good to have the dates for cameras off and back on at Decorah and Decorah North.  Correct that the Flyway camera stays on all year?

Today between about 10:00 and 11:00 a group of sandhill cranes posed for closeup pics for the cam ops.  Thanks to all.      

[STLbf]

More closeups of sandhill cranes.  They are larger than great blue herons and great egrets.  Heavier bodies, taller, bigger wingspan.

In 2022, there were sandhill cranes with their babies, called colts, in June.  This year I did not see any, but might have just missed them on the rewinds, pics, and videos.  Anybody know if there were colts on camera in 2023?  Are sandhill numbers up or down at the Flyway?

[STLbf]

Great egret resting one-legged; wish I could stand on one leg that long!

[STLbf]

Somebody could make a great "I Spy" game from Flyway closeups this time of year!!

[pelmomma]

Chatroll at the Decorah Eagles Nest, Decorah North Nest, and the Mississippi River Flyway site is not working correctly.  RRP has been notified.  Thanks for your patience till it gets back to normal.  The cams are still all working fine.

[STLbf]

Wood duck on view at about 11:00 this morning, perched on a dead branch, preening, napping.  Note the red eye and red bill, and muted feather markings.  AllAboutBirds says this is an "eclipse" male, typical in late summer, nonbreeding time.  Watch and learn!

[STLbf]

Red in the morning, sailors take warning -- will it rain or storm later today?

[STLbf]

oooh, oooh, look what the cam ops found at the posing log around noon today -- a banded juvenile peregrine!!
Not from GSB, but still it's a find.  Could be one of the others banded by RRP.  Someone will be able to look it up.
Banded left, black over blue, H-52.

[Phyl]

Mississippi River Flyway Cam
Aug 2, 2023 6:42 AM
Camera Time: Aug 2, 2023 6:42 AM CDT
Birchwoman