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FinnBMD

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #330 on: October 14, 2018, 05:16:12 PM »
It has been snowing here for about an hour--not sticking to the ground--but still the weather is wintery with temps in the low 30s and winds coming out of the NW.  Tundra swans may be on the way!  Thousands will travel down this part of the MR on their way south to Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas.

I'm attaching info from the Friends of the Refuge Mississippi River Pools 7 & 8 FB page about Tundra Swans (Lake Onalaska is in Pool 7 about 8 miles south of the Dresbach dam and about 20 miles north of the dam at Genoa):

"Over 24,000 migrating tundra swans were counted in a one-day survey last November on Pool 8 between Dresbach and Genoa. What brings them here? Arrowhead! This aquatic plant is a critical food source for migrating tundra swans that dig up the tubers that grow on the roots of the plant, kind of like tiny potatoes!  During migration, each tundra swan will eat about 6 lbs of tubers a day. These "duck potatoes" provide them with the carbohydrates they need to have energy for their long migration journey to the Chesapeake Bay.

Many people ask when the swans will be here. It is hard to give exact dates because it depends on the weather. As waterways begin to freeze up north, the swans move south to find food and open water. We do know that the swans stay on the Upper Mississippi River Refuge for an average of 33 days. The flowing waters of the Mississippi take longer to freeze and the swans use this time to take advantage of the plentiful buffet of aquatic plants."
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #331 on: October 14, 2018, 07:47:27 PM »
Finn, thanks for that great report about the tundra swans. Wow - I can't wait to see them. That is great info about their migration patterns.  The Blackwater NWR on the Chesapeake Bay in Md. is a great place to see them (& zillions of other waterfowl) in winter. What a trip they make. Thanks for alerting us!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #332 on: October 15, 2018, 12:42:46 AM »
From RRP's FB page:

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Our Mississippi River Flyway Cam system shut down again last night. We will be checking it again to identify and fix the problem this coming week and looking at some options with our technicians as well as a site visit to the island. We're so sorry and thank you for your patience ... we miss watching too! Meanwhile, please enjoy the highlights there.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #333 on: October 17, 2018, 03:58:29 PM »
Yes, I have noticed the same lack of "picture in picture" view for the timelines at Decorah and the Decorah North cam sites. Hope they get it back soon. The thumbnails are perfect for deciding how far back to scroll to watch something interesting.

Funny, I was searching the Forum to find someone to complain to about this very issue!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #334 on: October 17, 2018, 08:13:26 PM »
Quote from: STLbf on October 17, 2018, 03:58:29 PM
Yes, I have noticed the same lack of "picture in picture" view for the timelines at Decorah and the Decorah North cam sites. Hope they get it back soon. The thumbnails are perfect for deciding how far back to scroll to watch something interesting.

Funny, I was searching the Forum to find someone to complain to about this very issue!
The missing thumbnail image when rewinding or fast-forwarding the video is a YouTube issue, and was a result of one of their recent updates.  They are working on it, but we don't have a timeline on when the thumbnail will be back.  I feel your pain; it's really hard to find specific incidents to capture on video without it.  Hang in there.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #335 on: October 18, 2018, 02:49:02 PM »
Cam is live now!! Yahoo! Don't know how long it will last... Don't see any swans - yet. ;)
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« Reply #336 on: October 18, 2018, 05:35:14 PM »
Does that look like DM or UME-2?  8)

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #337 on: October 19, 2018, 02:11:04 AM »
c'mon now, the couch is too long already.  ;) ;)

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« Reply #338 on: October 22, 2018, 07:11:50 AM »
 :o 8)

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #339 on: October 22, 2018, 01:21:57 PM »
Sunrise videos from today, October 22, 2018:


https://youtu.be/vpVw01rQaE0


https://youtu.be/t6uP8gVjvcA

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« Reply #340 on: October 22, 2018, 01:50:07 PM »
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #341 on: October 23, 2018, 09:12:16 AM »
10/22/18 Eagle baths: https://youtu.be/SrH6H3w7Jb8


10/22/18 Sunset: https://youtu.be/-ieWeu-4_gI

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #342 on: October 23, 2018, 10:23:42 AM »
First tundra swans this morning around 10:00 central time (sorry I don't have a picture--that skill is beyond me) but it was a family of 4--2 adults and 2 cygnets .

Here is an up-to-date list of birds seen on the camera since it went live from "flowerbear"--a chatter on the site.  I have his/her permission to post it here in the Forum.

Chatter List of Birds of Mississippi River Flyway Explore Cam, 10/23/18. List is of 'official' common names, alphabetically by last name. (List started 9/26/18)
SIGHTINGS:
Cormorant, Double-crested
Crow, American
Crane, Sandhill
Eagle, Bald
Egret, Great
Gadwall
*Goose, Canada (sp./? subsp.?)
**Goose, Common Canada
Gull, Franklin's
Gull, Herring
Gull, Laughing
Gull, Ring-billed
Heron, Black-crowned Night-
Heron, Great Blue
Kingfisher, Belted
Mallard
Owl, Great Horned
Pintail, Northern
Pelican, American White
Shoveler, Northern
Swallow (sp. Tree? Barn? Cliff? Northern Rough-winged?)
Swan, Tundra (Whistling)
Teal, Blue-winged
Teal, Green-winged (added 11/6)
Tern, Caspian
Tern (sp.)
Thrasher, Brown
Wigeon, American
OTHER POSSIBLE BIRD SIGHTINGS:
Coot, American?
Plover (sp.?)?

More birds added 11/24:
SIGHTINGS:
Bufflehead
Falcon, Peregrine

OTHER ANIMALS
Beaver
*Canada Goose has several species or subspecies or whatever, depending on what reference you're using. if anyone knows the most recent 'official' nomenclature, please let me know and i'll fix the list.
**Name from The Sibley Guide to Birds, pub. 2000
REFERENCES:
Books: The Sibley Guide to Birds, by David Sibley;
originally published 2000
Online: allaboutbirds.org, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
various Audubon sites

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #343 on: October 23, 2018, 10:30:26 AM »
It was great to see the swans, Finn. Noticed two (the cygnets?) looked younger. Do you know why they kept "dipping" their heads up and down?

Thanks so much for the list of  birds seen so far. I'm hoping to mark off alot of them in time. Beautiful place.

F22

Have whooping cranes ever been spotted here? Not sure if a migration route is along this corridor.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #344 on: October 23, 2018, 10:48:44 AM »
Yes, F22--the 2 cygnets had the gray feathering on their topsides.  I thought they were tundras because their beaks seem to have a fairly straight feathering line vs. the more angled line of a trumpeter but I may have been so excited that I missed something.  It is simply wonderful to see the swan families traveling together.  I've read that the head bobbing is associated with vocalizations so it may be a form of communication.  Trumpeter swans also are head bobbers. 
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