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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #375 on: November 15, 2018, 11:32:17 AM »
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« Reply #376 on: November 20, 2018, 07:55:17 PM »
Here is a great resource for birding in the Upper Mississippi Flyway.  Even though it is dated 2003, it still is helpful and has an amazing amount of information including a seasonal count of birds and nesting frequency in the Upper Mississippi Refuge and a great map of birding locations near the flyway cam:  https://experiencemississippiriver.com/10states/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Binder7.pdf
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« Reply #377 on: November 21, 2018, 01:37:11 PM »
Cold, snow, open water - perfect eagle day! So much fun to watch their interactions.

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« Reply #378 on: November 21, 2018, 02:22:09 PM »
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« Reply #379 on: November 24, 2018, 02:11:26 PM »
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« Reply #380 on: November 29, 2018, 09:05:04 AM »
I spy 10 eagles

2018-11-29 (7) by Lori Davis, on Flickr
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« Reply #381 on: November 29, 2018, 12:21:49 PM »
Lots and lots of big, beautiful, slightly damp eagles on the flyway today! Great shot, Lori! ;)
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« Reply #382 on: December 01, 2018, 12:23:44 PM »
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« Reply #383 on: December 03, 2018, 06:40:35 AM »
I saw this comment by RRP last night on the Explore chat board:

"With little sun lately, the solar panels have not been collecting enough juice to run the cam through the night. We have been conserving energy with the system by not using the IR night vision when the weather has not been sunny. The cam should come back live tomorrow morning ;)"
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« Reply #384 on: December 06, 2018, 10:34:42 AM »
About 1.5 hours ago DEC 6, the bravest goose in the world was chasing off several eagles from the ice. None were very serious about leaving, but if you need a smile this morning, rewind to about 1:30 and enjoy.

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« Reply #385 on: December 06, 2018, 11:49:49 AM »
STL - Amazing! Flap, run, flap, run, flap, slide!  ;D ;D Thanks for the heads up. Very curious and entertaining.
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« Reply #386 on: December 06, 2018, 11:56:42 AM »
This new camera has been such fun, and educational, too.
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« Reply #387 on: December 15, 2018, 01:19:43 PM »
Finding early success during bald eagle watching season on the Mississippi

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-moran-eagle-watching-season-dubuque-st-1215-story.html


A photo taken through a pair of binoculars shows a solitary bald eagle perched in a tree below Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, Iowa, in early December. (Moran family/News-Sun)
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #388 on: December 17, 2018, 12:08:10 PM »
From RRP's FB page:

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While we aren't seeing quite as many birds on the Mississippi Flyway cam right now, eagles are still attracted to stretches of open water near the island. This video gives a nice look at two eagles interacting. Slow the video down and in the seventh second you will see the flying eagle swoop in with its feet down, while the perched eagle jumps up and puts its talons out: https://youtu.be/2StqpGVNZXM. Was this interaction serious or playful? Maybe a bit of both. While the flying eagle knocks the perched eagle off, it doesn't come back for more interaction and the perched eagle isn't harmed.


Coming in. The flying eagle has circled in and the perched eagle is ready for an interaction. Both are adults, but I'm not willing to guess sex.


Talons up! Consider this a ground-based lock and whirl. No air, no whirl! Having said that, we've seen falcons do the same thing. We can think of two sites - Dubuque and Cohasset - where females stay in the nest instead of flying and attacking. When approached during banding, they sometimes roll over and foot - very similar to what we are seeing here.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #389 on: December 18, 2018, 12:26:30 PM »
Great info T40!  Here's a slo-mo version...

Mississippi River Flyway | Eagle on slippery ice & spectacular eagle attack ~ 12-16-2018   8) Both are doing just fine.
https://youtu.be/hH-umgrXsmo via Eagle Cam
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