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clarindagirl

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2025 on: May 25, 2022, 05:34:39 PM »

May 25, 2022, Wednesday --  Common Yellowthroat --  Flyway

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2026 on: May 26, 2022, 09:47:07 AM »

May 26, 2022, Thursday, 9:30am --  Mallard  --  Flyway

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2027 on: May 26, 2022, 12:41:44 PM »

May 26, 2022, Thursday, 12:25pm --  Yellow Warbler --  Flyway

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2028 on: May 26, 2022, 12:57:21 PM »

clarinda, thanks for the bird closeups today!  And thanks to the cam ops for the views!    ;D

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2029 on: May 26, 2022, 08:19:06 PM »

clarinda, thanks for the bird closeups today!  And thanks to the cam ops for the views!    ;D
Thx especially to the cam operators.  It's a special talent to see movement, focus and hold the frame.  Greatly appreciated.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2030 on: May 26, 2022, 08:23:10 PM »

Sandhill Crane baby Colts bedtime.  A feathery down Moma bed.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2031 on: May 26, 2022, 08:46:40 PM »

Heard on the radio that the Upper Mississippi is supposed to rise a foot due to Minnesota snow melt and spring rains.  Hope the sandhills find some higher ground.  Mom's current roost will be under water.  :(
Use the talents you possess: for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best.
Iowa Lakes Region, western North Central Iowa

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2032 on: May 31, 2022, 03:34:20 PM »

The SHC colts can swim - paddle, I believe, so they should be OK if the water rises.

Same scenes for several days. Noon today, a good closeup of three young BEs preening.

FYI -- the Marshall Missouri turkey vultures have hatched the two eggs in the past couple of days.  The chicks seem OK and are feeding from the parent(s).  See one pic here, and go to the Forum page for more. "Other Raptor Cams and Information"

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2033 on: June 01, 2022, 10:35:43 AM »

Welcome to June on the Flyway. Beautiful dawn.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2034 on: June 02, 2022, 11:39:51 AM »

Early morning, checking the rewind for the sandhill crane family, I found two parents and one colt in view.  Could be a different family of course, or the second colt wandering out of the view, or fallen as prey.  Anybody with more information?

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2035 on: June 02, 2022, 12:28:51 PM »

Unless something has happened since sunrise this morning both colts are fine.  They seem to stick with a parent and fight when they're together.  :)
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2036 on: June 02, 2022, 12:35:22 PM »

Thanks, eburg, I will check the rewind again.  Always want to see chicks grow to adulthood.

You are correct, both chicks in very early AM pic, see yellow arrows.  Barely visible, so catch the motion on the rewind.  One of the chicks has a limp.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2037 on: June 07, 2022, 12:02:37 PM »

Sandhill crane family on the video rewind very early this morning. Turtles basking and all the regular birds on this lovely day.  Closeup of a mallard female and a blue-winged teal male shows the size difference.  BWT are really little.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2038 on: June 08, 2022, 11:17:37 AM »

Rainy morning on the flyway.  SHC family feeding just after daylight, but no pic.

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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2039 on: June 08, 2022, 03:49:49 PM »

Black crowned night heron and the sandhill crane family early this morning.