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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2715 on: September 15, 2024, 12:49:18 PM »
 So glad to see the Flyway Cam back up!  :D
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2716 on: October 01, 2024, 11:30:15 AM »
Great views at the Flyway with the new, repaired camera(s).  At about 11:00 this morning, a gang of sub-adult eagles was hanging out on the fallen tree.  Love their different featherings at different ages.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2717 on: October 07, 2024, 11:34:26 AM »
Sandhill cranes at the Flyway in large numbers now.  Great closeup views of one preening its mostly gray feathers.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2718 on: October 11, 2024, 03:50:56 PM »
Cam ops provide some great closeups at the Flyway today.  Plenty of birds to choose from, too!
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2719 on: October 15, 2024, 02:50:26 PM »
FYI to nighttime watchers:  A comet called A3 for short is becoming visible in the western sky after sunset this week, each night appearing higher above the horizon.  Supposed to be visible easily with binoculars and just naked eyes.  RRP cameras that have a view to the west might have A3 on our screens.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2720 on: October 18, 2024, 04:26:13 PM »
Idyllic scene at the Flyway around 4:00 PM.  Many Canadian geese napping peacefully, nearly all facing the same direction.  Why do they do that?
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2721 on: October 28, 2024, 01:23:52 PM »
Two sub-adult BEs shared a favored observation place about Noon today.

What were the unusual Moonsetting views before dawn this morning?  Noticed on DNN, Decorah, and GSB as well as here. 
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2722 on: October 31, 2024, 12:17:45 PM »
Two sub-adult bald eagles in front, in the middle a raft of American white pelicans, then a flock of unknown type of ducks.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2723 on: November 05, 2024, 08:27:41 AM »
From The Beakroom
Quote from: Phyl on November 05, 2024, 08:25:27 AM

I was perusing the Explorer cam sites. And, decided to spend some time at the Flyway.
So glad I did. Looky who I saw there...
 


Mississippi River Flyway Cam   and Explorer Cams   
Nov. 5, 2024  8:14 AM
Camera Time: Nov.5, 2024  8:14 AM CST
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Mississippi River Flyway Cam   and Explorer Cams   
Nov. 5, 2024  8: 14 AM
Camera Time: Nov.5, 2024  8:14 AM CST
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2724 on: November 05, 2024, 12:38:29 PM »
Phyl, great closeups of an eagle that could be one of the Coopers, the resident pair so named because of the dark circles around their eyes like the rock group of the same name.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2725 on: November 07, 2024, 03:03:46 PM »
It's eagle gathering time at the Flyway, similar to GSB today.  Watch the rewind for landings, takeoffs, other birds flying, between about 8:00 and 9:30 this morning. 
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2726 on: November 12, 2024, 11:46:26 AM »
Eagles are everywhere at the Flyway this morning. Perching, watching, hunting, eating.  The scene at the large fallen log about 10:00 AM is worth watching on the rewind. One adult eagle protects its meal of a wading bird, while a dozen sub-adults gather to steal it.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2727 on: November 15, 2024, 01:14:47 PM »
Very calm water this morning, made for lovely mirror images of birds feeding, preening, resting.
Wonder if the eagles ever mistake a mirror image for a real bird as they hunt?
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2728 on: November 27, 2024, 10:42:55 AM »
Betcha that water is really cold this morning.  BEs are observing from a dry perch.
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Re: Flyway Cam NFWR La Crosse
« Reply #2729 on: December 03, 2024, 02:36:21 PM »
The water is freezing at the Flyway.  Eagles watching for an easy meal, geese, ducks, sandhill cranes deciding whether to stay longer or head south.  Have the pelicans already left?
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