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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #660 on: November 14, 2023, 12:47:15 PM »

Shep, it's possible that a bird or two might just hop a barge!  I would guess a seagull might do that.  Pic of a barge with plenty of room on board at almost 1:00 this afternoon.

Barge traffic doesn't seem to disturb the birds.  Birds keep more to the shallows, or just fly away until the barge passes.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #661 on: November 14, 2023, 01:28:05 PM »

I saw an osprey hitch a ride on a fishing boat!

Good pic of barge.
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #662 on: November 19, 2023, 03:21:20 PM »

Hundreds of migrating birds here again today.  Or still.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #663 on: November 24, 2023, 09:19:20 AM »

A pretty November sunrise over Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
Nov 24, 2023 7:29 AM
Camera Time: Nov 24, 2023 7:28 AM CST
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #664 on: November 24, 2023, 09:21:39 AM »

Great Spirit Bluff Falcons - Cliff View
Nov 24, 2023 9:20 AM
Camera Time: Nov 24, 2023 9:19 AM CST
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Nice inclusive view of the nest box, too.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #665 on: November 24, 2023, 12:54:14 PM »

Barge traffic resumes on the Big River this morning.  Nice pic, Phyl.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #666 on: November 25, 2023, 12:40:04 PM »

Eagles are having a major gathering in the trees on the little islands in the River across from the GSB nest box bluff.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #667 on: November 25, 2023, 01:25:16 PM »

O MY!!!!!
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #668 on: November 25, 2023, 03:57:28 PM »

That's some convocation STL!  Wonder what the 'meeting' is about.  ;D
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #669 on: November 26, 2023, 03:07:37 AM »

SNOWING!
SONday, November 26th
BIG dump of snow in Decorah eagles nest!
Cliff isnt that far from Dec Iowa
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #670 on: November 26, 2023, 03:00:00 PM »

EEEeeeewwwww!   :o

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #671 on: November 26, 2023, 04:12:18 PM »

Kinda 'wintery' indeed.
Great snapshot. STL
Brrrr!

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #672 on: November 28, 2023, 12:29:35 PM »

Check the rewind at about 11:00 AM today.  Several eagles cluster around a large prey item, seems large and white, possibly a swan that got stuck in the ice. Kinda far away, so hard to tell.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #673 on: November 30, 2023, 11:38:29 AM »

Sunrise very colorful today all around the area.  And a large group of eagles on the ice that's forming now.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #674 on: November 30, 2023, 11:53:42 AM »

STLbf - thanks for the snaps of the eagle congragation.