Eagle Sightings Winter 2006-2007

Nov 1, 2006

Cold, 32 Degrees. 3 Bald Eagle Adults off Wabasha Deck. Tundra Swans arriving at Weaver Bottoms, just south of Weaver Minnesota on Hwy 61. Over 300 swans counted

–MaryBeth Garrigan

Nov 15 Observations and photos
–Al Stankevitz

11-27-06
When driving south from Fountain City there were 3 mature eagles flying over the river fishing at 8 a.m.

–Heidi Hurlburt

Dec 6-7
Temps in single digits over night. Most Tundra Swans have left Alma deck by Dec -7. 47 eagles at the Wabasha Deck area.

–MaryBeth

Dec 10 2006 AM
White Water Hwy 74 north, 1 bald eagle, 1 red-tailed hawk. Ponds mostly frozen.

Hwy 61 mile marker 45
6 bald eagles at Weaver nest. Over 400 geese and ducks. No swans.

Hwy 61 & 84 junction
1 eagle at the Kellogg nest, 1 eagle at mile marker 59. 91 eagles counted from the Wabasha Deck, as well as over 200 gulls, 4 swans  and a Pileated Woodpecker.

–Submitted by Ron Laack

Dec 14, 1-2 pm
Reads’s Landing 1st and second pull-off, sunny 48 degrees, 10-15mph wind. 89 bald eagles, most eagles standing on ice, with 10-15 fishing and 5 perched in trees. Also 550 mergansers, 700 golden eye and 100 mallards.

–Submitted by Brad Thiem

Dec 16
Reads Landing nest area, 500 mergansers and other ducks, 26 eagles plus one eagle in the nest. 1 pelican and an eagle catching and eating a fish were observed.

Lake Pepin off 214th Ave., 17 eagles, 75 ducks.

Lake Pepin Hwy 61 Geological Marker, 19 eagles and over 400 ducks.

Wabasha Deck
23 eagles

–Submitted by Ron Laack

Dec 17 2006
Bass Camp off Hwy 61 near mile marker 39, 14 eagles. Hwy 61 mile marker 40, 8 eagles. Hwy 61 mile marker 41, 21 eagles and over 1000 water fowl.

Near Minneiska mile marker 43, 18 bald eagles and 1 eagle in a nest. Mile marker 45, 6 bald eagles.

Wabasha Deck
20 eagles

–Submitted by Ron Laack

Dec 24, 2006

- Wabasha Deck 10am-11am
14 eagles Eagle nest N. of bridge, no birds on nest

Dec 29, 2006
40+ eagles counted along Hwy 61 between Camp Lacupolis and Read’s Landing located about a mile north of Wabasha.

–Submitted by Ron Laack

Happy New Year!
Sunny and in the 40′s, 8-10 eagles flying around the Wabasha Deck. Read’s Landing, 20 eagles sighted.

January 4th
41 degrees at  9 a.m. in Read’s Landing and Camp Lacupolis There are loads of eagles here, I counted 90 from the Lake Pepin geological marker looking out just north of Wabasha. The ice is not close to the Minnesota side off Hwy 61 so most were sitting along the ice 1/2 mile away and had to be viewed with binoculars.

By 10:30 they started flying and soaring and there was a nice group of eagles, 7-8 settling over the Wabasha Observation Deck at 11:15. WCCO TV Twin Cities will be broadcasting footage of this the 10 p.m. news Sunday

 

Jan. 7th.

If it gets colder this weekend , you’ll see more eagles.

–Submitted by MaryBeth

January 5th
A snowy owl reported off Hwy42 & 595 St. at mile marker 21.

Jan 6th
Read’s Landing, 63 eagles. Wabasha deck, 25 eagles.

January 7th
34 degrees at 10 a.m., visitors reported 40-45 eagles by Maiden Rock and more on the Wisconsin side of Lake Pepin this morning.

Noon
Starting to snow with wind shifting from NW, the ice shelf on lake Pepin has melted to the far Wisconsin side. Visitors report many eagles flying over bluffs on the Wisconsin side riding the updrafts.

– Submitted by Ron Laack

January 11th
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. high clouds with some sun, temps in the  20′s.

Winona Twin Bluffs, 2 Bald Eagles, Twin Bluffs Dakota, 10 Bald Eagles. I-90 to LaCrosse 39 Bald Eagles on Black River. LaCresent-Stoddard 6 Bald Eagles, Stoddard- Genoa 18 Bald Eagles, Victory-Blackhawk 1 Bald Eagle, Blackhawk 20 Bald Eagles.

Blackhawk-Desoto 104+ Bald Eagles with half flying and half in trees. 1 Golden Eagle. Desoto Lansing turnoff 3 Bald Eagles, Lansing-Ferryville 17 Bald Eagles, Ferryville-Lynxville 6 Bald Eagles, Lynxville to Dam 90 Bald Eagles, Dam 93 Bald Eagles.

Gordon’s Bay to Prairie Du Chien 24+ Bald Eagles, McGregor-Marquette 8 Bald Eagles, Marquette-Effigy Mounds 3 Bald Eagles, Effigy Mounds-Nobles Island 1 Bald Eagle, Nobles Island t-Harper’s Ferry 2 Bald Eagles, Harper’s Ferry-Power Plant 3 Bald Eagles, Power Plant 3 Bald Eagles,  Power Plant-Lansing 1 Bald Eagle.

Reno-Brownsville 19 Bald Eagles, La Cresent-Dakota 2 Bald Eagles, Dakota-Twin Bluffs 6 Bald Eagles.

Grand Total WI, MN, IA loop 301 Bald Eagles and 11 nests  with 6 eagles on them.

–Submitted by Bob and Jean Duncanson

January 14th
1-3 p.m Wabasha Deck 27 Bald Eagles, Hwy 42 west of Plainview 2 Bald Eagles, Hwy 42 mile marker 25 6 Bald Eagles, A snowy owl off Hwy 42 at mile marker 18

–Submitted by Ron Laack

January 17th

Read’s Landing,  approximately 50 Bald Eagles sited by travelers.

January 20th
Hwy 42 mile marker 1 Hawk. Reeds Landing 60 Eagles & 1 Eagle nest in tree. Lake Pepin (1st turn off) 1 Eagle. Wabasha Deck 26 Eagles & a brownish bat. Wings over Alma 26 Eagles.

February 10
Minnesota City…..Bass Camp Bald Eagles 6, Bass Camp…..Wabasha Bald Eagles 2, Wabasha by itself Bald Eagles 2, Read’s Landing Bald Eagles 33, Read’s Landing 2nd rest stop Bald Eagles 4. Minnesota Total 47

Nelson…Alma Bald Eagles 1, Alma by itself Bald Eagles 12, Fountain City…Winona Junction Bald Eagles 3. Wisconsin Total 16

February 18th
Hwy 42 To Plainview MN 3 bald eagles, Wabasha Deck MN 33 bald eagles over 200 ducks/geese, Hwy 61 Read’s Landing MN 12 bald eagles, Lake Pepin 1st overlook 4 bald eagles, Lake Pepin Geo. Marker 12 bald eagles, Coville Park Red Wing MN 30-40 bald eagles.

–Submitted by Ron Laack

February 20 email
I made it to Wabasha on Saturday and Sunday. Got some pictures up by Reeds Landing, there were 7 eagles on an ice flow. Then we saw one flying by while we were eating at Slippery’s. On Sunday we went to Alma and saw three in a tree by the Lock and dam. Then we drove to the Center for some pictures of Angel, Harriet and Columbia. Then we went for a ride up to Red Wing. We saw a sign for an Eagle Watch at Collville Park, so we went into the park and immediately saw six in a tree, two in another tree and probably thirty or more flying by and trying to pick up fish while out in the river area. Here (is a picture) that I took.

–Stan Spruce from L’Anse, Michigan

Winona …Twin Bluffs Bald Eagles 2, LaCresent… Stoddard Bald Eagles 1, Blackhawk Bald Eagles 1, Blackhawk …Desoto Bald Eagles 1.

MN/Wisconsin Total 5

Harpers Ferry Power Plant Bald Eagles 9, Lansing Bald Eagles 2, LaCresent…Dakota Bald Eagles 2.

IA/MN Total 13

–Submitted by Bob and Jean Duncanson

February 27
9:45 am observed about 50 eagles at Read’s Landing and many eagles soaring today. The wind out of the south and the eagles seem to be taking advantage of the weather fronts today!

–MaryBeth

March 10, 2007
Minnesota City…..Bass Camp Bald Eagles 6, Wabasha Bald Eagles 3, Read’s Landing Bald Eagles 3, 1st Reed’s Landing rest stop…2nd rest stop Bald Eagles 30.

MN Total 48

Buffalo City…Fountain City Bald Eagles 2.

WI Total 2

Grand Total 50

–Submitted by Bob & Jeanne Duncanson

March 10, 2007
Wabasha Deck Bald Eagles 8 Bass Camp Bald Eagles 40, Bass Camp…..Minneski Bald Eagles 39, Weaver nest Bald Eagles empty, Kellogg Nest Bald Eagles 1, Read’s Landing Bald Eagles 18, Read’s Landing… 1st rest stop Bald Eagles 16, 1st rest stop…2nd rest stop Bald Eagles 21.

–Submitted by Ron Laack

March 11, 2007
Wabasha Bald Eagles 13, North of Alma Bald Eagles 2, Wings over Alma Bald Eagles 5, Rieck’s Lake Bald Eagles 1, Over 1000 Ducks North of Alma Dam.

–Submitted by Ron Laack

March 15, 2007
Along river south of Wabasha Bald Eagles 10.

–Submitted by Marybeth Garrigan

Winter Golden Eagle Count 2007 for SW Wisconsin and SE Minnesota
photo by Carol Knabe

The National Eagle Center’s involvement in bald eagles surveys have been done as a part of EagleWatch since 1989. A Golden Eagle survey coordinated by National Eagle Center Program Specialist Scott Mehus is now in its 3rd year. Scott’s 2007 count is currently up to 41 golden eagles for the day and 51 for the week, with some routes totals still yet to be received. This is up from last years 23 for the count day and 29 for the week. Scott also reported 328 mostly adult bald eagles, 170 red-tailed hawks, 31 rough-legged hawks, and 20 kestrels along the routes well.

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