Area Bird Count December 5-6th, 2009
Hwy 52 South of Chatfield – herds of cattle grazinf in snow covered fields, 2 eagles
CR 8 – 2 eagles
Prairie Island, Winona – Distant swans, eagle nest, geese, ducks, 2 eagles
Hwy 61 (mm45) – 100’s of swans, 2 eagles
Hwy 74 (mm37) – Junkos, Jays, hawk, 7 eagles
Hwy 74 (mm26) – 3 hawks, deer
Keeper Rd, MN – 2 hawks
Rd4 (Plainview to Lake City) – Junkos, 2 Red tail hawks, rock doves, 5 eagles
Hwy 61 (Lake City to Reads Landing) – Many gulls, 2 eagles
Reads Landing – Eagle nest, 6 eagles
Wabasha Bridge Rd – 3 eagle nests
Hwy 35 ( South of Cedar Ridge Resort, WI) – 1000s of swans in the distance
Riecks Lake, WI – Red tail hawk, 2 eagles
Hwy 37 WI 35 ( Tell Lake) – 3 eagle nests, 1 eagle spotted
Submitted by NEC Volunteers – Ron Laack and Judy Ashonmacher
Tags: Minnesota, National Eagle Center, Upper Mississippi River Refuge, Wabasha