“White Buck” harvested in Waukesha County

Here is another WHITE PHASE story from the deer hunt this weekend. In Western Waukesha County, Wis., a hunter snagged a “rare prize”… a white buck. Today’s newspaper notes that the buck was “white” not “albino” as it had brown eyes and some light brown areas. The story notes that white deer are seen sporadically throughout the western regions of Waukesha County. Also note that while white deer are fair game in Waukesha County, it is normally illegal to take a white buck and can result in a steep fine and up to a three year loss of hunting license.  Scroll down or click on GENERAL to see photos of white bear and white sparrows. If you have a photo of a white buck, please email it to info@greatriver.com

PBS Eagle Special this Sunday

 

PBS will be airing Neil Rettig’s documentary on Bald Eagles this Sunday.  Neil filmed quite a bit of this documentary around the La Crosse area including along the river at Brownsville. The La Crosse Tribune has a brief blurb about it along with a trailer of the show. In the trailer, you can see a Coot Catch. From the looks of the footage, this was taken down by Brownsville where there are two excellent bird viewing overlooks. There is a link to this article at:

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/z05eagle.txtDefinitely something to watch Sunday evening!

Now the Tundra Swans are Coming In!

 Tundra Swans are on the river… a large population along Wis Hwy 35, immediately south of Goose Island. At the same time, large numbers of American White Pelicans are resting just north of the Dike above Stoddard. No doubt there are similar populations near Brownsville, MN… let us know if you’ve been over there… and pick up your NEW Volume 1, St. Paul to Dubuque (below) at the Shellhorn Grill just above the birding overlooks in Brownsville!