Nov 9 Tundra Swan Update… they are out there!
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Thousands of swans are still tucked into the bays south of Goose Island. A Beautiful weekend, come on out. Look for swans in the rice bed as well as the pools! Enjoy!!
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Woohoo! Tundra Swans by the thousands this morning!
Had the great joy this morning of seeing thousands of pristine white Tundra Swans along Wisconsin’s Hwy 35, just to south of Goose Island! The sky was full of flying swans as well as swans filling the ponds. When I … Continue reading
Yep, Tundra Swans Are Moving!
Tundra Swans are beginning to appear in larger numbers on Pool 8. Check at the waysides south of Goose Island on Hwy 35, and south of Brownsville, MN, on Hwy 61 S. To see historical data on our fabulous Tundra … Continue reading
Tundra Swan Reflection
We are blessed to have a number of really wonderful wildlife photographers on the Upper Mississippi River. I’ve often mention Alan Stankevitz as a favorite. He has posted one of his beautiful Tundra Swan videos with his note and a … Continue reading
Tundra Swans Abundant in Pool 8, above Stoddard, Wi, and off Brownsville, Mn.
The wayside just south of Goose Island County Park, along Hwy 35 is offering excellent viewing of Tundra Swans and ducks once again. The Brownsville wayside on the Minnesota shore should be equally as busy. There are often DNR folks and … Continue reading
First Tundra Swans Arrive in Pool 8!
Just ahead of our first major COLD spell of the season, a few dozen Tundra Swans are visible along Wisconsin Hwy 35, just south of Goose Island and La Crosse. There will also be naturalist/Interpreters on hand at the new … Continue reading
Early Arrivals: Cranes, Tundra Swans. Eagles on the Move and on the Nest
During our brief early February “summer” our Mississippi River big birds made their move to the North. Sandhill Cranes, in. Tundra Swans migrating north overhead in huge flocks… check. Bald Eagles are currently everywhere… 17 on the edge of the … Continue reading
Tundras Arriving; but Later and in Lower Numbers
Thank you to my favorite photographer for his first Tundra Swan alert: “After a long and arduous wait the Tundra Swans have finally arrived in number on Pool 8 of the Mississippi River. (Usually I am busy photographing along … Continue reading
Tundra Swans in Pool 8
Reports of perhaps 1000 Swans resting off the Brownsville, MN, overlook. Saw about a dozen south of Goose Island at the overlook. Large numbers of Pelicans as well! Naturalists were available with spotting scopes. Thanks, folks!
Tundra Swans Arrive
A few days ago, my Tundra Swan search on the Mississippi River south of La Crosse came up empty. Today, small groups are out there south of Goose Island and most likely Brownsville, MN, as well. If you spot Swans, … Continue reading