Swans are also crowding a small swath of open water near the 2nd wayside south of Goose Island, Hwy 35 So. out of La Crosse. With so little open water on the river, the Swans are more abundant this spring, … Continue reading
I spent some time searching out information on the Ojibwa “Healing the River” walk yesterday. Thought it might interest others, so I’ve included my links in the next entry. Contemplating their walk prompted me to have a look at the … Continue reading
I recently stopped at the new observation platform just south of Goose Island to see the tundra swans scattered over the surface of a thin sheet of ice just south of Goose Island, on Hwy 35 in Wisconsin. They don’t normally … Continue reading
Had a note yesterday from one of my favorite bird photographers, Alan Stankevitz. He reported the amazing sight of seeing a 1000 Swans or more drop out of the sky onto Pool 8 at Brownsville, Minnesota… “While spending a splendid … Continue reading
Now is the time to check out Pools 7 and 8 for abundant eagles and Tundra Swans! Swans will leave just before the ice begins forming in the backwaters. Now that leaves are gone, the Bald eagles and their great … Continue reading
As we drove Minnesota’s Great River Road from Red Wing to La Crescent this weekend… “indicator species” at various waysides highlighted the arrival of Tundra Swans! Such clusters of humans with binoculars and cameras announce the “swan song” of 2011. … Continue reading
I always think November is doubly beautiful if we get an “indian summer”, the early Tundra swans, AND PELICANS all at the same time. That’s what we have right now. So when you see the “swans” check closely… do they … Continue reading
Tundra Swans are moving back into Pool 8… not enough to be really obvious from the Great River Road, but keep an eye out between Goose Island and Stoddard, Wis., and the vicinity of Brownsville, Minn. Within weeks we will … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
We don’t talk a lot about Golden Eagles on www.greatriver.com, because they really are few and far between! But I’ve heard twice now since duck hunting started on the Upper River that they’ve been seen by hunters. They are not … Continue reading