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Duke Addicks and "Angel" a Bald Eagle from the National Eagle Center watch for eagles
















UNTIL THE ARTICLE ON NESTING EAGLES IS POSTED BY ME, WATCH A LIVE EAGLE ON THE NEXT BY CLICKING HERE (THIS LINK WILL REMAIN EVEN AFTER MY ARTICLE IS COMPLETED!): http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/
 
COMING SOON--A NEW PAGE ON WATCHING NESTING EAGLES, INCLUDING SPECIFIC NESTS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING AREA WHERE NESTING EAGLES CAN BE OBSERVED WITHOUT DISTURBING THEM. THIS NEW ARTICLE SHOULD BE HERE BY MARCH 20TH. THE EAGLES ARE INCUBATING THEIR EGGS. BUT WILL THERE BE NESTING SITES FOR ALL OF THE EAGLES THAT WILL FLEDGE THIS YEAR? THERE'S GETTING TO BE A LOT OF EAGLES!
 
The current article on this web site is Wild Eagle Watching in the Twin Cities Area, including Minneapolis, St. Paul and suburbs and areas south along the Mississippi River. It contains the following information:
 
  • Introduction
  • How Do I Know About Eagles?
  • Bald Eagle Winter Habits and Habitats
  • Adult Bald Eagles Are Here Throughout the Year
  • Immature Bald Eagles Are Here Also
  • Eagles Are Here to Eat
  • What Time of Day Do Eagles Fish?
  • Wjere Do Eagles Go At Night?
  • I Need Your Help and Feedbacl
  • I'm Available
  • Where to Watch Eagles in Winter In the Twin Cities Area--a list of likely viewing spots, with directions and information on what you will see
  • Where to Watch Eagles in Winter on the Mississippi River South of the Twin Cities--another list with directions and viewing information
  • Acknowledgments
  • Consider Contributing
  • Good Recent Books About Bald Eagles
  •  Links to sites referenced in this article.

 

Bald eagle soaring off endangered list

 Delisting of national bird could happen within the next year

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2006; Posted: 12:01 p.m. EST (17:01 GMT)

 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The bald eagle, the national bird depicted on the Great Seal of the United States carrying arrows and an olive branch, is a step closer to coming off the endangered species list.

 

The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service issued draft voluntary guidelines Monday that spell out how landowners, land managers and other should protect the bird once it no longer is safeguarded by the 1973 law.  The majestic, white-headed eagle has been on the list for decades  …

 

WILD EAGLE WATCHING NEWS!
 
During February and March, there are a lot of eagle watching events on the Mississippi. For a list of these events, see the calendar in the current issue of Big River Magazine (which also contains my article about Zeb Pike, who explored the Upper Mississippi in 1805-1806. The link to Big River's Eagle Watching calendar is
 
The DNRs of the various states along the Mississippi have recntly done an eagle count by flying over the Mississippi and also having citizens report on the eagles they counted. Because there are many places where the Mississippi is not frozen, many more places than in the usual winter, the eagles are dispersed along the river. There is still high counts at the locations where eagles usually come in colder winters, leading facts to the theory that eagles return to the same wintering areas just as they return to the same nest year after year.
 
Still plent of eagles at the Reed's landing and Wabasha's National Eagle Center locations. For more information about the eagles there, check out their web site--it has daily reports of the numbers and locations of the eagles in the area. Their web site is found in the article on eagle watching contained in this web site.
 
Let us know what's going on! To contribute eagle watching news, send an email to me at dukeaddicks@earthlink.net
 
 
Duke Addicks Tells
River Tales
About Eagles, Thunderbirds,
American Indians, Explorers, Ghosts and More!
 
For a complete schedule of my upcoming presentations or to schedule a River Tales presentation see
 

All proceeds from my HONOR THE EAGLES! presentations not given as a volunteer for the Raptor Center, National Eagle Center or a National Wildlife Refuge, are given in my  capacity as stoyteller for the Mdewakanton Indian Community of Mendota and any fee charged for my program is donated to the Community to support their cultural activities on behalf of the eagles.

 

 None of my efforts on behalf of the eagles, including this Wild Eagle Watching Web Page, result in any financial benefit to me. All of my time is donated in one way or another.

 
 
 
















Duke Addicks
1453 Hoyt Avenue West
Falcon Heights, MN 55108
(651) 643-0622 dukeaddicks@earthlink.net
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In this space I will list links to web sites which may be of special interest to eagle watchers. Links to sites referenced in the article are listed at the end of the article.

Eagle Bluff Scenic and Natural Area, on the Mississippi River in Minnesota. This is one of the best known roosting sites along the river:

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/sna01086/index.html