2013 Bald Eagle Thread

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:51 am

Drove around over the weekend and saw a lot of Bald Eagles!

At least 10-15 at Manawa
Saw one north east of Council Bluffs
Saw one flying over the River near the Botanical Gardens.

Also heard there are over 100 at DeSoto Bend.

Here is one from Manawa:

icejammer · Post by **icejammer** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:10 am

Brad wrote:Drove around over the weekend and saw a lot of Bald Eagles!

At least 10-15 at Manawa
Saw one north east of Council Bluffs
Saw one flying over the River near the Botanical Gardens.

Also heard there are over 100 at DeSoto Bend.

Nice shot Brad! Â A weekend ago, there were around 40-50 eagles just sitting on the ice at Manawa, plus another 10 or more in the trees. Â I heard there were upwards of 200 at DeSoto Bend. Â There's at least a couple on the east side of Council Bluffs as well.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:46 am

icejammer wrote:There's at least a couple on the east side of Council Bluffs as well.

There were at least 3 on that pond back by the New Google, North of Bunge.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:13 am

Last night they were all paired up for the most part...

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:21 pm

DeSoto Bend
Total = 122
Bald Eagle (adult) 56
Bald Eagle (juv) 66

Squaw Creek
Total = 118
Bald Eagle (adult) 28
Bald Eagle (juv) 90

Post by **nebugeater** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:31 pm

A couple photos I took at Desoto Bend on Saturday AM

Eagle Desoto Â Bend-19 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Eagle Desoto Â Bend-60 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:42 am

Nice! Â looks like you got up and close to that first one!

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:49 pm

Very cool! I think I might make the trip to DeSoto tomorrow!

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:01 pm

almighty_tuna wrote:Very cool! I think I might make the trip to DeSoto tomorrow!

Don't go to Manawa, there were zero there on Saturday.

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:16 am

I went to Desoto on Sunday and only saw one. Â On Saturday at Manawa I saw two.

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:17 am

EastCB wrote:I went to Desoto on Sunday and only saw one. On Saturday at Manawa I saw two.

Those photos above were from Saturday AM that I posted. Â I only saw three at Desoto then.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:00 pm

DeSoto was a bust today. Nothing but cold and snow. Saw one hawk at Wilson Island.

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:31 pm

Six eagles today ay Manawa.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:48 pm

EastCB wrote:Six eagles today ay Manawa.

Nice. Â I only saw one yesterday... Â However the ice was starting to open up a little so I figured they would be back soon.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:22 pm

Dozens of Eagles at manawa today!

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:56 pm

Great, Brad. I will go again tomorrow. They are so awesome!! Am thinking of buying a property on the lake so I can enjoy them all the time!!

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:30 pm

Stopped counting at 80 this am at Manawa.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:30 pm

EastCB wrote:Stopped counting at 80 this am at Manawa.

Wow!

Where they out on the ice again or in the trees?

Here are are a couple from yesterday...

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:56 pm

most were on the ice.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:05 pm

Probably only 20 or so there today. Â Ice is 100% gone!

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Post by **Brad** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:52 pm

Desoto Bend:

Birds of Prey
Bald Eagle (adult) 131
Bald Eagle (juv) 153

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:52 pm

Went through Manawa between 11:30 & 12:30 today. Â Saw probably 25 eagles, most where a ways off of where i had time to get to....or could get to

Lake Manawa 3 13 2013 -42 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Lake Manawa 3 13 2013 -2 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Lake Manawa 3 13 2013 -22 by nebugeater, on Flickr

Post by **Brad** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:01 am

I hope they are still there tomorrow when the 400 F2.8 L IS arrives!

Post by **nebugeater** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:48 pm

Brad wrote:I hope they are still there tomorrow when the 400 F2.8 L IS arrives!

I drove through today about an hour ago. Â No camera with today. Â Ony saw about 10 total today but they were there.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:12 pm

1. Â Probably my best eagle shot ever!

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Post by **Coyote** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:49 pm

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:07 pm

One more from St Patrick's Day

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Post by **Brad** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:44 pm

Saw at least one, possibly a second Bald Eagle today on the Platte River near Linoma.

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:41 pm

Eagles, raptors fly through Hitchcock Nature Center
Birds use hills around center as protection from wind

KETV wrote:North America’s most iconic birds are on their way south, and one of the best viewing areas is a short drive from Omaha.
As bald eagles make their way south by way of the river, they use hills around the Hitchcock Nature Center as protection from the wind
In 2012, bird watchers recorded more than 1,000 bald eagles migrating through the area and more than 10,000 raptors.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:24 pm

I drove through Manawa the yesterday and saw Zero...

Post by **Brad** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:26 pm

Drove around Manawa This afternoon. Â Lake was mostly frozen. Â I was suprised to see Zero Bald Eagles. Â Could have been the time of day.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:12 pm

177 Bald Eagles at Squaw Creek Yesterday!

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:54 pm

Some bodies need to get down there for photos! Â :;):

Post by **Brad** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:07 pm

I made the rounds today to all my Bald Eagle spots and saw ZERO!

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:28 pm

Well, Brad and I tried to shoot eagles at Squaw Creek today but I came up empty on usable photos but did come away with a few other photos:

and then these:

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:38 pm

And I came within an 1/8 of a second on getting a great pic, running out of shot gun:

icejammer · Post by **icejammer** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:24 pm

Should have gone to Manawa, supposedly the eagles are there now

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