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Date: 3/7/25 6:04 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Saylorville Lake Bald Eagles
Thank you for posting so we knew about this Ty. I was able to walk out under the bridge from the Polk City sports field parking and get video and made a panoramic. Clayton Will Madrid On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM Karen Fieg <karenlfieg...> wrote: > Just stopped at the boat ramp to see this amazing gathering! Thanks for > posting, Ty! > > Karen Fieg > Grimes > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 12:40 PM <ty.smedes...> wrote: > >> Yes, there are occasional groups of 5-6 eagles clustered in one spot, and >> am guessing they’ve spotted a winter-killed fish beneath the ice. >> >> >> >> Ty >> >> >> >> From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf >> Of Tim Gedler >> Sent: Friday, March 7, 2025 12:35 PM >> To: Ty Smedes <ty.smedes...> >> Cc: Ia Bird <ia-bird...> >> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Saylorville Lake Bald Eagles >> >> >> >> Wonder if higher degrees of winter fish kill (which is normal most of the >> time)........?? I was out at Raccoon River Park the other day and saw >> significant number of winter kill dead fish along a portion of the north >> shoreline with a smaller number of eagles out on ice edges dining. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 12:21 PM <ty.smedes...> wrote: >> >> Just drove across the Saylorville mile-long bridge. There is a remaining >> ice span, along the north side of the bridge, and I conservatively estimate >> there are 250 eagles scattered across the ice, like stars in the sky! There >> might even be 300. One can only take occasional glances while driving >> across the bridge, so an accurate count is not possible. The ice is going >> out quickly, so this may only last today and possibly tomorrow. It’s the >> largest eagle grouping I’ve ever seen.. >> >> >> >> Ty Smedes >> >> >> >> www.smedesphoto.com >> >> >> >> “There is always more beyond the horizon” >> >> >> >> From a friend in Slovakia >> >> >> >> -- >> Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> >> To search for an unfamiliar location, go to >> https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx >> This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - >> https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested >> in the birds of Iowa. 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