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Date: 3/7/25 6:06 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Saylorville Lake Bald Eagles
One of two photos of the Bald Eagles. On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote: > 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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