Máistir Nádúraí: Bald Eagle Watching Days 2006

1.12.2006

Bald Eagle Watching Days 2006

January 14 and 15, 2006

"Each winter in Prairie du Sac and Sauk City, Bald Eagles gather because the strong current below the Prairie du Sac dam keeps the river from freezing, allowing eagles access to their favorite food, fish. The area's bluffs and valleys provide needed shelter from severe weather and roosting for the night."

Link: More information at Wisconsin DNR

Link: Schedule of Events from the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council

Eagle Optics is a proud sponsor of Eagle Watching Days.

Bald Eagle image © 2006 Mike McDowell

Bio:

Mike McDowell has been documenting southern Wisconsin’s flora and fauna since 1987 and began leading field trips in 2002. Prolific at Pheasant Branch Conservancy, other highlighted natural areas include Pope Farm Conservancy, Spring Green Preserve, and the Baraboo Hills. His nature photography has appeared in various publications, newspapers, magazines and was even featured on a Wisconsin Endangered Resources license plate, a Capital Brewery beer label, and a National Geographic publication. He began journaling nature observations on this blog in 2005. He's the recipient of the 2012 Bronze Passenger Pigeon Award from the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in their local communities or state to promote the field of ornithology. He was a finalist in Swarovski’s Digiscoper of the Year photography contest several times. His other interests include insect macro-photography (especially tiger beetles, treehoppers, and robber flies), fossil collecting, amateur astronomy, botany, natural history, and marksmanship with long-range rifles. Once a gigging musician, collecting Fender Stratocasters is a recently revived interest—most prized being a 1957 Vintage Custom Shop 'Mary Kaye' White Blonde. A former IT Professional, he's spent the last 24 years employed in the sport optics industry.