[wisb] Re: Bald Eagle: Frame Park in downtown Waukesha
- From: Peg Biltgen <pegbiltgen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:11:06 -0800 (PST)
Great photos of the bald eagle in flight!
I plan on going in search of the Snowy Owl this weekend, so, if anyone has any
recent sitings, I would greatly appreciate it.
Peggy B, Baraboo
--- On Fri, 2/10/12, Wright Family <thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Wright Family <thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Bald Eagle: Frame Park in downtown Waukesha
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:03 AM
Today was a great day!
After work, I stopped to observe the birds in the Fox River at Frame Park in
downtown Waukesha. Initially, I was delighted to watch a gull with a sizeable
fish trying to peck away at it while also making sure it would not sink. So,
the bird would pick off a piece of the fish and eat. While eating, the fish
would start to sink. It would then take off, hover about 6 feet above the
water, and then go into a dive to bring the dead fish back up to the surface.
I enjoyed watching the gull do this about a half dozen times.
A little further up the river at the rental docsk adjacent ot the baseball
diamond, I watched another gull pecking away and eating some nasty looking dead
fish (?). The type of gull looked different than the ring-billed or Herring
Gull.
I spotted several Common Goldeneyes on the far side of the river. With better
light from the other side, I hoped i could get a nicer photo by walking all the
way around. Besides I'd gotten a bit thick in the middle over winter so the
walk would do me some good.
After heading north, I head several of the numerous geese letting out a call.
I looked overhead and noticed an unusual silhoette in the Waukesha sky. The
shadow was approaching northward. Ad it passed me, I was like, "holly crap,
that's a Bald Eagle". It proceeded to leaisurely soar northward. With a
quickened pace, I made it to Moreland Blvd. The eagle had landed in a tree
immediately north of the Moreland bridge. But, as soon as I reached the
sidewalk, a hawk from a nearby tree disturbed the eagle. Both continued north
with hte hawk continually diving at the eagle. Eventually, the eagle was by
itself, diving toward the water, but never getting within 20 feet.
Unfortunately, the eagle was now at least a quarter mile up river from the
bridge.
I decided to try to get a couple photos of the Common Goldeneyes since the
eagle had disappeared beyond a bend on the river. Much to my chagrin, the
Common Goldeneyes weere now on the east side of hte river. Nuts! So, I headed
back north to go back across Moreland Blvd. As I was crossing, I spotted a
couple more Common Goldeneyes north of the bridge. But, better yet, the eagle
had reappeared. I then walked north along the road until I got near the
abandoned tracks that crossed to Cooper Power Systems. There, the eagle was
sitting in a tree. Shortly thereafter, the eagle headed back south to Frame
Park. I met up with another birder who also spotted the eagle. Eventually,
the bird flew off toward the setting sun.
Here are some photos from the day:
Eagle in flight (underside):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849050253/in/photostream
Eagle in tree:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849050141/in/photostream/
Eagle in flight (side):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849049861/in/photostream/
Eagle in flight (side):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849049679/in/photostream/
Red-tailed Hawk (in flight):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849086999/in/photostream/
Please help identify the type of gull:
Gull: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849086767/in/photostream/
Gull hovering:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849086171/in/photostream/
Gull in a dive:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/6849085851/in/photostream/
Thanks,
Tom Wright
Wales
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