Minnesota
Hastings, Minnesota, February, 23, 2008
My husband and I decided we were going to go to Wabasha, MN to see eagles. We did see some but who would of guessed that the best sightings were in our home town of Hastings, MN! We drove by Lake Rebecca and the Lock and Dam, we saw a baby eagle, two eagles in the trees, and then the most amazing thing happened, one eagle came swooping down right in front of us and landed on the ice of the Mississippi river, WOW! And if that wasn't enough another eagle flew over the Mississippi,right in front of the eagle that was on the ice and the one that landed took flight and both soared high in the sky. WOW!
Gina Purzitza
This bald eagle was sighted December 30th 2007 in Shoreview, Minnesota. (around hwy 96 and lexington--in the suburbs)
It was wonderful to see the big bird so close
:) Tricia Thompson
On December, 4 2007, in the morning, before the
snow storm, there were over 80 Bald Eagles at
Read's Landing, MN, on the Mississippi River at
about 10:00 AM. They were all fishing and flying
around an opening of water with hundreds of
grounded gulls and diving ducks.
On December 4, 2007, there were 27 Bald Eagles from
1 year to 4+ years old at the Minnesota Valley
Wildlife Refuge in Burnsville, MN, between sunrise
and 9:00 AM. Many of them were seen less than 30
yards away. There were also 4 Trumpeter Swans. This
is a great place to photograph eagles.
T.R.Michels
Sighted Bald Eagle this AM in Hopkins, MN at the intersection of Excelsior Blvd. and Blake Road area. Flew into a tree being chased by a crow. First time seeing one so far inside the city.
David Lynch
We recently moved to within 2 blocks of Prior Lake in Prior Lake, MN. Last Friday (9-21-07) I was amazed to see a bald eagle swoop down, kill and eat a Canadian goose across the field from our house. Most of the geese left, but then returned, and watched their comrade consumed by the eagle. I was able to view it with binoculars for over 15 minutes. Quite fascinating, since I've never seen one so close! We saw the eagle again on Sunday, where it perched in a tree for a long time, but did not make a kill.
DS Hanzel
Bald Eagle in downtown Minneapolis on the Mississippi River behind the Main Post Office between the Hennepin Ave. bridge and the 3rd Ave. bridge, on Thursday Sept. 7th 2007. 12:15 p.m. Very Cool!!!
Craig Elliott
The National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN is having their grand opening on September 29-30, 2007.
I'm Lori Mac Neil the first time I had ever set eyes on a Bald Eagle. Doug and I were in Minnesota. I cried. I was so blessed to see two that
day not sure were now. I am going to start sending in my sighting.
I spotted 1 flying over a field in Eau Claire at Exit 69 and 2 in Waseca.
I was on my to work driving north on 169 in Minneapolis and spotted an eagle DIVE onto the other traffic going south. Was amazing, for I could not see what actually happened. Courtesy of Cathy Mahoney
We live in White Bear Lake, MN, with a backyard of
DNR-protected wetlands. We are only 15 miles from
downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, just to
the north St. Paul off of I-35E. In the 16 months we
have been here, we have seen deer, wild turkey, red
fox, and numerous birds, but this was a first.
It was around two o'clock in the afternoon on 12/27
when my oldest son spotted a large bald eagle in the
tree outside our upstairs window. We were perhaps 30
feet away from him - what a majestic beauty he was!!
He sat in the bare-branched tree for perhaps 10
minutes, scouting the area below, before he decided to
change locations and flew off. What a wing-span as
well! All three of my children got to see him, and
what a memory it will be for all of us! Courtesy of Howie, Sheri, Austin, Ali and Andrew Smith
Our family lives about 6miles out of Luverne,MN. in the southwest corner of Minnesota. We live on a farm and often see the eagles in the spring and fall. They usually land in a tilled field and feed off a dead carcus of some kind of dead animal. We have seen many in the trees in our grove behind our house. We live right next to the Blue Mound State Park. We have the Rock River running through our land. We see them sitting in trees in the state park and in trees along the river. We spotted one on 3-14-04 and about 9:30a.m. on our way to church. There were three in a field eating. One had a beautiful white head and the other two had grey or brownish heads. They have been spotted all around the rock river around the Luverne,MN. area. What beautiful and awesome birds to watch! Courtesy of Deb Van Meeteren
I saw a pair in Becker MN, Sherburne County, Circling over county road 4 on the eastern edge of town.
I also saw one just outside of Big Lake, MN about two months ago on county rd. 5 just west of town. Courtesy of J. Lumley
we were driving the river bottom road on sunday march 14 and we seen several eagles in the area just north of Redwood Falls. they have been seen a lot during the summer in the gold mine area. today there were a lot of young and very few adults in this group. Courtesy of Leon King
October 25, 2005 -- I just saw two bald eagles flying
above my house . I live south west of Minneapolis/St.
Paul in Eden Prairie, MN. We live right on the bluffs of
the Minnesota River and I couldn't believe my eyes. Courtesy of Mallory Polk |