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Happy Halloween! Have a boo-tiful day and a bewitching night! Trick or treat? Birds do both!

Happy Halloween!

The ways in which we watch and learn about birds – HD cameras, high-powered spotting scopes and lenses, satellite transmitters, and DNA analyzers – are new, but our interest in birds is very old. Sacred and magical birds are common in folklore, oral traditions, and religious texts, including the Bible, the Torah, the Qur’an, and the Bhagavad-gita. It’s easy to say ancient people lacked a global perspective or scientific knowledge. But a quick search for “birds + omens” reveals how

Stick or Treat? I’ll take the sticks! Nestflix from Trempealeau, Decorah North, Decorah, and Great Spirit Bluff

October 29, 2025: The handsome Mr. North

Happy Halloween week! Today’s treats include some sticky business, a glimpse of the handsome Mr. North, Great Blue Herons visiting N1, and some leaf peeping at Great Spirit Bluff. Stick-or-treat? I’ll take the sticks! Trempealeau Eagles October 26, 2025: A place for every stick! https://youtu.be/9Sx3wZCzIRo?si=nVcOPoSiFQ9Q0Mjm. Building material or office fidget? Every great nest begins with a single stick and not just any twig will do: as watchers know, eagles are real stick-lers for quality. After some eagle side-eye, Mrs. T

October 27: Birds galore! Scenes from Trempealeau, Decorah, Decorah North, and the Flyway

October 26, 2025: Sticky decisions for Mr. and Mrs. T!

It’s been a busy few days for the birds we watch! In July, August, and September, we saw very little of them. But the ever-shortening days awaken a restlessness that sets them in motion. Depending on the site, they might be busy with nestorations (the Ts), shopping for a new home (Great Horned Owls at the North Nest), or enjoying an extended vacation (the Norths). The bulk of the passerine migration is over, but we’re still seeing plenty of ducks,

Busy Eagles, Busy Eagle Neighbors!

October 22, 2025: It takes two T's to tango!

Who are the people in your neighborhood? Mr. North and DNF’s neighbors include this gorgeous Great Horned Owl, white-tailed deer, woodpeckers, migratory birds, and coyotes. As fall deepens and the days grow shorter, animals respond by migrating, building fat reserves, growing winter coats, preparing winter dens, dreys, and burrows, and changing their activity levels and diets. Most mammals don’t hibernate, but many enter torpor – a physiological slowdown that conserves energy during periods of extreme cold and limited food. They

As The Nest Turns – Trempealeau Edition!

October 19, 2025: Mrs. T

Join us on the confusion couch as we sort out the eagles and nests we’re watching in Trempealeau. I’ll bring the popcorn! Eagle activity in Trempealeau is in full swing! Returning watchers might remember that Mr. T’s family life was a little interesting last season. The multi-tasking male divided his time between two nests – the main Trempealeau site and the MN Island nest about four-tenths of a mile away. He tended the Trempealeau nest through incubation, but when hatching

It’s Trempealeau Time!

September 1, 2025: TE3 perches on a streetlight. She's also been sighted on Trempealeau roofs and porches! Photo by Larry Miller.

We have a quick Trempealeau update! TE3 is still hanging around her neighborhood, but she’s away for longer periods of time and depending less on Mrs. T ‘s home cooking/flying fishwagon! Locals have seen her perched in trees, on roofs, on porches, near the Trempealeau Hotel, and flying towards the dam. While TE3 expands her explorations, Mr. T has been seen perching with Mrs. T AND Mrs. MNI. We’ll see what 2026 brings, but for now, the Trempealeau thruple appears

Announcing: Camera Shutdown

January 6, 2025: DNF. Our camera operators noted that she was busy defending her territory. I wouldn't cross her!

The Trempealeau Eagle, Decorah North Eagle, and Decorah Eagle cams will go offline for maintenance at 5:00 PM (CT) on Friday, August 15. Join us on the Trempealeau Eagles page for two final live chats before the break: Thank you for your support and donations – it truly takes a village to share our incredible birds with the world. We’ll be back in October with even better equipment and high hopes for 2026! 🙌

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