Speaking of eagles standing vigil, perhaps that's what I saw earlier this week.
There is a huge power line just to the west of the new Racino here in Anoka Co
(Hwy 97/Lake Drive Exit from I-35. Rice Creek runs N-S along that power line,
through a batch of marshy areas, and on down into the Lino Lakes chain of
lakes. It is open for much of the year. ON the power line there is a HUGE nest.
It is not visible from Lake Drive, but IS visible from the Racino's entrance
road (Zurich, I believe, at a 3-way light). I figured it was an Osprey nest,
but the eagles may have taken it over. This week I saw an eagle sitting in a
tree above the creek, near the tower.
There is an Osprey tower and nest on the south side of Howard Lake, less than a
mile west on Lake Drive. There is also a very huge and visible eagle's nest on
the east side of I-35 very near the joining of 35E and 35W. As the eagle flies,
these are all within a few miles of each other.
Holly Peirson
Columbus, Anoka Co.
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