Good afternoon,
Thank you for this message. On Friday the 23rd I also saw a large bird with a wingspan of about 5'. It was all black and gliding at about 200 ' near the intersection of Shepard Road and Alton. Looking through the guides and on the internet the only thing that came close was a golden eagle, but they weren't supposed to be within several hundred miles of Minnesota. Your message, and one from a far more experienced member, confirmed what to me was an amazing sight. It was a "WOW" moment. Lee in St. Paul ********* Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:09:14 -0600 From: [email protected] Subject: Adult Golden Eagle, Hen. City. (Posted by Chet A. Meyers <[email protected]> via moumn.org) This morning I visited the Coldwater Spring unit of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) where an open house was taking place. As I entered, a large dark raptor was drifting by. I asked one of the park rangers. expecting a raptor release demonstration. Such was not the case. The bird was an adult golden eagle, no white on tail or wings, completely dark and with golden and lighter touch to head, wings, and tail coverts. At first I thought is was a Harlan's hawk, but it was too small and the underwings were almost completely darK It drifted in a circle so I got good looks at it. As if in confirmation of size, an adult bald eagle flew over a couple of minutes later in the same location ---- ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
