mark_knollenberg

<p>Fascinating.......</p>

<p>I'm not embarassed to admit that I did not know that this was even possible. Thank you!</p>

<p><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>I recommend this site for info on Iowa eagle counts: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/missriver/" target="_blank">http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/missriver/</a><br>

There's a lot of info to help you plan your visit. In particular, if you click "2009 Bald Eagle Watching" at the above page, and then "Lock & Dam Eagle Counts 2009," you will see weekly-updated info on eagle concentrations at the various locks an dams along the Iowa Mississippi.</p>

<p>Good luck with your trip!</p>

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<p>That Corps site is very useful. I live in the area (Quad Cities) and situations like these are almost everyday events. In fact, on my way home, I see a biologist/naturalist/conservationist with a spotting scope out counting the eagles as they head to their roosting areas in the evening.</p>

<p><img src="http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/missriver/bedweb/EaglebyWN3.jpg" alt="Eagles on the Miss" width="493" height="346" /></p>

<p>The populations are a little more plentiful a little further south, however. L&D 14 & 15 isn't great, but they're always there. 15 is in the middle of town with very few nearby spots to roost, so if you want trees in the background, avoid this one. 16 and 17 are your best bets IMO.</p>

What's the point of posting anything other than mundane questions/comments on these forums if the best response you can expect is a string of insults, personal assaults and rude behavior?!

I read these to gather information. If you have nothing to contribute, please stand aside (Eric A and others). I intended to do so myself, but I am tired of unsubscribing to threads that interest me but have degraded to the point they're not worth reading anymore.

You don't find this behavior in archived threads. Is this a recent phenomenon? Are there any other sources of up-to-date, relevant information out there?

Wow. I'm new around here and after wading through the "film vs. digital" debate going on, I thought you (all) were just argumentative....

.....Turns out there there are many who are cynical and downright mean as well.

This certainly isn't the only board I where I lurk, so I'm not completely new to this. Maybe it's just these recent threads, but I'm shocked by some of your behavior........