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Cold Front in Ohio May Incease Feeder Visits

 A cold front is supposed to sweep through Ohio starting on Sunday. Temperatures are supposed to plummet throughout the state, and the temperatures will be up to 17o cooler than the day before. The days after are supposed to be even cooler while the temperature continues to drop about 6o more,...
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Nest Restoration Preformed by Eagle Pair

   The eagles have been making nest restorations, or 'nestorations' recently. Posted below are two videos of the eagles adding sticks to the nest and rearranging them. The eagles courtship has began also. The attention to the old nest looks like they might be going to choose their...
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Adult Bald Eagle Seen at Nest

   I decided to check the cam before it gets dark in Decorah, so at 5:38 PM EST, (note that the cam is in central standard time, or, CST) and an adult bald eagle was on the 'Y'. The Y is the 'Y' shaped branch that the eagles sit on alot of the time. It wasn't close enough to be sure, but...
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Featured Website: Lloyd Spitalnik Photography

When I stumbled upon Lloyd Spitalnik Photography, I decided to make it the featured wesbite. It is full of some of the best photos you will find and includes photos of more bird species then you would imagine. From lark sparrows to osprey from eastern-screech owls to snow buntings, Lloyd...
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Eagle Cam Moderated Discussion Now Open

On January 6th. 2013 at 3:27 PM the Eagle Cam Moderated Discussion/Chat (MD) officially opened for the 2013 eagle cam nesting season. Feel free to leave a comment or question to be posted by a moderator later on. We HIGHLY encourage you to leave a comment or question to be posted by a...
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Common Bully Birds of Winter: Top 5 Tips to Stop Them

Winter bird feeding can be both enjoyable and annoying. Enjoyable when all of your favorite feeder birds, like nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, and chickadees and wrens arrive, but annoying, even enraging, when birds, usually foul European transplants that don't even belong here (but that's an...
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Winter and Waterfowl

Though winter may seem like a strange tine to be at a lake hunting for birds, it really isn't. Winter is a great time to be at a lake searching for ducks. Ducks migrate south later than many birds, and come into the area in winter, while most birds are through by September.   ...
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Pileated Woodpeckers in Ohio

   Some woodpeckers are quite common in Ohio during the winter. Most likely, if you have suet out for the birds in winter you will often see red-bellied woodpeckers and downy woodpeckers. Hairy are less common, but still frequently seen throughout the state of Ohio. Northern flickers...
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Eagle Cam Moderated Chat Opens January 6

   Just a friendly reminder that on January 6th. the eagle cam Moderated Chat will be officially opening for the 2013 eagle cam season. It will probably open later in the evening, but if all goes better than planned (which it rarely does) it may open at noon (but probably not). Though...
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Random Picture Post

       I was going to make this into a contest or somthing, but I decided not to. Here are the answers (L-R Top-bottom) Yellow-Headed Blackbird Bald Eagle Blue Jay Red-Shouldered Hawk Osprey Willow Ptarmigan Pileated...
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