(National Eagle Center photo)
WABASHA, Minn. (WKBT) The National Eagle Center in Wabasha will resume its bald and golden eagle viewing field trips this fall after the coronavirus pandemic clipped their wings during the 2020/2021 winter season.
The center’s expert naturalists also will increase the number of field trips to 12, with the hope that the eagles will show off as much as they did last year when audiences largely holed up at home because of COVID-19.
“The eagle viewing along the Upper Mississippi River was phenomenal last winter,” said Scott Mehus, the center’s education director. “We were very disappointed that we weren’t able to share that experience with guests.”
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Post Bulletin reporter Brian Todd participated in the National Eagle Center s 17th Annual Golden Eagle Survey, and this is what he learned. 5:20 pm, Jan. 17, 2021 ×
A bald eagle takes wing Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, west of Millville. The bird was one of five bald eagles and two golden eagles counted by Post Bulletin reporter Brian Todd during the National Eagle Center s 17th Annual Golden Eagle Survey. (Contributed photo by Hailey Todd)
RURAL WABASHA COUNTY The middle of nowhere is right where I want to be.
On Saturday, I volunteered to take part in the National Eagle Center s 2021 Golden Eagle Survey.