It's quite easy to see and count 100 bald eagles while driving between Red Wing and Wabasha. The red fruit on Korean barberry, highbush cranberry, and many varieties of crabapples is very colorful. About 2,000 tundra swans at Rieck's Lake near Alma, Wis. 12 - Cedar waxwings, gray squirrels, European starlings, and American robins relish crabapple fruit. Freeze-up for Portage Lake at Park Rapids. 13 - Small ponds frozen over, again.
Dandelions continue blooming on short stems.
14 - Northern cardinals arrive at feeding station 25 minutes before sunrise. Approximately 800 tundra swans can be seen in Alma, Wis., area. Rutabagas and parsnips, now sweetened by frosts, can be dug for good eating or stored for winter. European larch trees are dropping their smoky-gold needles. Petunias and marigolds, plus geraniums and mums, are still blooming near homes.