Many other species may be seen. Nests visible February-March from Minnesota side along Hwy 26 in Houston County. Eagles will be seen soaring over the bluff sides along the Great River Road in early spring. They are solitary birds with wings out flat. McGregor and Guttenburg, IA, for wintering eagles above and below dams where water remains open.
Eagles become more abundant to the south because of milder conditions.
Special plantings to attract butterflies. Whistling swans have been renamed Tundra swans. Tundra swans migrate downriver in November and are identified in the field by straight, upright necks. Rare Trumpeter Swans are being introduced into the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Organized Tundra swan watches with volunteer spotters offered at Reich's Park in Alma, WI and at Weaver Bottoms in Minnesota.