After The Fledge 2023 Photos!

Missed our After The Fledge party this year? Don’t worry – we have pictures! Everyone had a blast and the company couldn’t have been better. If you’d like to join us for a celebration of our eagles next year, save the date! Our 2024 ATF will take place from Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21. It’s a great chance to see the nest and Decorah in person and meet eagle fans, volunteers, and RRP staff! I don’t have a schedule yet, but you can count on a hike, a meet and greet, Mabe’s pizza, a bike ride, and meeting raptors!

If you sent me photos and I don’t have you credited, let me know which ones and who you are, and I’ll add that information. Thank you for sharing and for coming to our 2023 After The Fledge celebration!

The bike riders! If you don’t bring a bike, you can rent an electric bike from Decorah Bicycles. The electric bikes were very popular and the weather could not have been nicer! Photo courtesy IriscatsThe bike riders! If you don’t bring a bike, you can rent an electric bike from Decorah Bicycles. The electric bikes were very popular and the weather could not have been nicer! Photo courtesy Iriscats
Glogdog, our intrepid bike ride leader! About 13 people joined us on the ride this year.Glogdog, our intrepid bike ride leader! About 13 people joined us on the ride this year.
Riders at the pavilion. Snacks are included at almost all of our activities, and water is a must!Riders at the pavilion. Snacks are included at almost all of our activities, and water is a must!
Sunday’s boat ride on the La Crosse Queen. Riders got to see Great Spirit Bluff from the river. The bluff and our Flyway cam are just upstream from the Lock and Dam.Sunday’s boat ride on the La Crosse Queen. Riders got to see Great Spirit Bluff from the river. The bluff and our Flyway cam are just upstream from the Lock and Dam.
Is that DH2? We checked in with our camera operators to let people know where the eaglet could be spotted. Everyone was very respectful and no one came too close.Is that DH2? We checked in with our camera operators to let people know where the eaglet could be spotted. Everyone was very respectful and no one came too close.
Flowers at the hatchery. It was a beautiful weekend!Flowers at the hatchery. It was a beautiful weekend!
There is an abundance of wildlife at the hatchery. A great blue heron fishes the raceways.There is an abundance of wildlife at the hatchery. A great blue heron fishes the raceways.
An American Goldfinch, Iowa’s state bird!An American Goldfinch, Iowa’s state bird!
A killdeer forages at the hatchery. I don’t know if they eat trout developer, but opportunities for feeding on it abound!A killdeer forages at the hatchery. I don’t know if they eat trout developer, but opportunities for feeding on it abound!
An eagle on the Mississippi River. Lanie Burritt, who donated some of her lovely photography to our auction, took this photo.An eagle on the Mississippi River. Lanie Burritt, who donated some of her lovely photography to our auction, took this photo.
Eagles aren’t the only great thing in Decorah! The weather was perfect for ice cream from the Sugar Bowl or the Whippy Dip! If you stay for four days, you’ll have time to visit both!Eagles aren’t the only great thing in Decorah! The weather was perfect for ice cream from the Sugar Bowl or the Whippy Dip! If you stay for four days, you’ll have time to visit both!
John and some of our volunteers!John and some of our volunteers!
Kay from SOAR with Mr. Decorah. In 2014, the Decorah eagles were chased from the nest by blackflies. D20 was injured and now lives at SOAR as an eagle ambassador.Kay from SOAR with Mr. Decorah. In 2014, the Decorah eagles were chased from the nest by blackflies. D20 was injured and now lives at SOAR as an eagle ambassador.
Mr. Decorah with a very important message.Mr. Decorah with a very important message.
This was so cool! SOAR did a screech owl release behind our tent. The little screech owls flew up into the woods behind the hatchery and that was the last we saw of them. Photo by Seth Vreeman.This was so cool! SOAR did a screech owl release behind our tent. The little screech owls flew up into the woods behind the hatchery and that was the last we saw of them. Photo by Seth Vreeman.
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Abbey from River Raptors with a beautiful gyrfalcon. Attendees met a gyrfalcon, a merlin, a great horned owl, and Abbey’s personal falconry bird, a red-tailed hawk.Abbey from River Raptors with a beautiful gyrfalcon. Attendees met a gyrfalcon, a merlin, a great horned owl, and Abbey’s personal falconry bird, a red-tailed hawk.
A close-up of River Raptor’s Great Horned Owl. Photo by Seth Vreeman.A close-up of River Raptor’s Great Horned Owl. Photo by Seth Vreeman.
Screech owls are really small birds! Two ATF attendees were lucky enough to participate in the release.Screech owls are really small birds! Two ATF attendees were lucky enough to participate in the release.
Another look at the owls…and the people of ATF!Another look at the owls…and the people of ATF!

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