Another reason to donate: RRP at Work!

Cam and nest work from this year! Your donations helped fix the Mississippi Flyway cameras and add a new solar panel, clean cameras at N2B and rebuild the nest for geese or eagles, add a new camera and replace a non-functioning camera at the Trempealeau eagle’s nest, and add a new camera for an awesome new view at GSB. We’re looking forward to seeing a previously hidden slice of the falcons’ lives!

If you’d like to make a donation to support our work, follow this link: https://www.raptorresource.org/support-the-raptor-resource-project/make-a-donation/. As you can see, we are busy putting your donations to work!

John bringing cable to create the basket. I love the Dad vibe!John bringing cable to create the basket. I love the Dad vibe!
The view from Great Spirit Bluff.The view from Great Spirit Bluff.
It felt like ab day at the gym! Remind me to get going on those eagle-themed workouts! 😂It felt like ab day at the gym! Remind me to get going on those eagle-themed workouts! 😂
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It’s hard to place sticks when you are standing on them! Amy set up a sling so she could lift up her feet and hover over the nest while placing sticks on it.It’s hard to place sticks when you are standing on them! Amy set up a sling so she could lift up her feet and hover over the nest while placing sticks on it.
New solar panel and power setup. We did a lot of trimming!New solar panel and power setup. We did a lot of trimming!
Tim from Total Tree Care gives us training in using the bucket and truck. I would totally hire these guys for tree work – they were very helpful, really knew their stuff, and the lift worked wonderfully.Tim from Total Tree Care gives us training in using the bucket and truck. I would totally hire these guys for tree work – they were very helpful, really knew their stuff, and the lift worked wonderfully.
Goose nest in progress…although we’d be happy if HM and HD took it!Goose nest in progress…although we’d be happy if HM and HD took it!
The finished nest! We used mulch and sticks from Pulpit Rock Campground and the city yard waste site. Thanks so much, City of Decorah!The finished nest! We used mulch and sticks from Pulpit Rock Campground and the city yard waste site. Thanks so much, City of Decorah!
Yes, we did joke about the male eagle bringing the sticks and the female eagle rearranging them! John places sticks.Yes, we did joke about the male eagle bringing the sticks and the female eagle rearranging them! John places sticks.
Kike at Trempealeau!Kike at Trempealeau!
Cramming small sticks into a gap.Cramming small sticks into a gap.
Did I mention that Kike worked in a bee suit at Trempealeau? The bees were happily making honey when we left, and the eagles are already back!Did I mention that Kike worked in a bee suit at Trempealeau? The bees were happily making honey when we left, and the eagles are already back!
‘How high is the new nest?’ We were at about 70 feet.‘How high is the new nest?’ We were at about 70 feet.
Kike on Great Spirit Bluff. We put in a new camera to see beyond the Rock Diner ledge.Kike on Great Spirit Bluff. We put in a new camera to see beyond the Rock Diner ledge.
John delivering more branches. He LOVED the bucket truck!John delivering more branches. He LOVED the bucket truck!
John replacing a radio on the Flyway. It’s a beautiful but difficult place to work, and weirdly remote for being so close to La Crosse!John replacing a radio on the Flyway. It’s a beautiful but difficult place to work, and weirdly remote for being so close to La Crosse!
Hauling the beam up into place after John attached it. We set up a pulley system in the tree that could be locked in place to hold the beam until we were ready to release it.Hauling the beam up into place after John attached it. We set up a pulley system in the tree that could be locked in place to hold the beam until we were ready to release it.
It takes a lot of work and materials to get the cameras placed! John works on a camera mount.It takes a lot of work and materials to get the cameras placed! John works on a camera mount.
Getting the bionic limb into place. John engineered it for sturdiness and flexibility of use. We had several options for attachment and creating the nest basket in a way that wouldn’t damage the tree.Getting the bionic limb into place. John engineered it for sturdiness and flexibility of use. We had several options for attachment and creating the nest basket in a way that wouldn’t damage the tree.
A look at the nest basket from above.A look at the nest basket from above.
John working on radios, microphones, and power.John working on radios, microphones, and power.
The nest basket.The nest basket.
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Attaching braces to help support the sticks. They are well buried under sticks and mulch.Attaching braces to help support the sticks. They are well buried under sticks and mulch.
Kike and John working on a camera mount. Such an old school moment…and the mount worked wonderfully!Kike and John working on a camera mount. Such an old school moment…and the mount worked wonderfully!
Amy at Trempealeau!Amy at Trempealeau!
Amy hanging upside down at Great Spirit Bluff to approximate the camera’s view.Amy hanging upside down at Great Spirit Bluff to approximate the camera’s view.

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