| Wildlife Spectacle |
Time of Year |
Where to look |
Stretch of the Refuge |
| Bald Eagles |
Year-round |
In winter below locks and dams where the water is open. |
Entire Refuge |
| Bald Eagle Migration |
March |
The eagles sit on the ice as it melts. |
Entire Refuge |
| Songbird Migration |
April-May |
Trempealeau NWR
Prairie Island - Winona, MN
Goose Island - La Crosse, WI
Lost Mound Unit - Savanna, IL
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Pool 6
Pool 6
Pool 7
Pool 13 |
| Spring Migration - Diving Ducks |
April |
Ferryville, Wisconsin
Brownsville, Minnesota
Spring Lake in Pool 13 near Savanna, Illinois
Lake Onalaska near LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Polander Lake, near Winona, Minnesota
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Pool 9 |
| Spring Migration - Diving Ducks |
April |
Polander Lake Winona, MN
Lake Onalaska LaCrosse, WI
Brownsville Overlook MN
Ferryville Overlook WI
Spring Lake, Savanna, Illinois |
Pool 5a
Pool 7
Pool 8
Pool 9
Pool 13 |
| Prairie birds and plants |
May-Aug |
Trempealeau NWR
Thomson Prairie - Thomson, IL
Lost Mound - Savanna, IL |
Pool 6
Pool 13
Pool 13 |
| Warbler Migration |
May |
State Parks that border the refuge offer birds-eye views of migrating birds |
Entire Refuge |
| Colonial Nesting Birds: Black Terns, Great Blue Herons, Egrets |
June-August |
Blue Lake - LaCrescent, MN
Weaver Bottoms -Weaver, MN
Lake Onalaska - LaCrosse, WI
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Pool8
Pool 5
Pool 7 |
| Lotus Flowers in Bloom |
July |
Weaver Bottoms - Weaver, MN
Polander - Winona, MN
Spring Lake near Savanna, IL
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Pool 5
Pool 5A
Pool 13
Entire refuge |
| Fall waterfowl migration |
Mid-October thru mid-November |
Ferryville, Wisconsin. The Great River Road (Hwy 35) follows a stretch of the river called Lake Winneshiek where nearly half a million canvasback ducks and other waterfowl rest and feed. |
Pool 9 |
| Fall Migration |
Mid-October thru Mid-November |
Brownsville, Minnesota Another fantastic spot to view diving ducks, puddle ducks, Canada geese and coots. |
Pool 8 |
Floodplain Forest Islands, sloughs, backwater wetlands are home to waterfowl, songbirds, muskrat and beaver. |
Year-round via canoes, small boats |
Black River Bottoms near LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Reno Bottoms near Reno, MN
Ambro Slough near Prairie du Chien, WI
Sturgeon Slough near Prairie du Chien, WI
Wyalusing State Park near Prairie du Chien, WI
Bertom Lake near Cassville, WI
Crooked Slough Proper near Savanna, IL
Kellers Island near Savanna, IL
Beaver Island near Albany, IL |
Pool 7
Pool 9 Pool 10
Pool 10
Pool 10
Pool 11
Pool 13
Pool 13
Pool 14
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