Crazy Fall (Winter?) Weather
Peak Color Around Wacouta Bay On October 8th, I made my last canoe outing for the year as I paddled from Red Wing to Presbyterian Point...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Oct 11, 2020
Wacouta Fall Spectacles
Dead Trees Along Wacouta Bay With the west coast experiencing mega-wildfires and the gulf coast being repeatedly impacted by hurricanes,...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Sep 18, 2020
Wacouta Potpourri
Fog Shrouded Rattlesnake Bluff August moving into early September is an optimum time to observe morning fog a result of cool air over the...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Aug 22, 2020
Rattlesnake Bluff, Wacouta Prairie and Bay
Rattlesnake Bluff in Summer Without a doubt, the most recognizable land feature in Wacouta Township is Rattlesnake Bluff. Here are a few...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Aug 4, 2020
Wacouta Prairie Comes To Life
Hatching Photo courtesy of Dave McDougall Just a few days after the first clutch of bluebirds featured in my last post fledged...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Jul 15, 2020
Bluebirds and More
Bluebird Adult and Fledglings As I ended my last post on Wacouta Nature Notes, I shared the fact that we had an active bluebird nest in...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Jun 21, 2020
A Rainbow of Colors in Wacouta
Rainbow It is somewhat common to observe a rainbow in this "neck of the woods."Â What is uncommon for me is to have a camera close by to...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- May 19, 2020
State Park Expands
State Park You may have noticed on May 13th, a new sign appeared along Wacouta Road. The previous sign indicated Wacouta Pond was a...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- May 7, 2020
A COVID-19 Spring
Brown Thrasher With all the many challenges we are currently facing with the pandemic, there will no doubt be many positive changes to...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Apr 14, 2020
Only in Minnesota
Downy Woodpeckers Despite the fact that winter is still with us, it is beautiful outside this morning. Bright sunshine on all the snow...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Mar 31, 2020
Spring in Uncertain Times
Tufted Titmouse In these unprecedented and uncertain times, spring continues to move forward. I would like to share some interesting...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Mar 17, 2020
Crustwalking
Snow Moon The Native American name for the February full moon is the "Snow Moon." This year that occurred on February 9th. Wacouta Pond...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Feb 17, 2020
Winter Mysteries and Wonders
Frozen River Ever since the Prairie Island Nuclear plant became operational in the early 1970's. the warm water discharge at the plant...
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wacoutanaturenotes
- Jan 6, 2020
Birds A Plenty
Mergansers and Goldeneyes On December 20th, I received an email from our Wacouta neighbors Dan and Diane Mueller reporting a remarkable...
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Bruce Ause
- Dec 15, 2019
Snow and Ice
Icy Reflection As I mentioned in my last post, the water level on the river has continued to remain abnormally high throughout the entire...
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Bruce Ause
- Nov 18, 2019
First Snow and Wacouta Prairie Restoration Begins
First Dusting of Snow I woke up the morning of October 29th to a dusting of our first snow of the season. It would turn out to provide...
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Bruce Ause
- Nov 1, 2019
High Water Persists and Fall Colors on Rattlesnake Bluff
High Water at the Head of Lake Pepin It seems as though the Mississippi River has been abnormally high since the spring snow melt in...
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Bruce Ause
- Sep 30, 2019
New Activity at a Roadside Wetland
Beaver Activity In my last post, I gave you an update on all the wildlife activity in and around the beaver pond adjacent to Goodhue...
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Bruce Ause
- Sep 9, 2019
An Interesting End of Summer
Double Rainbows Since starting Wacouta Nature Notes a couple years ago, I have come to realize that some of my most unusual experiences...
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Bruce Ause
- Aug 17, 2019
New and Unusual Wacouta Observations
Resident Canada Geese On the morning of July 29th, I observed our resident flock of Canada geese checking out the bike trail crossing on...
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