Seeing Eagles in Monroe County Illinois

Cape Monroe ~~ A Great Place for Wildlife Viewing

April 4, 2012 clifftop CliffNotes

Cape Monroe (County), on the southwest coast of Illinois, is a renowned haven for wildlife. The reasons are simple: location and habitats. A bird’s-eye-view of the landscape helps to explain our county’s attraction for wildlife. The Mississippi River flyway, and associated riparian wildlife corridor, is the longest migration route in the Western Hemisphere, running […]

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A Gathering of Eagles

February 4, 2011 clifftop CliffNotes

The bottoms are abuzz with reports of large concentrations of Bald Eagles along Levee Road. Nothing seems to capture the imagination and excitement of Monroe Countians like a gathering of eagles. 2010 was a remarkable year for eagle watchers in our area and the numbers seen so far this year indicate that 2011 may be […]

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