They leave for the most part. Might see one or two around the fish guts on the warmer days, but usually gone below zero. They usually start showing up again in big numbers the last days of February, first of March. Not unusual to see 20+ on the fish gut pile. Then they start pairing off and run off to some cheap motel. I don't know about the open water areas. Suspect they might hang around them a bit more.

I offered to take them on a jaunt to McPherson later this year, so just might have an addendum.

Dick, were you lunching with me on McPherson when we encountered the obviously sick eagle?