The lone eagle's nest on Quivira survived Saturday's storms, but biologists aren't sure if both nesting adults or any hatchlings were so fortunate.
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Tiffany Vincent, of the Iowa Conservation Corps, saws down a damaged cottonwood tree at Quivira, Her crew of six came to help with grassland burning but has spent a lot of time clearing tornado damage.
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Erik Lindsay, of the Iowa Conservation Corps, sharpens a chainsaw blade to keep cutting trees down by the tornadoes.
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Quivira staff member David Farmer inspects a large piece of farm equipment left on the refuge from Saturday's tornado. Nobody knows where it came from. Debris was also found in the marshes.
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Six members of the Iowa Conservation Corps weathered Saturday's storms in this shelter at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Two tornadoes passed within about a half-mile of the structure.
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Tiffany Vincent's chain saw throws saw dust as it cuts through a down tree at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. She and five others weathered the storm in a small shelter near the center of the refuge.
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Crews work to clear trees from the roads at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Two tornadoes tore through the 22,000 acre refuge Saturday night.
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A tractor clears one of hundreds of trees damaged at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.
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The famed eagle's nest at Quivira remains intact, though damage was extensive to surrounding trees. Biologists doubt any hatchlings in the nest survived the storm.
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Crews work to open roads at Quivira, where two tornadoes hit Saturday night.
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Biologist know at least one of the pair of bald eagles nesting at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge survived Saturday's tornadoes and high winds.
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A black-necked stilt, right, and two blue-winged teal at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Staff said tornadoes impacted wildlife very little, except for a bald eagle nest.
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Power lines and fences were down through much of the central part of the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.
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David Farmer inspects a row of cottonwoods destroyed by Saturday's storms. The refuge has been removing many trees in recent years, anyway, trying to restore prairie to the area.
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Crews have spent about three days cleaning roads where two tornadoes passed through the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Saturday night.
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The top of an oil tank shows damage and oil coats the ground on private property near Quivira. Refuge staff said they found no signs of spills from oil wells and tanks on the refuge.
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