Partly cloudy. 15F at 5am.
Up early to uncover the bait and put the net launcher out. I hid in a nearby shed (maybe 30ft away) so I could try and get some pics. At 5:50, the birds started rolling in. They waited maybe 10-15 minutes, then started in on the bait. There were no jumping-jack displays. They also didn't seem aware that I switched the fake net launcher for the real one. Within the hour, I had about 20-25 ravens feeding. One coyote walked by, but didn't come in. Last night, I put out a dryer sheet to keep the human smell up and the coyotes off. I got about 250 pics, but it was pretty dark for most of them. The birds seemed to be spooked by the camera lens, and every time I moved 1/4 inch, they scattered. By 8 am, they had spooked enough times that they finally started leaving. Deciding not to take a shot, I called Drew and had him come get me.
I went to town in the afternoon to glass for nests. A group of 4 birds were hanging out by the Karns Mdw parking lot. I sat at kmart for a while with not luck until I saw a banded bird at the climbing gym. After that read, I started around town, but didn't come up with much. The Pearl pair was up in the trees, but not building. On the way back, I stopped at the museum to see a raven sitting on the nest I found yesterday! That's a new one.
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