27 April 2006

Wed, Apr. 26

Sunny and 23F @ 7am.

Lobo nest INC. Male not banded. Pair chased another pair to the SW. Unk nest down the 2-track in the aspens has blown out. Walked over towards the CeCe area and saw nothing. Shane nest looks decent, but I don't suspect any recent activity.
Warm Springs RT INC.
TSS nest active. The female was on the nest when I walked up, but the male called and she took off with him towards the school and didn't return right away. Unsure if inc or just building. I saw the pair go back after I got to the truck and was heading up the road. I was unable to determine if either were banded.
Nothing on the Heskitt nest and it didn't look built up. I found a new partial nest in an aspen about 100-200 ft E of the '05 nest, but I couldn't determine if it is old or new. One raven and one rtha were by the Ceasars.
Nothing at any of the bridge nests. No birds seen while I was walking around down there. I went E to the aspen grove. Didn't look like any new nest activity.
Hunter nest INC. Male banded orng inv. a. Female came off the nest for a sec and I saw she wasn't banded, but had a broken right leg. She did not use it while perching.
McCal nest doesn't look finished and I saw no birds in the area. There was a green evergreen sprig on the nest. Maybe the RTHAs took over.
The Island nest looks built up and I found fresh sticks and a few body feathers under the nest, but I saw no birds in the 1/2 hour I was there.

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