Overcast. 30F @7 am.
First female AMKE in the park by the campground. A male was by Moose.
I saw a pair over by the deloney nest, so I thought I'd double check for the female sitting, and she was.
Sign still on nest. The landscapers took the food town nest.
I went over to check the NER cliffs, and saw the pair after a while. Neither looked interested in building so I thought I'd give it another go later. I did see my first chisler over there though. Also saw a COHA fly over the butte.
I went up the east hill for a while to glass for a pair. When I saw 2 birds go into a tree, I thought I'd check it out. When I did, it turned out to be a pair of crows.
I did a run through of the -B- area. Nothing at Ponderosa or in Solitude. I did find a new nest NE of the groy jxn. The pair was in the process of building. I got a good look at both birds, and one was banded with a green band. They were collecting sticks on the ground from a downed cottonwood. I thought they usually took sticks from intact trees, but these birds weren't.
A PAFA was on the poles by Kelly.
Jill got some band reads at Sidewinders in the morning.
07 April 2006
06 April 2006
Thurs, Apr. 6
Still snowing and 28F @ 7am.
We got about 3 inches of fresh snow last night.
I took the owl into the vet to get some sub-q fluids in him. He seemed a bit more lethargic today.
At about noon, the owl died.
Fixed up cages and the office today.
We got about 3 inches of fresh snow last night.
I took the owl into the vet to get some sub-q fluids in him. He seemed a bit more lethargic today.
At about noon, the owl died.
Fixed up cages and the office today.
05 April 2006
Wed, Apr. 5
Partly cloudy and warm. 29F @7am.
Today has been the first in a long time where it felt like spring. With all of the rain yesterday, there was a hint of humidity in the air. The clouds and sunrise were reminiscent of summer and the song sparrows were singing their hearts out.
I checked on the '05 TVR nest, and it had blown out. Nothing at the Highlands nest. I saw a pair by Sally's and one was banded. The Rye nest may be built up a little, but I'm not too sure. Nothing at the ponderosa nest, but both birds were around and one was banded green B/8. Nothing down at the Crow nest. A merlin flew through Solitude.
I got a call from the forest service about an injured GHOW, so I went up to Blackrock to get it. It was a very emaciated and small male. I took it back to the office to weigh it and try to rehydrate it.
The Mad River nest is INC, CRC is INC. Jill checked both on Mon and they weren't. I found a new nest on the backside of High School butte (west side), but I'm not convinced its not a RTHA. a pair of CORA were in the same location as previous days high on the east side. both flying around. I saw another merlin while watching the hill.
The weather got really bad, so I called it a day and went back to check on the owl.
Today has been the first in a long time where it felt like spring. With all of the rain yesterday, there was a hint of humidity in the air. The clouds and sunrise were reminiscent of summer and the song sparrows were singing their hearts out.
I checked on the '05 TVR nest, and it had blown out. Nothing at the Highlands nest. I saw a pair by Sally's and one was banded. The Rye nest may be built up a little, but I'm not too sure. Nothing at the ponderosa nest, but both birds were around and one was banded green B/8. Nothing down at the Crow nest. A merlin flew through Solitude.
I got a call from the forest service about an injured GHOW, so I went up to Blackrock to get it. It was a very emaciated and small male. I took it back to the office to weigh it and try to rehydrate it.
The Mad River nest is INC, CRC is INC. Jill checked both on Mon and they weren't. I found a new nest on the backside of High School butte (west side), but I'm not convinced its not a RTHA. a pair of CORA were in the same location as previous days high on the east side. both flying around. I saw another merlin while watching the hill.
The weather got really bad, so I called it a day and went back to check on the owl.
04 April 2006
Tues, Apr. 4
Overcast, rainy and warm. 26F @ 7am.
Went up the Gros Ventre to help Marilyn start the snow machine. A Goshawk flew across the road up by the slide. On the way back into Kelly, I stopped to glass a few ravens at the Taylors and saw at least 6 banded birds out of 10 or so. I was only able to get 4 confirmed reads, 3 of which were banded nestlings. One in '03, one in '04, and one in '05. The bird banded in 'o4 was from TVR.
It was raining off and on all day, so I made it an office day.
Went up the Gros Ventre to help Marilyn start the snow machine. A Goshawk flew across the road up by the slide. On the way back into Kelly, I stopped to glass a few ravens at the Taylors and saw at least 6 banded birds out of 10 or so. I was only able to get 4 confirmed reads, 3 of which were banded nestlings. One in '03, one in '04, and one in '05. The bird banded in 'o4 was from TVR.
It was raining off and on all day, so I made it an office day.
03 April 2006
Mon, Apr. 3
Overcast and warm. 25F @ 7am.
Picked up the dummy net launcher from the Park Bait. There was one raven in the distance, but not much else.
Spent most of the day doing data entry. I went to meet some people in town about a new raven nest. I stopped at the Food Town nest to see if anything was going on. One bird was across the street, but I didn't see any activity. I did notice that the few sticks that were left up in the sign after the nest had blow out were gone. The nest was still on the ground.
I was shown 3 nests at Crane Ck. One old CORA, one old GHOW, and one RTHA. Nothing was on any of them.
A great gray was up the Spring Creek rd.
Picked up the dummy net launcher from the Park Bait. There was one raven in the distance, but not much else.
Spent most of the day doing data entry. I went to meet some people in town about a new raven nest. I stopped at the Food Town nest to see if anything was going on. One bird was across the street, but I didn't see any activity. I did notice that the few sticks that were left up in the sign after the nest had blow out were gone. The nest was still on the ground.
I was shown 3 nests at Crane Ck. One old CORA, one old GHOW, and one RTHA. Nothing was on any of them.
A great gray was up the Spring Creek rd.
Sun, Apr. 2
Jill got 2 band reads at Sidewinders this morn.
Day off.
The Sign nest appeared to be INC.
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the Groy Rd.
Day off.
The Sign nest appeared to be INC.
Sharp-tailed Grouse on the Groy Rd.
Fri, Mar. 31
Trapper and I went out to check on the -B- area, with no luck. There was a pair near the Ponderosa nest, but the nest didn't look built up. The spring Gulch pair was not INC. The trail nest at Mad River territory seemed built up. Nothing by the High School. We sat by the Grn Mtn area and confirmed that the pair was building in the 1st '06 nest found. The Food Town nest got blown out and the nest was on the ground. We found and collected 2 broken eggs for lead analysis. We left the nest there for the birds. A pair was at the Pearl St. area, but we couldn't locate a nest. We confirmed the Creekside nest INC, and the Museum. A bird was on the sign nest again, but didn't appear to be INC.
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