Kati and I tried to locate the new knob nest without any luck. We checked all the old nests and nothing looked good. We both thought we heard young when the parents flew up into a grove of trees above the aspens, but couldn't find a nest. They both took off after that and didn't come back for an hour. We gave up for the time being.
I checked on the Hayfields nest. I'm pretty sure it failed. the nest lining was torn out, no sound from any birds.
Curlew nest has at least 2 young that should be ready to band next week.
Heskett has at least one young ready to band next week. We'll see about the tree....
Elbo needs to be re-checked in 2 weeks. Young are still pretty small.
Hunter Shed has at least one that will be ready next week.
Island still brooding.
Walked up to the SW territory. No birds. Nest looked ok, but likely failed. Last years nest all but blown out.
I sat up on the bunch above Meadow Rd. for 1/2 hour. Only crows and a RT. About 8 crows mobbed a RT that was perched, then flew. No ravens seen.
Picked up some samples from Mike later that eve and got them in the freezer.
01 June 2006
31 May 2006
Tues, May 30
Kati and I went to the E end of the NER on the 2-track off the highlands loop. We found the new (alt) nest of the nest DC found last year right by the first junction in the road in a fir. We checked the eastern nest and saw the chicks needed another 1.5 weeks before banding.
Checked on the RTHA nest in the large aspen grove between the two raven nests and found it active. I watched a RT fly into the aspen grove at the top of the drainage above the Junction CORA nest, but didn't hike up there.
Kati and I found a new CORA nest up the bowl to the west in a fir tree. We went up to the top of the ridge that connects the west to the east side and flushed a GHOW that was then chased by a RTHA and an AMKE. We had to turn back, so we didn't search for nests.
We found an old nest in an aspen on the west side of the highlands hill. Looked like a SWHA most likely.
I went to the DMV to get records and saw the nest Susan told me about just S of the Snake River Bridge. One adult not banded and 4 foung about to fledge.
Checked on the Bickner Nest. The said one fledgeling died, but I couldn't find the carcass. Got 3 band reads of 2 fledglings and one nestling (N, G, and K).
Deloney still in nest.
One of the Mead birds in the nest still.
Checked on the RTHA nest in the large aspen grove between the two raven nests and found it active. I watched a RT fly into the aspen grove at the top of the drainage above the Junction CORA nest, but didn't hike up there.
Kati and I found a new CORA nest up the bowl to the west in a fir tree. We went up to the top of the ridge that connects the west to the east side and flushed a GHOW that was then chased by a RTHA and an AMKE. We had to turn back, so we didn't search for nests.
We found an old nest in an aspen on the west side of the highlands hill. Looked like a SWHA most likely.
I went to the DMV to get records and saw the nest Susan told me about just S of the Snake River Bridge. One adult not banded and 4 foung about to fledge.
Checked on the Bickner Nest. The said one fledgeling died, but I couldn't find the carcass. Got 3 band reads of 2 fledglings and one nestling (N, G, and K).
Deloney still in nest.
One of the Mead birds in the nest still.
Mon, May 29
DC, Trapper and I went on the NER from the HWY towards romney. We found one new raven nest on the way in, in a doug-fir (Twins). Female was banded with a green band. Male not banded. Young seem ready to band.
We walked up the road drainage aftyer seeing a few birds. After walking all the way up, I found an old nest and a new RTHA nest (INC). I walked over to the next tall drainage to the south and found a new ravens nest (Aquila CORA)at the top of that in a doug fir. Female was brooding small chicks and neither adult were banded.
I found another RTHA nest in the small drainage between the two tall ones (aspen).
DC checked the Romeny nest and couldn't get a read on the age.
We all walked the river bottom and found only one really old nest in a cottonwood.
I walked the canyon on the way out to the south and found another raven nest in the base in a cottonwood. Didn't see either adult's legs.
Trapper walked the west-most part of the flat cr stringer and found an active RTHA nest. DC thought he saw anopther raven nest in a lone cottonwood to the NE and I found another Raven nest in a lone Cottonwood south of the flat cr out in the flats.
We walked up the road drainage aftyer seeing a few birds. After walking all the way up, I found an old nest and a new RTHA nest (INC). I walked over to the next tall drainage to the south and found a new ravens nest (Aquila CORA)at the top of that in a doug fir. Female was brooding small chicks and neither adult were banded.
I found another RTHA nest in the small drainage between the two tall ones (aspen).
DC checked the Romeny nest and couldn't get a read on the age.
We all walked the river bottom and found only one really old nest in a cottonwood.
I walked the canyon on the way out to the south and found another raven nest in the base in a cottonwood. Didn't see either adult's legs.
Trapper walked the west-most part of the flat cr stringer and found an active RTHA nest. DC thought he saw anopther raven nest in a lone cottonwood to the NE and I found another Raven nest in a lone Cottonwood south of the flat cr out in the flats.
Fri, May 26
Derek and I met with a reporter all morning.
We banded the Poney Express nest this afternoon. 5 young. Trapper climbed, Derek banded.
We banded the Poney Express nest this afternoon. 5 young. Trapper climbed, Derek banded.
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