Thurs, June 15

Office day. Trap went out with Drew.

Wed, June 14

Went flying for cats w/ D, Trap and Kati.

Bad hail storm at about 10 am. Got a call about an injured fledgling at town hall and went down to pick the bird up. Nothing seemed bad, but when I let it go it ran into a parked car. I took it back to the office. Got reads on the rest of its siblings and saw that Lazy 5 had a broken leg and was having difficulty standing. pink 26 = hanging 5. 27 = lazy 5. 28 = Lazy 4. 25 = hanging 4 (that was the injured bird).

Tues, June 13

Banded nests with D and Kati. Trapper checked nests.
N Miller, 3 young, neither ad banded.
Flats, 2 young; neither ad banded.
Central Failed.
NEW NEST; Power; 4 young banded. Bailed. One hit hard, others good.
NEW NEST; BOB; 2 young banded. One about 1/4 size of sibling. Neither ad banded.
All 5 PO birds alive.
Art Center nest failed. nestling feathers below nest.

Mon, June 12

Got up @ 3am to trap adult male from Barn. Success. Now has GPS collar.
Went out to watch the barn from 10-11:30. No sign of the male. Female did very little feeding.
Banded Chapel Nest. One adult banded (orange; no read). One young.
3pm - Male on Ditch Cr NE of barn picking at transmitter went to field to feed itself.
Trap watched the male roost on Ditch Cr NW of moulton barn.
Got a call about a dead bird. Picked it up at G&F office. Young from Creekside Nest. Fried on transformer.
Warm Springs still in nest.
Got 4 eagle blood samples. all <1.0.

Sun. June 11

Went banding with Trap and Kati.
Hayfields; 2 young. Parents never showed up.
Lobo; 2 Young. One parent showed up to feed as we were walking away.
Heskett; 2 young. Both parents present and not banded. One bailed after being put back in. Bird looked alright, so it was put back in.
S Gully; 2 Young; Parents never showed up.
Watched male and female go to roost. Female in nest, male in big barn.