Last day of Fall trapping season.
Jackie trapping with us. Jon watching campground bait, Tom, Jackie, and Bryan watch Junction bait. Jon spots bald eagle feeding and calls other three.
Hatch year bald and 11 ravens caught at the campground.
Hatch year bald caught at the Junction bait in the late afternoon to finish the season.
25th eagles caught; 23 bald, 2 golden.
15 December 2006
14 December 2006
Thurs, Dec 14, 2006
Tom spots a morning eagle on the way to the office at the campground bait.
Bryan returns and fires off the net. 3 eagles under the net - Basic IV and two adults!
1st Simultaneous 3-EAGLE capture!
3rd eagle is brought to Kelly school to show children.
Junction bait New Launcher does not fire on 4 eagles, and again on 1 eagle.
Assumed to be 9-V battery in firing device; battery replaced. No problems since.
Bryan returns and fires off the net. 3 eagles under the net - Basic IV and two adults!
1st Simultaneous 3-EAGLE capture!
3rd eagle is brought to Kelly school to show children.
Junction bait New Launcher does not fire on 4 eagles, and again on 1 eagle.
Assumed to be 9-V battery in firing device; battery replaced. No problems since.
13 December 2006
Wed, Dec 13, 2006
Junction bait still has new launcher, and eagles present but not feeding.
An adult bald eagle is captured at the campground bait.
An adult bald eagle is captured at the campground bait.
Wed, Dec 13, 2006
Adult bald eagle caught at the campground. No lead level is measured because there are no Lead kits. Blood is put into pool for submission to Michegan State University.
12 December 2006
Tues, Dec 12, 2006
Bryan and Jon trap with Old Trap at Blacktail Butte bait and Tom watches Junction bait.
AM- Blacktail Butte bait misfired and missed potentially 2 bald eagles.
Bryan tries bellycrawling and gets within a short distance, but scares off the eagles.
The firing pin is frozen, possibly due to staying inside overnight.
PM -A Basic III bald comes in to BTB. Trap does not fire. In a courageous move of epic proportions, Tom boldy crawls up the ditch and gets close enough to the bait to set off the launcher and valliently capture the eagle. Jon comes for assistance. Bryan slides into ditch but gets out; Tom runs a half mile past the captured eagle.
AM- Blacktail Butte bait misfired and missed potentially 2 bald eagles.
Bryan tries bellycrawling and gets within a short distance, but scares off the eagles.
The firing pin is frozen, possibly due to staying inside overnight.
PM -A Basic III bald comes in to BTB. Trap does not fire. In a courageous move of epic proportions, Tom boldy crawls up the ditch and gets close enough to the bait to set off the launcher and valliently capture the eagle. Jon comes for assistance. Bryan slides into ditch but gets out; Tom runs a half mile past the captured eagle.
11 December 2006
Mon, Dec 11, 2006
We removed the Radio bait from the field and dropped it at the dump.
Junction net launcher set up with New Launcher.
3 bald eagles caught one at a time with the Old Launcher at the campground.
1st 3 EAGLE DAY!
Junction net launcher set up with New Launcher.
3 bald eagles caught one at a time with the Old Launcher at the campground.
1st 3 EAGLE DAY!
10 December 2006
Sun Dec 10, 2006
Bryan and Tom set up Junction bait with Rob, Jill, and Jon.
New launcher set up at Radio bait; no eagles.
Old launcher at campground; eagles in but did not feed.
New launcher set up at Radio bait; no eagles.
Old launcher at campground; eagles in but did not feed.
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