Clear and COLD. -16F at 7am.
Went to set baits and did 3mile first. Everything went fine there, but had trouble getting the firing pin to hit at the K. Dump. After a few tests, I found that the pin would hit if the trigger was pulled, reset and pulled again. Thought that the batteries were going dead in the detonator, so I went and grabbed the detonator from 3mile to put it at K. Dump. Pulled the shell out (very hard to do) and tried test firing the new detonator and it worked fine. But when I went to put a new shell in, the bolt would not close. After trying for a while, I finally gave up.
Went home and grabbed a long screwdriver cause I thought there might have been a build up of ice in the chamber. Went back and flushed 2 bbma from the bait. Tried scraping out the chamber, but still couldn't get the shell in. I decided to try a different shell and jammed it in there with some serious force. I then figured that if I fired it, it would melt any ice that was in there, so I took the net out of the barrels and fired it. When I pulled the spent shell out, it was easier and I noticed some frozen green stuff on the side and it was a little bent. Looks like some sage had gotten into the chamber and frozen. I had no trouble putting a new shell in. Got it all set and ready to go by 8am.
18 January 2007
17 January 2007
Wed, Jan 17, 2006
warming up a bit, but still -15F.
Bryan sets traps at 3Mile and Kelly Dump.
Tom sees ad BAEA above bait in morning.
Tom and Bryan return to check but bald is not there.
Nothing at 3Mile but ravens.
Ad BAEA is spotted at Kelly Dump on the way back. It was perched slightly to the west and then flew over the bait, flushed ~5 cora and perched near the gravel mounds. Sat on it from 8:45 until 11:00 when a Golden flies and displaces the BAEA. BAEA flew to a tree closer to the bait, but the GOEA starts to feed with about 10-15 min. Trap does not fire, so BB tried to sneak up the road to see if it was a range issue and spooks the BAEA in the process. GOEA and Magpies flush, but not due to BB. I think they flushed due to the sound of a poor hit by firing pin.
Tom and Bryan scout for sites to put new baits.
TR covered baits.
Bryan sets traps at 3Mile and Kelly Dump.
Tom sees ad BAEA above bait in morning.
Tom and Bryan return to check but bald is not there.
Nothing at 3Mile but ravens.
Ad BAEA is spotted at Kelly Dump on the way back. It was perched slightly to the west and then flew over the bait, flushed ~5 cora and perched near the gravel mounds. Sat on it from 8:45 until 11:00 when a Golden flies and displaces the BAEA. BAEA flew to a tree closer to the bait, but the GOEA starts to feed with about 10-15 min. Trap does not fire, so BB tried to sneak up the road to see if it was a range issue and spooks the BAEA in the process. GOEA and Magpies flush, but not due to BB. I think they flushed due to the sound of a poor hit by firing pin.
Tom and Bryan scout for sites to put new baits.
TR covered baits.
16 January 2007
Tues, Jan 16, 2006
COLD and clear, -25F in morning, -4F high.
Tom sets up traps in the morning.
Tom watches two ad BAEA sitting above the Kelly dump bait.
A golden flies in and lands to feed. Tom fires and captures the Golden.
1st Juvie Golden.
The adult bald is seen later in the day at Kelly dump.
Bryan and Tom watch him until a CC skiier flushes him off.
Tom covers baits and flushes the bald after sunset.
Tom sets up traps in the morning.
Tom watches two ad BAEA sitting above the Kelly dump bait.
A golden flies in and lands to feed. Tom fires and captures the Golden.
1st Juvie Golden.
The adult bald is seen later in the day at Kelly dump.
Bryan and Tom watch him until a CC skiier flushes him off.
Tom covers baits and flushes the bald after sunset.
15 January 2007
Mon, Jan 15, 2006
Clear and COLD -28F @6:30, -12F at 11am
Bryan set up 3Mile bait.
Bryan and Tom take the morning to scout for bait sites in the GV.
Scouted the Kelly dump which looked like the most promising site.
Considered trapping across the river from Dornan's while getting gas.
No eagles at 3Mile bait as of noon.
Jill comes out to help drag an elk. Bait set up near Kelly dump.
Ravens seen quickly, but no birds are there for the rest of the day.
Bryan set up 3Mile bait.
Bryan and Tom take the morning to scout for bait sites in the GV.
Scouted the Kelly dump which looked like the most promising site.
Considered trapping across the river from Dornan's while getting gas.
No eagles at 3Mile bait as of noon.
Jill comes out to help drag an elk. Bait set up near Kelly dump.
Ravens seen quickly, but no birds are there for the rest of the day.
14 January 2007
Sun, Jan. 14 2007
Clear and COLD. -26F at 7am. High of -6F all day.
Jill and I set up both NoC and 3mile. Figured out that the detonator needed new batteries (the one that wouldn't fire the pin right yesterday).
9am - 2 cora at NoC. (only birds there all day). One ad baea by 3mile. Made "no stopping"signs for gv rd and put them up. ad left at ~10:30. Nomore eagles til ~2pm (ad). Stayed there til 4:15, when another ad baea came in and attracted tourists. Both birds left. A juvie unk spp eagle came in and sat in the poans to the S til 4:40. Took off.
TR covered baits and pulled the NoC trap.
Jill and I set up both NoC and 3mile. Figured out that the detonator needed new batteries (the one that wouldn't fire the pin right yesterday).
9am - 2 cora at NoC. (only birds there all day). One ad baea by 3mile. Made "no stopping"signs for gv rd and put them up. ad left at ~10:30. Nomore eagles til ~2pm (ad). Stayed there til 4:15, when another ad baea came in and attracted tourists. Both birds left. A juvie unk spp eagle came in and sat in the poans to the S til 4:40. Took off.
TR covered baits and pulled the NoC trap.
Sat, Jan. 13. 2007
Clear and COLD. -22F @7am. High of ~10F all day.
TR and I both set baits. Nothing out of the ordinary at NoC. At 3mile, we set up the launcher and ran the cord out towrd the raod. I had trouble getting the firing pin to hit right. Thought it may have been a little frozen, or just a little different with the new trap?
Waited til after 8 for it to "warm" up a bit. No eagles down by 11an and TR took off the rest of the day. Had one HY and one basic III near the bait at that time. I sat on it til about 12:30 and another ad baea came in, but coyotes on the bait most of the morn. Went home for lunch til 1:15.
Came back out and a hy goea feeding. Did notfire. Waited til DC came out so he could watch the bait while I tried to mannually fire, but the goea flushed due to tourists before that could happen. The rest of the afternoon was fooled by tourists stopping to see the ad baea by the road. total of 7-8 baea (all after 5 yr except for hy and basic III - hy took off during lunch).
I covered both baits, added dryer sheets and 2 more 1/4s to 3 mile.
TR and I both set baits. Nothing out of the ordinary at NoC. At 3mile, we set up the launcher and ran the cord out towrd the raod. I had trouble getting the firing pin to hit right. Thought it may have been a little frozen, or just a little different with the new trap?
Waited til after 8 for it to "warm" up a bit. No eagles down by 11an and TR took off the rest of the day. Had one HY and one basic III near the bait at that time. I sat on it til about 12:30 and another ad baea came in, but coyotes on the bait most of the morn. Went home for lunch til 1:15.
Came back out and a hy goea feeding. Did notfire. Waited til DC came out so he could watch the bait while I tried to mannually fire, but the goea flushed due to tourists before that could happen. The rest of the afternoon was fooled by tourists stopping to see the ad baea by the road. total of 7-8 baea (all after 5 yr except for hy and basic III - hy took off during lunch).
I covered both baits, added dryer sheets and 2 more 1/4s to 3 mile.
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