28 June 2007

Wednesday June 27

Aly finds 681 and 237 off of nest - 681 with 6 chicks and 237 with 3 chicks. BB and VS go out w/ airport personnel and collect eggs at 681 nest then go inside airport and flush 681. Upon getting a visual of 681, she started feigning and walking toward us and away from her chicks. Chicks were seen shortly before we took off. BB and ALy flush 628 and wait around - no sign of chicks.
Kelly checks Bison, Kelly Butte, and Wilson. GHOW at Wilson. Kelly Butte failed.
Bison had birds present in the territory but no nest found. Pick up injured raven with broken leg at Napa on the village road.

27 June 2007

Tuesday June 26

KL and VS check RTHA's. Barn CORA pair seen going in and out of Barn feeding young.
KL checked Island CORA nest - failed w/ one dead baby on the ground. Schwering RTHA checked but no nest found. Chapel checked w/ no new nest found. Old nest did not have any new activity. Walked from Schwabachers to Blacktail Ponds and did not get yelled at by RTHA.

Monday June 25

RTHA nests checked by BB and VS. No activity at Zenith or BAR B BAR Ranch. 2 chicks at Bar B Bar Subdivision. Went to band Nolan Butte and the chicks are too young (re-nest). LEOW found below first unsuccessful nest. Point count done on 628 - flushed 3 hens next to 628 and heard what could have been distress calls by chicks.
BB, Marilyn, and VS trap the barn Pair at 1115 pm. BOO YEAH! UNITY!
WHO's YOUR UNCLE! Maintenance done on both sat transmitters.

25 June 2007

Friday June 22

BB and VS complete telemetry. 228 is flushed with a flock of hens and no chicks. 681,237, and 642 nests are checked. All still sitting. BB climbed North Gully and finds failed nestlings.
Travis, Jill, BB, and VS attempted to mist net barn pair at 11pm. 1st adult in and out of mist net and the 2nd escaped the net entirely. Both were roosting in barn. Coyote Rock and Beaver Ponds fledged. 1 fledgling believed to be dead at Coyote Rock