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| Chat - Thursday, June 2, 2011; Banding Day for the Sauces Chick | |
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| Harpo516 | Jun 2 2011, 01:50 PM Post #31 |
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SC Eaglet going for physical exam and banding! PART II        
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 01:53 PM Post #32 |
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Super captures of the Sauces action, Topa and Deb. Jim seemed to be having difficulty getting the little peepers in the bag. I'd be fighting with all my might, too!  Thank you, Ozzie, about the coffee presentation. Your photos of the stones in the tree roots were so cool. I have to remember Topa's comment to, "Wake up and Smell the Coffee!" for next year. Carole, thanks for your comment about Pimu's bling over in CHIL. I took a break to have supper, now I'll post it here. |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jun 2 2011, 01:55 PM Post #33 |
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The chick was soooo close to the edge and it's huge. I'm guessing a female.  Good one CDN... 
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 01:55 PM Post #34 |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jun 2 2011, 02:16 PM Post #35 |
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I happen to have my camera here in the office today. I took a photo of my desk with the computer screen on the Sauces nest and CDN NAC post. I'll post it later. |
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| Harpo516 | Jun 2 2011, 02:49 PM Post #36 |
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SC Part III      POOP SHOT   
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jun 2 2011, 03:15 PM Post #37 |
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O gosh worked called and I missed the return. Thanks Deb. |
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 04:47 PM Post #38 |
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Thanks for the photos of the return, Deb. Over on Facebook one of my farm friends just posted this. It was made by someone called James Stephens who (I believe) is a moderator for the Decorah nest. I just had to share it.  
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jun 2 2011, 06:31 PM Post #39 |
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CDN, James Stephens is one crazy moderator and one crazy eagleholic! Me too. I have to surround my work space with eagle katchina~ness. 
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 06:33 PM Post #40 |
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 06:36 PM Post #41 |
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  Just found this when I was posting over in the NAC thread!!!   Our records show that $17942 have been contributed to the NAC. I'll have a final total early next week when I return to Catalina. I will also send out the remaining emails regarding the choice of benefits and start drawing names next week. 
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 06:43 PM Post #42 |
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Aw, Topa, that's so cute to see all your eagle collectibles on your desk as well as my Pimu graphic on your screen beside the 'empty' Sauces nest. I'm saving that as a keepsake. Right now I am  happy/sad thinking of five years of doing the NAC promos from 2007 to 2011. Had a  to celebrate but it is making me .Wonderful news from Dr. Sharpe. |
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| cdn-cdn | Jun 2 2011, 06:55 PM Post #43 |
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- found this in Nest Obs page 27 Hello All! Havent been on the forum for awhile but thought I would check in and say hello. The A-73 capture and banding went well in spite of the windy conditions, and I managed to escape with all of my fingers too! Another feisty chick for SCI! I have some pictures and helmet cam video that I'll pass on to Pete and the IWS crew to share with all of you. A couple more days on SCI and its back to the midwest for more eagle wrangling for me! Have a wonderful summer, everyone. Best, Jim C. Spickler |
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| lmorton2001 | Jun 2 2011, 07:27 PM Post #44 |
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$17000+ BRAVO!!!!!! |
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| Artsy Mom | Jun 3 2011, 05:49 AM Post #45 |
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Lily the Black Bear - Update June 2, 2011 – 9:00 PM CDT Who is that bear?  Faith in a playful mood - May 31, 2011 How do we identify the bears we see? It isn’t always easy, but for the old favorites, it is. Their faces are very different, especially the color and shading of the muzzle, the size and color of eyebrow patches, and any scars. Some have more brown on their ears than others. The chest patch is next. If they have one, it’s different for each bear—color and shape. Some patches have sparse white hairs. Others are bright white or yellowish. Bodies differ not only in size but in shape. Some are more sway-backed than others. Some have a more pronounced hump. The size and shape of their heads vary. Coat color in this area is usually black, and those with brown fur are so uncommon that we immediately narrow down who they are. Finally, personalities differ greatly. Another cue is scars under the fur that you can’t see but can easily feel. A couple years ago, Willy showed up after being gone for years. Could that be him? The bear was obviously a male with its bulky 500-pound body. The dark muzzle was unusual. It had to be Shylow or Willy. Both were mellow males that knew us. Lynn approached, saying “If he lets me walk up to him it is either Shylow or Willy, and if he lets me feel for the scar on the lower left side of his neck it is definitely one of them.” A person new to bears was watching and holding his breath. It looked dangerous, but it wasn’t. If the bear didn’t feel comfortable with Lynn approaching, it would show some discomfort. The bear stood confidently as Lynn came up and felt for the scar. No scar. It was calm Willy.   Faith - May 31, 2011 The interesting thing about Willy and the others is that they will accept familiar people approaching in familiar areas. But in other places where they don’t expect familiar people, it’s a whole nother ball game and takes a whole nother level of getting used to seeing us. That’s what makes June, Lily, Juliet, and Jo so special. They have learned our voices and usually will accept us anywhere. On windy days, they are more nervous and approaching can be harder. But for the most part, they trust us enough to open the world of black bears for us all. We’re hoping Willy shows up again one of these years. He must live far away that we don’t see him most years, but we’re glad he returns to the study area from time to time. We suspect Cal would have done the same if he hadn’t been shot 80 miles away. He had already surprised us twice by returning to his birth area from faraway places.  sleeping sisters - May 31, 2011 We suspect the choicest spring vegetation is beginning to harden off and become less palatable. Both Lily and June have decided to try something new. The old clover patch just wasn’t cutting it, apparently. Last evening, Lily started looking for something different and led her family about 4.5 miles into areas she hasn’t visited yet this year. She’s been resting the last couple hours, now. Early this afternoon, June left the clover patch, too, but she led her cubs only 0.9 miles into the roadless area. We hope her batteries hold up because it is a 2.2 mile walk to get to her now. Juliet was the champion wanderer, traveling over 8 miles in the last 24 hours. Jo and her cub stayed in an area 0.6 mile in diameter but made us worry when she came close to residences. Part of what we are studying is bear-human relations as more and more people move into bear habitat. We are also recording how yearlings relate to one another after family break-up. Females usually split apart as Juliet’s yearlings Sharon and Shirley have done. Males are not as anti-social. They are not competing for territory like females are. In the Bearwalker film 3 yearling males from 2 litters teamed up to become the Three Amigos. We also remember June and Hazel, littermates, being antagonistic toward each other but either one was happy to hang out with their mellow brother Willy for brief periods. They couldn’t have too much mellow time, though, because the girls were staking out the land of their futures. Since family break-up various combinations of RC’s 3 males have paired up from time to time. This late afternoon, all three were together with Juliet’s yearling the Boy Named Sue. Boy was seen playing/wrestling with one of RC’s yearlings. A nice thing is developing. An anonymous donor who noticed that the Bear Center is still over $60,000 in debt teamed up with his/her employer, General Mills, to give up to $2,000 in matching donations. Team Bear is gathering prizes for a drawing. The event starts Friday June 10 at 11:00 AM EST and will run through Sunday June 12 at 11:00 AM EST with the drawing to follow. Team Bear also said, “If any fan is interested in offering any fundraising ideas, please contact teambear@att.net. All ideas are welcome including spontaneous fundraiser ideas.” Many thanks from all of us here. As funds materialize, the North American Bear Center’s goal is to pay off the debt and then create the Education Building to expand the Education Outreach Program. At the Bear Center, mating season is on and Ted and Lucky are not as friendly toward each other as they were, at least temporarily. Honey has changed her sleeping spot from her den to Ted’s den, but Ted is sleeping elsewhere, as is Lucky. Even though it is mating season, she chases young Lucky off but we haven’t seen her say anything mean to Ted. What a change in disposition we are seeing in Honey. She was friendly to Ted during mating season last year, too, but no cubs resulted. We’ll see what happens this year. The pictures in this update are of Faith and Hope and were taken May 31. A video from that day will be posted later tonight on YouTube. Thank you for all you do. —Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center |
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