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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />OI1Ji:'J <br /> <br />C",burt M,,~m~m GQ/drn !<1\,lr lm.,."hm S~",,,,g.rr.Jl,(WI <br /> <br />Yl'ung leave the nest t>clwcrn 63 lUld 70 duysofagc (\\lu:ckr 2(0)). and remain ",ilh !heIr <br />parents for 1-6 monlh.~ aflc"f fledging (Kncher! ctal. 2(02). Departure from the nest may include <br />falling, jumping. walking or flying. often foll"""c-d by an UJlcunlmlled landing (('amcn~ind I%Q <br />in Kpch<:ncl al. 2(102). El.Irly_"nl1ed~lingsarcs'iUlcaminl!lolly.l:>eclluseoflhciTincxpericncc <br />amI ilKl'mplcte muscle and rcalh.:r dc\'c1opmcnl. Dunng this time Ihe} arc still dependent nn the <br />udults for foud. Throughmlllhe carl}' I1cJglinl,t J"C'rind. the )'oung cagles will s!'\-'t1d time pcn:hcd <br /><lulside the nest lInd ",1I1 milh occasional sho" unslcad~ flights III ncarb)' perches. sometimes <br />landing on the gf(lund. while Ihey' wait for the adults to brio" them food. As lhey Icum to ny' <br />wilh mmc confidencc. the juvenile~ will take longer I1lght5, farther frum the nest (0'1001e ct aJ <br />1'1<)9). otien following one or b.nh adults. As the young e~lgles tle<:ome stronllcr and more <br />pmficicml1icrs.ttle)'rc:mainintheirnalalterrit"rics"hilethc)'[clll1ltohunl.somelimesa.~ellrly <br />liS JOdllYsllticrl1edlling(\\'lIlker IlJ87 and Ralta1199:!in Koehenela1. 20112,. Thc Bdult clIgles <br />"ill rcmllin in rc:llIlive clm;e prll"imit) of Ihe ju....nil~. partilllly feeding lhem and guarding them <br />fwm predalors unlillhe)' learn to hunt for themselves, <br /> <br />M.~TII(1Il0L(JG\" <br /> <br />Golden eagk moniloring III Carhon ;..I"unlain was inilialed by' 10000spherc in mid <br />Ikcembn- 2UO). IInd cominued unli] laIC Jul)' 2004, Obser.....rs monilllrcd lhe eagles from II <br />lhed I"clltion along COum)' Road :!Il. appru"imalely 1 mile wc!l1 of summil of Cllroon <br />MounlaHl (Figure II. This oh!iol:r...alinn poinl was close enoul!h 10 view arnl documentlhe eaglcs' <br />ilctivilies. hut far cnough away 10 reduce disturbance associated with human presen<;<:. <br />Oo!>Crver.l stayed in or near their vehicles. using IIIS..60X spotting scope to vie" the eagles. <br />Binoculars were also ul,ed. panicularly when lhe "ird~ wen: in I1ighlllOO difficult IU fol](,... using <br />the spuning <;Cllpt', Gender WM delennincd when both eagles were present lInd the Sil-l: <br />difTereneewa.sapparenL IYuring each m"niwring pcrind. nbsc",'crsrec<.rdcdlhedally IIctiv'ities <br />of the en!!le!>. ~uch n~ rcrchin~. soaring:. hunting amI eallllll. Perchcs and nest 1000mions ...ere <br />re,orded usinj; a grid S)'~tem overlaid onl<l a digilal imal1e uf Carb.m Mountain (Figure 2l, <br />ThroUgtlllul the mnniwring effort. We also documented ~recific I1ehaviots related 10 each pha...... <br />ofthc hreeding cycle. including: courtship hchavior (e.g. aerial pIa y.copulutil.n.nctshuildinIilJ. <br />tcrritorial displays (e.g. undulating flight. ilerial chases) alld ne~ting activities (e.g. incuoation. <br />owodmg. fecdinl! young). Evcry enon WM made 10 localc ooth the male and female ea~les, and <br />later in the !>Cil"lIlthe nedglings. dunng each ml.mtoring period, We recorded the e"acllimes <br />ilnd durations of each hcha\"i(lr cxhioitcd by Iheeugles. includmg the timcsthat each left and <br />returned to CarNlll \1ounlilin and Ihe surrounding area. Interacllons hclween the tlrceding fllIir <br />andutherguldeneaglM,tlaldcagles,andotherhirdspecieswom:alsodncumellled. Werc:corded <br />"tlsel"',a"lcrcspunscs(orlacktherennofeaj!l.:stoennstrn.:tionactivilies.pankulllrlylhn.......ith <br />loud noi..... such a.' "Iasling. Similarly. their nhsel'\ahle re~ponses (1II1ac\;. thereon !II non. <br />pmjecl relaled humM lIctl\'ilies. such as small aircraft arnl helicoP1CT Il).h~'s. hikin~ humans, or <br />\ehiclesintheareawctealsoreeordcd. <br /> <br />f&Jll1tKrr E.m'".(m"'~~t<ll5<n'lclJ <br /> <br />, <br />