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<br />cxhit>ilCd typical counshiplllldprc.incuhahonbchav;oT'$.
<br />..hsplay-s.ncsthuildingandmaintntancc.lIndoopulalion.
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<br />including h:rrilur)'ucfrnsc. aerial
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<br />Wcnbscr\'cdarcagoldcncaglcsor\>aldcagles(II"lwn'IIJ.'/"llcnCt'Phal"qmtrudingin
<br />the ('moon Mountain lcrrilnf) K 02%) (If the m"nill'rin~ ..fuys na!>le I). On these H days. we
<br />rccordcu J3 different inslanccsofnon-lcrrilO1)"!l"ldcnmhnldcaglcsinllle,-icmilyofCarbon
<br />\1<>unlain and Ridges R"sin. Allcast olle of the Carl'<m ."1ounlain ca~lcs pcrfomlcd undulating
<br />night in the p,,:scnce of Intruding c"gles "n 4 of these ncca..i"lU. Chnsing ~hll\'inr Wil.~
<br />exhihilcdM-':lllcaS10ncoflllcpailclIglcson'l<M,:ca.snns,..ndJi\inllN:haviorwlIscxhihilCdon
<br />4 (lccl\..i"ns. The ~{lh.lcn e;I~]C'j; displayed Ill' lcrrilmia] hclla\,l(l~ during four of IIII' inlrusion."
<br />Siocc we l'hscr\'ed "huut ] 18" of dilyhi:1l1 hours, we ~>S1imate Illalllrrroximatd}' ] 00 lerriloria]
<br />imerac1i"ns "ccurred during Ihe ~()OJ-04 c"un~hir period ill Cmbon Mounlilin.
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<br />l)urin~ the counshlP period......c obserwd hoth sin~lc and lamlcm aerial displa)1; al1d
<br />undulalmJl llil\hl b)' the Carhon \1011nlain I,wlden eili:lcs_ Sin~le a~.,;al displaY5 were
<br />d(lcWllelllcdon4 January (male) ar>d:!.3 Janual')'(genderunkm".nl InholhCII.'<CS.a~inglceilglc
<br />.....as seen pcrf,mning rullin~ mancu'ers in lhe ah~ncc of Ihe olher pair cal\1e. Tandem aerial
<br />Jisp]a)s were dOCWll~'nlcJ on ]J and 22 January, ilnd ]3 Fchrual')'. On 13 Janu.:,I')', Ihe p.llr of
<br />ea~lcswas"bser...,'<iwaring in uni,,,nandhricfingcngaginj1 in la]nn gr..sping. On 2:!.January,
<br />Ihe r.mdcm aerial displa) consisted ofwllinl\ maneuvers onl)'. rinall)', nn 13 l'ehruarJ, 1m:
<br />eaglcscn~i1g,.,j in a tandem aerial display b.1th lollllll\ and talon gra~l'illg_
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<br />In.ldthli"n h' the 4 undulalinllnighl dlsplaysdncument<:<l in re~ponse tointruJing eagles,
<br />Ihe('nrt'"n\lounlainJ?"]d,,,ncaglcsperf,Hmedllndll],uillnson]4oIhcrt>CClLsinnS,whcnnnother
<br />intnldinl;'eilgle.,,-creohscneJ in th...lerrih'rJ(lahle:!.l, Fnuroflhescundulnlingdlspla}'$"...re
<br />perfnmlcd h: l.ne "fthe pair CJ~lcs (lIenJer "as nUl a]"J}'s idenlified), in the abilence "flhe
<br />sccnrn! I",irengle. Ten oflhe displa)'s"cf\: perrormed h) one or both of the pair eagles. usually
<br />Ihe male, in Ihe presellce: of its mate. Three tlf lh,,~ ncellrred jusl before: or llfter tm: J'lllr
<br />cn~a.,.ed in cnur\.,llip h.,ha\iur (tandem aerial displa:', or copu]ali"n), E~trapnlation of nur
<br />ub..:n'''lions suggests Ihm the Carbon :"'lollotain eagle pair perromuxl atx'lll 150 undu]allng
<br />t1ighls .Junng the 2003-04 el'un.~hip period.
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<br />Sr.\1' Rlli/JinJ: "nd.Hllinlt'llanrr
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<br />[luring the eOlll1shlp perio..!. nne or b.Jth of the ("arhon \Inuntmn Golden ellg]es w-cre
<br />"h~er\-'ed al ""51 site (' (Figul\' 21 on 12 tlf the l1lonituring da}'5. The first \'isil 10 Ihe neSI W'a.'
<br />documcnledoll lJJanuill')'. N'eslbuildinl;'lleli\-'iticswo:rcobSt'n'cdUlneslsiteCunsixofthoesc
<br />mnnit"rinlldays:22Janll~-ilnd2.Q, 10, l3,nnd 20 hhru<lr}'. Oncorbuthl,rlheeagles
<br />perfnnned ""'51 mainlrniUl"'''' (i.e" mo\'ing rn:s1 malerial alteady in the ne~l)durini!e",;h "fthese
<br />monit"rinll perinds In addilion, tine .,f lhe eagles brou~ht iI branch to !he nest un 9;,md 13
<br />Fchruar)'. Fresh ~recnel)' ""-' first "",n nn the nest on Q Fcb1\l;i1')'. E~lrartllali('n of oor Jala
<br />"Jggcslslhaltm:caglesmadeahoUI~O\isitstnlheneslrriorlnlhennsclofincuNuion,
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