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<br />We monitored the Ciij;h:S during six surf~<; blasl~ during the ne~l1in8 phase (Table 3).
<br />Two of the t>lu-~Is \'>Ccurrcd betwC(:n ::!:oo and 3:00 pm., while the Olher four 1000k plllel.' al
<br />:lpproximatcl)' 5:45 p,m. The c:Lj;kIS l,:ould be !>ecn in IlK ~sl during all six blasts ",,0.1 the
<br />1i:mak was pres.-lit nn [\lot> tl\;ca.xjolls. The ciif:lclS exhibited no rcspon.'<C to live nflll", six blll->;ts.
<br />Ilurin(tollcI11asl.'NlWCVcr.lhc nldcr eaglet lumcd ils head Inwards th... directioll of the l'loiS<."
<br />Immediale!)' af1tr Ihe hlust occu~d. The Y\1ungcr cagh:t had nil respunse, The female did not
<br />read 10 cilher "rthc t"'o blast' for which she w,,",'prC!\('1l1.
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<br />Rawd un our ()"~rvali"ns. tile estimated lledge dale for the older. femak "'LX) June.
<br />The )('1.11\\1"1' male was l1tllllbser...-~d outsidc of tlK: nest for arPf\lximut~ly two more w~"'s. For
<br />Ihis fepon, I\Ilwe~'er, we ~on~ider J June as Ih~ l>c~inning or the l1eJl:llng ph...", of rnonilOnng,
<br />We ~"nlirlUed m"nihlring Ihe eagles unlil 11 July, when il was dctcnnincd, based on nUT
<br />"hseTvulions, Ihal bOlhju~cnilC5 could tl)' ",th enough slt~nglh and agility 10 a~'oid construcTion
<br />a~trVrlles, Vie nbscrved II wtalof6.1,75 hourl; on 12 different moni1llring dll)'s during the
<br />Ilcdghng ph...'" (J June+21 July). ~rewereapproximaldy735daylighlhoUl"dllringthe49
<br />daysoflhc I1cdglingpcriod, Thusv.coh>l:T\'ootlKeag.lcsapproximutclyq%oftheavailahle
<br />hOUTSllnd,'n45%ofll\'ailllhkdllYS.
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<br />The kmale I1c-dged al approximale1} ft4 days <lr age. !-Ier tirsl monitul\.-d night wru
<br />rd'lli\e1y uowurdinaled. ~lf1d she was m,,!ll>ed hy ravens (0"",,_, l"!f<l,r) and uhimatel)"
<br />grounJed m~ar the coller dam within Ihe ~"nstrueti(ln area (Figure I). After repented
<br />unsuccessful:memplstol1}',lhcadultfemll1cllllldedocxIUlthel1edGlingandhnthwCTC finally
<br />ah1c ltl ride an updtaf1 hud to Carhun Mountuin, \\-"eohscr\'edlhefemlllel1cdglingtmd..inlhe
<br />tll.:stllfteT lhe first I1cdge d~,te up unlil 22 June Aftcr 1::' June, we did nol '" either ju~'enile
<br />return 10 Ihc nest, At this time. the nedgling Was ohscr\'ed hoth perched and nying with
<br />c"recninG. un.te:tdy wing ocat.'_ The >'pung hitd display~J .lark, juvenile plumu~e un its ha~k
<br />;rndheadarulmnnledwhit"plumugeoni!st>Teast,hcll}',huseoflhetuiI and Ihc undefside of its
<br />wing,. The l1edgling was ,",cn 11)'ing shnn dislanccs on ~c\'efal m,'re occasions wilh marked
<br />impwH.mcnts III strength ~lIld ~"n(jdcllce unlit 5 July' when it wa.. seen soaring at high :,ltitude
<br />fur lhe fi~tlrme. I'rinr to 5 Jul). the nedgling had spent mUll) nr its time perching titan l1ying.
<br />H}' theendllfmnniloringnn211ul},.thc r<:rnlllcju\cnileeag1ch:rdj,\wwn4u'lelaTgeand....lL.
<br />almost cnmplelcly h.own, Wilh mOllled "hite plumage visihle nnly 1m its ultdcT"'mg !It::c(>ndariCli
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<br />-Ille )'uung<"r. m:rle ju\.cnile was liTSI ohscncd {llllSidc the nCSl on 2~ June, more than lWO
<br />\\cd..s "ticr tlw female had n.-dged, Ahhtlugh il is!",ssihle Chal the yuungeT fledgling lirstleft
<br />lhencst priof1024 June, 'Vl:e,.nsiuer this a'the .laIc llfllcJging. Ba.o;cdonnures1imaledhulch
<br />JUIC,lhc male \\a'''prroxinUllcly 79u;Jysnld:u the l,rne orncdging, t'pnnl1<-dging.lhemale
<br />url"':rrt.-d ",:uk"JI}' 'iIl1l1ller lhan lh~ fcm:rle and ShllW<-d eonsiJcrahl} mOTe white plumage,
<br /><'spedall)'nnllShac-k, When thc male finally lenlhe ncsl. he diJ ntlt cxhihil any oflhe unst cacly
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