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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 />03d737 <br /> <br />C~,"'," M"k.!lli!J~!l.I.i4l~Cuu'l>hw Sum",,,,",' Ii~r>on <br /> <br />I:\'TR(IIll'(TIO' <br /> <br />(I"lden "'Ill,!l<:~ .....ill nOl ""=cd when pre)' p<'pullllioM "ithin their Irnilories are <br />in~umcicnl w insure ~uc<:cssful rearing of )'OUOI,l. Pre)' populalion c)'des are gcnl:fa!l) Tej!.lollal <br />phCn(lmen<'n:lhlls,inlo.....pre)'YCanllhcmajor:il}ofpaif5inul\'j!.ionwill nnt nest whi1c in high <br />pn:} }'eul'5 most pail'5 willtKnchcn <:1 aI. ::OO:!l. Eagles at Carhon Mounlain. while defendmg <br />thcirlclTilOl') from other cuSlcs. are IikclYlu respond wprC)'PUPululjons in a similar mannef In <br />their ncil,!hk>t5. T1llL~ kO""'ll1ll how many pail'li within the surwunding an:a an: ncsling in a <br />I,!i\'cn )car pro~'i<les an imf'l,",llll clue III pre}' popul:uju" hcallh a..~a faclOT in the breedingell'un <br />(1flh<:Cart>o:>nM(1unlaingold~'l1C<lglcs. <br /> <br />'\5 part of prelimill:U)' environmental .....ork ror Ihe Anima__La Plaia (ALP) proJe<::I. tht <br />Ilureuu or Redwnutiun (1l()R) oontra.ted with \Iml!ana Stale Univcfllily S(;icntisl~ in I QQ6 and <br />1997toeva!uat.lhe"lake"ofgoldcneagltneliUs)unCar"',nMounlllinduringtheconstructinn <br />pWl'C!I5. Thi55tod) r<;suhtd in lhtd(l<;,unltntatinnuf 16gnlden taglt nesh in 8 lll'l"l:'dingarClls <br />I'.1thin a 10 milt radius (314 milel) of the Carbon Mounlain nesh (IIarTtlllta 19%,lIarmalll and <br />Flath 1997). Al the llcginninl!ofcunstructil1n lalein~()02.1htU. S. Fish and Wildhft Service <br />(l!SF\\/S) required nOR 1(1 monilOr Ihc dTCl:t~ uf .onmu.tioo il\:livitits on Ihe Carhon Mountam <br />ellj!lts. BOR l'omra.led ....ith &Mphcre F.nvitonmtnllll Scnices (F:cosl'herc)10 cooduel that <br />mnniloringcffol1and.onthtR'l'ommendationfromtheirellglcbiologisl autlmritcdacrialand <br />grouod survt)'S of the 16 cagle nCSl~ documented in 19'16-19Q7. This IqlOrt SUmmar11CS lhc <br />rcsallsof2()O~and2{l()4etl;l1Utom"nitorthisp"pulllllon, <br /> <br />Mf.TIIOIlS <br /> <br />R"IUr wing acrilll SUI"\'C)'S CPhillips et aL 1'l84) for Ill'livc l!oldcn ug1e nesls were <br />conduclell on 18 March h)' 3 tliolol;ist and a pilol. corn:entnlting on known nest siles in <br />muuntainou..~ terrain nonh of Curllon Mmmlain. Rotor I'.1ng work wa.~ supplemented with l'\ <br />fixed wing anial surve) (Fl"dtr 1970. Ihckman 1'l72> soulh of Carbon Mountain on 19 Man:h. <br />~'ornplclinllthe sUI"\'ey of ~ll neSl~ documented in 19% (Ilannlltn 1'1%) IlOd 1997 (1larmata lInll <br />Flath 1997;. GPS coordir\llll;l\ rur lhe nc:sIS as documcmed in 1997 (Harmata Ilnd Flath 1\)'17) <br />nnd 2003 (Ecosphere lO1l3) '.-cre u~ed tn guide hiol,,~ists In thcexlIct I1ClIllocalions. Sul:>sc:qUerll <br />I1I11htstllehecka.:li\'enes15forl'mofofhalching(3 Mayland lorount l1edgeahle)'oung(4 <br />June) were alSl! conducted with fi~ed wmg aircraft The hclicopter allowell el~ appl"llllCh IIOd <br />theopr<Jr1uOlt}'l<>hoverandtlcl'enllinoflhestatusofeal'hOC1itsilevisilcd(i'hil1ipsela1.19114), <br />\Vhilc fixed wing surveys, cunductcd from a Cessna 2{16 airplane, gave slwner und more distant <br />view "I' the a.live ncs15. it wa.~ general!) r<,ssihle to a.~n"f1ain lhe stalus of tllCh nesl after initial <br />."nfirmation of adivity fmm the hcliropler. <br /> <br />No aerial visits were made to Carbun MOllntain. slOce lhe neslS in lhat territoI')' were <br />under ol>5Cl"\alion lhrnullhoutlhe 21104 breedin", season fwm the ground_ Ground visilS to all <br /><llher lerritortts .....ithin lhe ](l.milt radiu.~ of Carhon MOllotain throughout the 2004 hm:ding <br />season pro,'ide.! supplemental informlltion of occupancy and nesling activit), for this ftport. <br />^gting uf }'llunll wa.~ Nascd on WUI'l<lr> (19Q7). TemllnolullY llenerally followed Steenhof <br /> <br />f.wJ>h"tE.nvJ,,,,,,.,t~I"'Ser"i~s <br /> <br />]I <br />