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MIDDLE CREEK GOLDEN EAGLE EYRIE Nest Location: NWQ of SW; of SEd of Section 17 T4N R86W Monitoring for 1983 3/7 3 PM Arrived - Adult eagle present, observed bird flying back and forth along sandstone and occasionally landing on cliff above nest, could not see a bird on the nest, do to mis-communication observer was not present during 4:26 PM blast (approximate distance of blast from nest 950 ft.) OBSERVER: Terrell Johnson 3/14• 2 PM Arrived - 3 eagles present (2 mature, 1 immature), 1 mature eagle was on nest and 2 eagles were flying. 3:10 PM Blast (approximate distance of blast from nest 610 ft) - No observable effect on bird on nest (bird remained in nest). 3:31 PM Left are a. OBSERVER: Dave McMindes & Sue Kelso 3/25 1:20 PM Arrived - 1 adult eagle flying - no birds visible on nest. 2:28 PM Blast (quite loud approximate distance of blast from nest 550 ft.) - Some loose rocks rolled off sandstone cliff 100 to 150 ` yards west of nest - eagle flew off nest (evidently she was on nest incubating, but not visible from below) - It is not known whether the eagle left the area or immediately returned to the nest due_to poor visibility (snowing) and distraction from rolling rock. 2:43 PM - Eagle flew over going west and disappeared. 2:52 PM - Left site. OBSERVER: Terrell Johnson 4/14 1:15 PM Arrived - could not see any eagles. 1:28 PM - Adult eagle flew in and landed on nest, other adult stood up (evi.dently it was on the nest incubating) bath adults on nest, bird which flew in left, circled up and exited to North, eagle still on . nest settled down on nest and disappeared from sight. 1:40 PM - Left site. OBSERVER: Terrell Johnson 4/15 No observations. (Approximate distance of blast from nest 700 ft.) 4/22 1:45 PM Arrived - Eagle on nest brooding/incubating. 2:02 PM - Other adult flew by nest then circled up and out of sight.