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2/26/07 <br />5:42 PM arrive at site. Sunset is at 5:49. Gate is closed. Parked in driveway facing east. Sky has <br />scattered clouds. Temperature is in low 40's. There is a slight breeze. There is no snow on the <br />ground. There were no raptors in trees on or near the site when I arrived. <br />5:50 There is ared-tailed hawk in the eastern of the two large cottonwoods north of the gate. It is <br />facing me and is in the lower branches of the tree. <br />6:05 Red-tailed hawk has left the eastern tree. <br />6:28 END OBSERVATIONS. No additional raptors were observed. <br />3/6/07 <br />5:46 PM Arrive at site. Sunset is at 5:57. Gate is closed. Parked in driveway facing east. Sky <br />is overcast. Temperature is in the low 50's. There is no wind. There is a raptor in the eastern of <br />the two large trees north of the gate. It has its back to me. The raptor's back is dark. I do not see <br />any white. It is above and on my side of the large stick nest in the tree. No other trees on or near <br />the site had raptors in them when I arrived. Tried to take photos of the raptor through the <br />spotting scope. <br />6:10 The raptor moved to a higher branch in the same tree. The new perch is behind another <br />branch making it difficult to see the bird. The bird moves a little ever few minutes allowing me <br />to discern that it is still there. <br />6:30 END OBSERVATIONS. I watched the raptor's location continuously with the exception <br />of a few breaks to scan other large trees on and near the site. I occasionally saw the raptor move <br />its head. ~ But did not see any movement after about 6:20, when it became to dark to see the small <br />movements I was observing. No other raptors were observed. The raptor that I watched <br />appeared to be smaller than an eagle. <br />3/8/07 <br />5:55 PM Arrived at site. Sunset is at 5:59. Gate is open. Parked in driveway facing N. Sky has <br />scattered small clouds. Temperature is in the 50's. There is a light wind. There are no raptors in <br />large trees north of the gate. There is a Buteo in the tree 0.25 mi N of Shell's. There are no <br />raptors in the tree next to Shell's. <br />6:03 There is a bird with a white breast in the tree next to Shell's. On closer examination it <br />appears to be ared-tailed hawk. <br />6:07 The raptor left the tree 0.25 mi N of Shell's. <br />