04-07-16 Raptor Research Update

04-07-16 Raptor Research Update

April 7, 2016

Raptor View Research shares an update on raptor migration counts, and satellite tracking of ospreys and eagles.

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On March 10, we finished our 2016 winter eagle trapping on the MPG Ranch. We captured 16 Golden Eagles and three Bald Eagles this year, all but one of which tested high for bloodlead levels. We outfitted six of the Golden Eagles with GPS transmitters and look forward to learning where they spend the summer.

Three of the adult Golden Eagles captured this winter appear to be Montana residents, while two are well on their way to summer territories further north. The young Golden Eagle (dark blue), who fledged last summer from a nest near Nome, Alaska, has spent the last few weeks just north of the Idaho-British Columbia border.