Hi Tweets,

This posting on Eagle Net may be of interest.

Dan Victor, Seattle, WA <dvictor at u.washington.edu>
Web = http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dvictor/dan.html

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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:55:01 -0700
From: owner-eagle-net at unixg.ubc.ca
To: eagle-net-outgoing112-42 at interchg.ubc.ca
Subject: Telemetry Assistance


>Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 10:31:58 -0700
>From: Jim Watson <watson at ncia.com>
>To: "owner-eagle-net at interchg.ubc.ca" <owner-eagle-net at interchg.ubc.ca>
>Subject: Telemetry Assistance
>
>Here in Washington we are in the second year of the satellite telemetry
>study on wintering bald eagles from the Skagit River. We deployed an
>additional 14 transmitters on adults this past winter. Again this year,
>
>I am soliciting volunteer help to check on activity/productivity of the
>birds we suspect are nesting. Through the assistance of 4 or 5
>biologists last year (thanks, bios!) that we contacted through
>eagle-net, we were able to get visuals on 3 of 9 telemetered eagles, 2
>of which were nesting. I am still looking for anyone doing wildlife
>surveys (we are in the 164 mhz band) near Fraser Lake in central B.C.,
>where we have 3 birds. The other area where we need help is on the
>MacKenzie River system. We have 2 birds at Great Bear Lake, and 1 on
>the River. Additionally, the folks from California at the Santa Cruz
>Predatory Research Group have 2 satellite birds on the Great Slave Lake
>(216 mhz band), and are interested in checking their nest activity.
>Janet Linthicum can be contacted about the status of these birds
>(walton at cats.ucsc.edu).
>
>Thanks in advance for any contacts or help you can provide.
>
>Jim Watson
>Senior Wildlife Research Scientist
>Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife



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