Grand Junction • Entered by Mary McCutchan on May 30, 2022
Raptor Monitoring-Bald Eagle
May 30, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 1.5 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 5 |
Key Issue: Wildlife Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Colorado Parks & Wilflife, NW Colorado
Landscape/area: Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness (CO)
Short Description of Activity
Viewed Bald Eagle nest downstream of Island Acres State Park on the Colorado River. Both juveniles still in the nest, looking like they have flight feathers but not yet trying their wings this time. Adult flew in and perched high up in the nest tree on a bare branch; did not have anything to feed them.
Reflection/Evaluation
Goal met: both juveniles present, an adult watching out for them. Expecting both young to fly in mid June, judging from size and maturity. Broads members Skip Mitas and Mary McCutchan observed.