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Productivity at Active Peregrine Falcon eyries in Montana, 2006
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Revised 8/31/2006
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Eyrie
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Date(s)
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No.Young
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Number
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Checked
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Observer(s)
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Location
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Fledged
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Remarks
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1
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5-Jul
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Sumner
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Clark Fork River
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4
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One young already fledged, other ready to fledge.
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2
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USFWS
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Centennial Valley
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Unknown
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Roscoe could not check because of too much snow
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3
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9-Aug
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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2
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Fledged young seen on two separate observations
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4
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16-Aug
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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3
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Confirmed minimum count of three fledged young
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5
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June
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Eggeman & Zucchi
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Bitterroot
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2
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Good count
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6
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1 &19 July
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Rogers
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Boulder River
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3
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Chicks fledged at final count
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7
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3-Aug
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Sumner & Sumner
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Troy
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Unknown
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No fledged young observed
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8
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13-Jul
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Rogers
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Livingston
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3
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Birds Moved to Tastee Freeze?
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9
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2-Jul
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Sumner, Davis , Fuller
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Blackfoot River
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2
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Minimum Count
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11
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11-Jul
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Sumner & Crow
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Missouri River
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2
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Minimum Count-young fledged
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13
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29,30Jn,18Jly
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Rogers
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Bighorn
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2
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15
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6-Jul
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Sumner
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Clark Fork River
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3
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Minimum Count
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16
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Rogers
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Bighorn
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Unknown
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Unable to check eyrie
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17
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25-Jul
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Sumner
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Clark Fork River
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1
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Possibly two young-fledged
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18
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28-Jun
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Sumner & Crow
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Clark Fork River
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4
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Young fully feathered out
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19
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1-Jul
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Sumner
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Clark Fork River
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2
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Young fledged, minimum count
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20
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17-Jul
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Rogers
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Red Lodge
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3
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Fledged chicks sitting on cliff face
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21
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July
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Rogers
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Madison River
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3
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Chicks feeding on immature gull at top of cliff
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22
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27-Jun
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Davis
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Blackfoot River
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1
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`Young are ready to fledge
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23
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4-Jul
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Sumner
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Clarks Fork/Flathead River
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3
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Young have already fledged
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24
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1-Jul
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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2
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Young in large downy stage
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25
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McEneaney
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Yellowstone Park
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2
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Yellowstone Park Survey
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26
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17-Jul
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Rogers
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Bighorn
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3
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Chicks sitting together on top of cliff
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27
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Unknown
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Roscoe
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Centennial Valley
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0
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Adults present but no young observed
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28
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23-Jun
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Crow
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Flathead Reservation
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3
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Young in downy stage
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29
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28-Jun
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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2
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Young mostly feathered
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30
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1-Jul
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Sumner
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Clark Fork River
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2
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Young behind shrub, need recount
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31
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3-Aug
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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3
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Young had already fledged
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32
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29-Jun
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Sumner & Crow
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Clark Fork River
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3
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Young in various stages of development
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33
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27-Jul
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Sumner,Eggeman,Zucchi
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Bitterroot
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2
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Minimum count, possibly 3 young
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34
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29-Jun
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Sumner & Crow
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Clark Fork River
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3
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Moved nesting cliff to the East
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35
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1-Jul
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Sumner
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Clark Fork River
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1
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2nd check, still only one young
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36
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12-Jul
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Rogers/Anderson
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Hebgen Lake
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4
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Final count
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37
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18-Jul
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Rogers
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Yellowstone River
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2
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Difficult to get good count through trees
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38
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Unknown
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Roscoe
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Centennial Valley
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1
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Final count
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39
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Unknown
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Roscoe
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Centennial Valley
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3
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Final count
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40
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2,4 July
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Rogers/Hall
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Billings
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3
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Young fledged by 2 July
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41
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Multiple
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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Unknown
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Golden eagles may have caused adults to move
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42
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12-Jul
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Rogers
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Gallatin Canyon
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2
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Minimum Count
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43
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27-Jun
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Dood
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Smith River
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2
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Minimum Count
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44
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Multiple
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Anderson/Rogers
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Gallatin Canyon
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0
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Failed, adults present early in nesting season
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45
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2-Jul
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Rogers
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Stillwater River
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4
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Final check, chicks ready to fledge
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46
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22-Jul
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Rogers
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East Rosebud
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1
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This eyrie can't be checked accurately
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47
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27-Jun
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Donofrio
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Bitterroot
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3
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Young in large downy stage
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48
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12-Jul
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Sumner & Crow
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Missouri River
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3
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Young already fledged-minimum count
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49
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Multiple
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Sumner & Crow
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Flathead Reservation
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0
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We deteced no young during multiple visits
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50
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12-Jul
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Rogers
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Madison River
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2
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Chicks have ledged
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51
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26-Jun
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Sumner & Crow
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Flathead River
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3
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Young in large downy stage
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52
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3-Jul
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Sumner
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Big Fork
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4
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Young about 42 days old
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70
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1-Jul
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Rogers
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Boulder River
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4
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Chicks on ledge
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71
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6-Jul
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Pils
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