As cold as...... Nonetheless, the hardy all women crew banded 5 raptors for the day. They got off to a late start, after discovering on arrival that everything was coated with thick ice. The sun came out for a bit early on and helped with the process of clearing off the minimum gear needed to start.
As the day progressed every weather event possible proceeded to unfold. There was brief sun, hail, freezing rain, fog, snow blowing up hill, and of course, wind.
Sue, Dalene, Becky, and Michelle were rewarded with 5 hawks, including a Red Tail Hawk. There was also the delightful sighting of a bear on the power line road on the way up in the morning.
Raptors banded:
1 HY male SSHA
1 HY female SSHA
1 AHY female SSHA
1 ASY female COHA
1 HY U RTHA
ASY female COHA
HY RTHA
Yesterdays quiz of the day winner is Bud, who identified the chipmunk as a duck.
