Table 12. Osprey nests located during 1977 and 1978 including first observation 

 dates, site description and comments. 



NEST DATE 

 NO. LOCATED 



1 5-18-77 



SITE DESCRIPTION 



COMMENTS 



East shore of Bull Lake along Productive nest - two young fledged 



Highway 202. Top of par- 

 tially dead larch {Larix 

 ocoidentalis) tree. 



first week of August, 1977. Pro- 

 ductive nest attended by pair 

 throughout July, 1978. Not ob- 

 served from air during 1978. 



2 6-16-77 



Crowell Creek. Tree stand- 

 ing in creek bed. Top of 

 topped Douglas- fir 



{Pseudotsuga menziesii) . 

 Within 0.4 km of Bull Lake. 



6-15-77 Freeman Ridge, across from 

 Felix Creek. Top of giant 

 snag. Within 0.4 km of 

 Lake Creek. 



Nest failure - young abandoned in 

 early July, 1977, coincident with 

 initiation of logging activity be- 

 neath nest. Nest failure - pair 

 observed in April, single adult 

 seen in July, no young in nest in 

 late July, 1978. 



Productive nest - two young fledged 

 first week of August, 1977. Pro- 

 ductive nest - three young in nest 

 in July, 1978. 



6-19-77 Swanson Creek. Top larch 

 snag. Next to swamp, 

 0.8 km from Lake Creek. 



Unoccupied nest, may have had osprey 

 pair earlier in spring, 1977. Pair 



is reported to have been shot off 



nest. Nest fell out of tree, 1978. 



7-14-77 



7-14-77 



4-9-77 



Noggle Creek. Top of larch Unoccupied nest during 1977 and 

 snag. Near ponds, about 1978. 

 1.5 km from Bull Lake. 



West shore of Bull Lake 

 near Emma Gulch. In dead 

 larch snag. 



East shore of Bull Lake near 

 Crowell Creek. In broken 

 spruce (Picea) snag. 



Unoccupied nest, 1977. Productive 

 nest - two young in nest in 

 July, 1978. 



Unoccupied nest, 1977. 

 fallen, 1978. 



Tree 



5-16-77 Little Spar Lake. Top of 

 dead unidentified tree. 



Unoccupied nest, 1977. Observed 

 from the air. No osprey were ob- 

 served from the groiuid in this area. 

 Not observed in 1978. 



3-12-78 Northwest of Schoolhouse 

 Lake. Top of dead larch 

 snag. 



Fate of this nest unknown during 

 1977. Productive nest - three 

 young in nest in July, 1978. 



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