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Spring 1997 Summary Eagle #N98 (East) Satellite Locations February 2 - May 23, 1997 Field Notes: Summer Visit to N98's Nest Date Latitude Longitude 05/23/97 47.370 N 76.246 W 05/18/97 47.406 N 76.424 W 05/16/97 47.436 N 76.181 W 05/12/97 47.179 N 76.019 W 05/10/97 47.384 N 76.421 W 05/08/97 47.403 N 76.208 W 05/05/97 47.429 N 76.229 W 05/01/97 47.661 N 75.834 W 04/29/97 47.830 N 78.273 W 04/27/97 47.433 N 76.452 W 04/25/97 47.415 N 76.454 W 04/20/97 47.433 N 76.411 W 04/14/97 44.321N 76.118W 04/12/97 44.337N 75.997W 04/10/97 44.841N 76.070W 04/05/97 47.371N 76.478W 04/03/97 47.415N 76.445W 04/01/97 47.418N 76.305W 03/30/97 47.420N 76.445W 03/28/97 47.408N 76.437W 03/23/97 45.337N 76.190W 03/21/97 44.355N 75.649W 03/19/97 44.265N 76.273W 03/17/97 44.353N 76.042W 03/15/97 44.332N 76.016W 03/13/97 44.331N 75.909W 03/11/97 44.347N 76.127W 03/09/97 44.421N 76.114W 03/08/97 44.347N 75.829W 03/06/97 44.493N 75.675W 03/04/97 44.378N 76.783W 03/02/97 44.329N 76.080W 02/28/97 44.338N 76.042W 02/26/97 44.693N 74.602W 02/24/97 44.333N 76.070W 02/19/97 44.350N 76.016W 02/17/97 44.521N 75.360W 02/15/97 44.726N 77.760W 02/13/97 44.349N 76.124W 02/11/97 44.296N 76.077W 02/11/97 43.931N 76.379W 02/09/97 44.401N 76.083W 02/09/97 44.342N 76.113W 02/05/97 44.340N 76.063W 02/04/97 44.409N 76.062W 02/02/97 44.342N 75.951W 02/02/97 44.327N 76.052W Field Notes: Summer Visit to N98's Nest During July we followed N98 to her nest in Quebec Province, an area about 225 miles north of her capture site on the St. Lawrence River. Unfortunately, she and her mate did not produce any young, which we had hoped to band and perhaps track back to New York this winter. We now know, however, where she "lives", and can visit her nest again as we wish. We rented a float plane to track her from the air, and picked up her radio signal very soon after we took off. She and her mate turned out to be not too far from north end of Cabonga Reservoir. We didn't spot a nest from the air, but did get a visual on both our female and her mate. We then returned to get our truck and boat, and proceeded up to Barage Cabonga to launch and boat up to the north end (about a 45 minute boat trip). Again, we found both the eagles straight away and watched them for the next 7 hours. We also found their nest, but unfortunately, it was clear from checking the nest and watching the birds that the nest had failed; it was empty and both adults were simply passing time. Too bad. The nest is about 90' up in a super canopy live white pine that is probably 135' total height and 37.6" dbh; the tree is about 40m from the shoreline on a small island near the north end of the reservoir I saw no other eagles while on the reservoir, although lots of gulls, terns, herons and broad-wing hawks. While it is a bit disappointing not to have been able to band any young for later winter-tracking, it was extremely worthwhile seeing the nest site first-hand, corroborating their breeding status, and "ground-truthing" our satellite radio fixes, which turned out to be quite accurate. We also now have the ability to revisit this site next year or any future year to complete this work, now that we know exactly where she is.