Winter 2018 Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project

Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project Winter 2018 Update

We also have good detections of Golden Eagles, including presumably resident pairs, at several of our sites.

Golden Eagle “295” appeared in the Sapphire foothills northeast of Hamilton.

Golden Eagle “390” is one of only a few eagles captured by RVRI on the MPG Ranch during fall migration.

Bald Eagle “48” was captured by RVRI on 2/28/18 as an adult in the Bitterroot foothills west of Victor.

Bald Eagle “28” joined the feeding frenzy on 12/23/18, east of Stevensville.

Golden Eagle “303” was banded 1/24/16 at MPG’s Woodchuck bait, as a fourth year bird.

Northern Goshawks seldom scavenge, though we’ve seen them feeding at three of our sites.

We also have a consistent lion visiting a site located at the northwest corner of the valley, due west of MPG.

We continue to document American marten, bobcats, and coyotes at several of our sites.

Behind the scenes we find a little time for amusement.

We drag an enormous elk carcass behind the truck to move the bait station further from road disturbance.