Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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T. Cade 1957 Buteo lagopus 8 July Colville River Nest #2 on first right hand bluff below Killik-wit gap-falcons ca 1/4 mi away. Nest ca 100 ft above river and 10 ft below bushy turf on a shale wall facing N. 3 young ca. 10 days old - pin feathers on wings showing. No remains of prey at nest. Nest #3 - on right hand cliff ca 1 mi below double Knife's edge (1956 gap cliff) pair nesting in same place as last year. Pairing when we arrived and both adults were on the nest. Nest 200 ft above river on a shale outcrop and 10 ft below turf, facing N.E. Cortuts not checked. 9 July , Colville River Nest #4 - left bank Bluff above Unicat - pair with nest on west slope ca 150 ft above the river - above a shale table; nest on brink of the creek. 3 young ca 1 week - no pin feathers showing - facing NW. Remains of 1 ground squirrel at nest. Lots of ground squirrels in the area. - nesting ca 1/4 mi from peregrines. Nest #5 - cliff on right second above Unicat - female on nest 2.00 ft from top of cliff and 100 ft above river. Cliff not climbed. Rough leg was attacked by peregrines, nesting near by.