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Table 1. Arizona bald eagle breeding
area productivity summary, 2003.
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Breeding Area
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Status1
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Nest2
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Incubation Date
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Eggs
|
Hatch Date
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Young
|
Fledged
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Fledge
Date
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Alamo
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O
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|
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Bartlett*
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S
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1
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2/3-5
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1+
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3/13
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1
|
1
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5/26-30
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Becker
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U
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|
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Blue Point
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F
|
10
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<1/13
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1
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Failed 3/14- 21
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Box Bar*
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S
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3
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1/6-2/3
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1+
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2/14
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1
|
1
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5/6
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Bulldog*
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S
|
1
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1/13-2/4
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2+
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2/18-3/10
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2
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2
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5/20, 5/23
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Camp Verde
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U
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|
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Canyon
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O
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|
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Cedar Basin
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U
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|
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Cibecue
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F
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2
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2/4-3/14
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1+
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Failed 3/14-4/10
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Cliff
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O
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|
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Coldwater
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S
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3
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2/3-3/13
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2+
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3/13-4/17
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2
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1
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5/16-6/13
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One young died between
4/25-5/16 at 4-7 weeks of age.
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Coolidge
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S
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4
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3/13-6/10
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2+
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3/13-6/10
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2
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1
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6/25
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One young died in nest
on 6/20 at 8 weeks of age from dehydration.
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Crescent
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F
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1
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<4/30
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1+
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Failed 5/20-6/6.
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Doka*
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S
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2
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12/20-1/6
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1+
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1/6-2/3
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1
|
1
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3/13-4/17
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Dupont
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F
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2
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1/13-2/4
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1+
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Failed 3/14
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East Verde
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O
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|
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Fort McDowell*
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F
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16
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1/6-2/3
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1+
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Failed 3/7
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Granite Basin
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O
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|
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Granite Reef*
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F
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3
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2/4-2/7
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2+
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3/18-3/21
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2
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Failed 3/31-4/4
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Two nestlings died at
2 weeks of age.
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Horse Mesa
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S
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4
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1/14-2/4
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2+
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2/4-3/14
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2
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2
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5/16-6/13
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Horseshoe
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S
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11
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1/6-2/3
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1+
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3/13-4/2
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1
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1
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5/22-6/13
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Ive’s Wash
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O
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|
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Ladders*
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S
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4
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2/3-21
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2+
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3/26
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2
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2
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6/16, 6/20
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Lone Pine
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O
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|
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Luna*
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S
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1
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<2/8
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1+
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3/4-6
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1
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1
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5/30
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Lynx*
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F
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1
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12/9-1/6
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1+
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Failed 2/3-7
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Needle Rock*
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S
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2
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<1/16
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1+
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2/16
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1
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1
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5/4
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Oak Creek
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S
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3
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2/3-3/5
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1+
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3/13-25
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1
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1
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5/16-6/13
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Orme*
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S
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6
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1/13-2/3
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1+
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3/4-9
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1
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1
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5/24
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Perkinsville
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S
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4
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1/6-2/3
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2+
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3/13-25
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2
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2
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4/25-6/13
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Pinal
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F
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7
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2/4-3/14
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1+
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Failed 3/14-25
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Pinto
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O
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1 Breeding area status
codes (Postupalsky 1974): U=unoccupied, O=occupied, S=successful, F=failed.
2 Nest numbers are from
Hunt et al. 1992; Driscoll et al. 1992; Driscoll and Beatty 1994; Driscoll et
al. 1995a, 1995b, 1997, 1998, 1999; Koloszar and Driscoll 2001a, 2001b.
* Nests monitored by the
Arizona Bald Eagle Nestwatch Program.
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Table
1 (continued).
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Breeding Area
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Status1
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Nest2
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Incubation Date
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Eggs
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Hatch Date
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Young
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Fledged
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Fledge
Date
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Pleasant*
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S
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2
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1/6-29
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1
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3/2
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1
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1
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5/20
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Redmond
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O
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Rock Creek
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F
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2
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2/4-3/14
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1+
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3/14-4/10
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1
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Failed 5/16-6/13
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Nestling last observed
at 6 weeks old.
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Rodeo*
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F
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2
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1/6-2/3
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2+
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3/7
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2
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Failed 3/15
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Nestlings killed by
intruding female at 1 week of age.
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San Carlos
|
O
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|
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76
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O
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Sheep
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F
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1
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1/13-2/4
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1+
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2/24-3/5
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1
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Failed 3/14
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Nestling died in nest
at 2 weeks of age.
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Suicide*
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S
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1
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1/13-2/4
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3
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2/26
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3
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3
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5/20, 5/22
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Sycamore*
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S
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4
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12/20-1/6
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2
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1/6-2/3
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2
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2
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4/5, 4/20
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Table Mountain
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F
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4
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2/3-3/13
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2
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Failed 4/17
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Talkalai
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O
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|
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Tonto*
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F
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2
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1/13-2/4
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2
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2/26-27
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1+
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Failed 3/9
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One nestling died at
< 1 week, other died while pipping.
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Tower*
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S
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8
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1/6-2/3
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2
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2/28
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2
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1
|
5/27
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One nestling died on
5/28 at 12 weeks of age from Mexican Chicken Bug Infestation.
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Winkelman
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U
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Breeding area status codes (Postupalsky 1974): U=unoccupied,
O=occupied, S=successful, F=failed.
Nest numbers are from Hunt et al. 1992; Driscoll et al. 1992;
Driscoll and Beatty 1994; Driscoll et al. 1995a, 1995b, 1997, 1998, 1999
Koloszar and Driscoll 2001a, 2001b.
* Nests monitored by the Arizona Bald Eagle Nestwatch Program.
Table 2.
Arizona bald eagle productivity summary, 2003. (TOTALS)
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Table
2. Arizona bald eagle
productivity summary, 2003.
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Number
of BAs
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47
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Number
of Active BAs
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31
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Number
of Occupied BAs
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43
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Number
of Failed Breeding Attempts
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13
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Number
of Eggs
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45+
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Number
of Successful Breeding Attempts
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18
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Nest
Success = 18/43
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0.42
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Number
of Young Hatched
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35
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Mean
Brood Size = 25/18
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1.39
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Number
of Young Fledged
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25
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Productivity
= 0.42 x 1.39
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0.58
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