Nesting Diaries
This nest inaccessible this season due to flood damage.
04/25/22 Female on nest incubating, turning eggs. Male did not show in the 2.5 hours I observed.
06/27/21 The Paiute Tribe closed the reservation for all of 2020 due to Covid-19, so I could not monitor the nest. They did open the reservation just this June 25, so off I went about 100 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada this morning. When I arrived, the female was in the nest, and there were obvious young also. It took awhile to get things sorted out as the young were moving about as was the adult. I was finally able to discern there were three chicks, which is what they reared two years ago. Wasn't ;long before the temp hit 100 degrees.
03/27/20 Access to this nest has been closed by the Paiute Tribe due to COVID-19. Will check later should restrictions be lifted.
03/27/20 This is the second year this nest has blown off its structure. Last year they rebuilt but so far no activity this sdeason.
008/03/19 A friend birding the area told me about this nest on Friday, 08/02/19. This appears to be a first year nest, and no nest had been reported at this location before. When I arrived this morning (a 100 mile trip one way) the female was busy feed ing three chicks, and the male was perched on a nearby power pole. This is a popular fishing site, and two men wee very close to the nest but the birds did not appear to care. I parked on the dam itself, giving an almost level view of the nest. My guess is that the chicks will leave the nest in about two weeks, so will count the three as this season's success.