Sunday
5th April
|
Iris
arrives home 5.00pm
|
Sunday
19th April
|
Intruding known male, Midas, appears. A couple of attempted matings follow. Iris is not unwilling
|
Tuesday
21st April
|
Stan
returns around 11am
|
Tuesday
28th April
|
Midas
intrudes. Ejected by Stan and Iris
|
Thursday
30th April
|
Egg #1
laid 9.07am
|
Sunday
3rd May
|
Egg #2
laid between midnight and 6am
|
Wednesday
6th May
|
Egg #3
laid 4.46am
|
Friday
7th May
|
Stan
goes missing from 6.05am to 9.08pm
|
Monday
1st June
|
One egg is completely broken and another damaged/dented during a severe hailstorm. The broken egg and contents are removed by Iris and Stan whilst the damaged one remains, along with an apparently undamaged egg. At this point it is not known which # eggs have been affected
|
Tuesday
2nd June
|
Iris removes the contents of one of the two remaining eggs, a fully developed embryo. The other egg now seen to be too badly cracked on one side to be viable.
|
Wednesday
3rd June
|
Lifeless embryo from remaining damaged egg removed and disposed of by Iris
|
Monday
6th July
|
Stan and Iris are reported to be building a nest on one of the University of Montana, Grizzly Stadium lights (currently turned off). For safety reasons, electrical wires, risk of fire, the nest will be removed once the birds migrate
|
Tuesday
21st July
|
The Grizzly Stadium nest is removed today. Stanley and Iris return to their original Hellgate nest.
See: Operation Fish Sticks
[NB. Nest on stadium lights subsequently rebuilt]
|
Friday
4th September
|
Iris last seen on Hellgate nest 8.08pm
|
Saturday
12th September
|
Stanley last seen in area
|