Pretty smooth operation with these chicks. I've done this nest a few times so It's much easier knowing what to expect as far as access. Chicks were super calm, that helps!!
I was working for the Center for Biological Research and William & Mary College. Banding Bald Eagles as part of the bird strike program on a Navy Air Base. I’ve been climbing for them for a few years banding birds in VA and MD. I stumbled into this gig by hunting with one of the biologists. We also place tracking harnesses on older chicks.