February 28

I had pretty much decided when I hit the field today that I was going to let Okie go. She snagged #26, and while she was eating, since she was in good shape and a couple ounces over trapped weight, I cut off her jesses and removed her telemetry. I waited until she had a good crop on her, then me and the dogs left her on the rabbit. I felt nothing until just now. How weird. Anyway, she is in her favorite area. I'll return in three or four days and see if she is still around.

Was she a good hawk? I would have had to hawk more RT's in this area to make that determination, but, she surely will survive, assuming she doesn't get hit by a car, electrocuted, or . . . . .

February 27

Okie snagged #25 this morning, but, I forgot my camera at home. So, without any photographic proof, I have to go out tomorrow for #26. Darn!

February 24

Okie snagged #24 yesterday morning. I didn't see the flight, so I had to find her. She was in a gulley with the rabbit. At first, I didn't have any signal, and then I
got an intermittent one but, as it worked out, it was from the wrong direction. I guess the signal was bouncing around out of that gulley? I snapped the photograph just as Kate came on the scene. She wasn't close to Okie at all, but, Okie has never really accepted Kate.