909 July 2021 NPS photo
Adult Female
Year First Identified: 2018 as an independent 2.5 year-old subadult, 2016 year of birth
Last Year Observed: 2023
Known Offspring Of: There is speculation in the 2018 bear monitoring notes that 909 is the blonder female offspring of 409 Beadnose's 2016 litter , however there is no way to really confirm the link between subadults to the mother and siblings without DNA results.
Known Litters of Cubs: 1 ( 2021, 2 spring cubs, lost 1 cub in late June, 2021)
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: There were no known genetics study samples obtained from 909 by Ranger Michael Saxton from 2016 through 2019. We are awaiting information from Ranger Saxton / NPS staff.
Identification:[]
909 is a small subadult female. She has large blonde flopped over ears. She was often seen with sibling 910. 909 is a suspected offspring of 409 Beadnose. As of 2021, 909 is considered an adult.
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
909 seems to have developed a “dash-and-grab” technique for fishing. 909 fished along the entire stretch of the river. In 2020, 909 was frequently seen fishing the lip at Brooks Falls.
Life History:[]
2016: Spring Cub with 409 Beadnose & Female Littermate (910 )[]
June 2016:[]
2016.06.18 (Not June 6, 2018, cams not live that early in the season): 409 Beadnose and her two spring cubs (909 & 910) make their live cam debut in this video by Mickey Williams.:
Katmai National Park and Explore Mom & 2 COYs on spit road AM 6-18-16 (NOT JUNE 6, 2016 CAMS NOT LIVE THAT EARLY IN SEASON) by Mickey Williams-0
2016.06.20: 409 Beadnose with her two spring cubs (909 & 910) forage on Spit Road video by Mickey Williams. For 409, it looks like the foraging was for food; in the case of the little 409 offspring it looks like they were taking turns foraging for mooring ropes for boats.
409 Beadnose and COYs forage on spit rd. 6-20-16 Katmai National Park and Explore bu Mickey Williams-0
2016.06.23: 409 Beadnose nursing her 2 spring cubs (9009 & 910) video by Martina.:
A closer look at 409 Beadnose and her two spring cubs (909 & 910) near the floating bridge, video by Mickey Williams.:
2016.06.27: 409 Beadnose with her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910) take a swim across the river in this video by Mickey Williams. When 409 Beadnose won't permit the COY to hitch a ride on her back, the COY take off on their own.
2;20pm 6-27-16 409 Beadnoseand cubs swm across river Katmai National Park and Explore by Mickey Williams
July 2016:[]
2016.07.07: When mother bears collide video by Mike Fitz. "When two mother bears encounter one another how will they react? This is footage of 128 Grazer and cubs encounter 409 Beadnose and cubs on July 7, 2016 at Brooks River in Katmai National Park Alaska. Note how the bears stand their ground, but avoid an actual fight. Bears attempt to avoid fights far more often than they engage in them. Please read my breakdown of the interaction at Wandering At Large blog: When Mother Bears Collide .":
2016.07.15: 409 Beadnose with her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910) on the lower river video by st mango.:
2016.07.19: Truman Everts captured this photograph of 409 Beadnose with her 2 spring cubs at 15:41 (p 02/02/2020 07:58 ). Truman Everts captured this photograph of 409 Beadnose's two spring cubs (909 & 910, 1 cub standing on hind legs) at 20:07 (p 02/02/2020 08:05 ). Truman Everts captured this photograph of 409 Beadnose's two spring cubs (909 & 910) at 20:07 (p 02/02/2020 08:13 ).:
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2016.07.21: 409 Beadnose with her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910) at 10:51 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 07:39 ). 409 Beadnose with her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910) at 10:53 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 09:07 ). 409 Beadnose with her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910) at 10:53 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 09:23 ).:
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September 2016:[]
2016.09.06: Melissa Freels captured this video of 409 Beadnose and her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910) close-up on the grassy point.:
Park visitor, Ronald Woan captured approximately 60 photographs of 409 Beadnose and her two spring cubs on September 6, 2016, his 2nd day at Brooks Camp. Click here for the first photograph and then click the right arrow to view more of his photographs.
Ratna Narayan captured this video of 409 Beadnose and her 2 spring cubs (909 & 910):
2016.09.10: Park visitor Ana captured this video of 409 Beadnose having a vocal interaction with 94. 909 is believed to be one of 409's cubs at the time of this interaction 94 also had a male yearling cub with her at the time.
October 2016:[]
2019.10.03: 409 Beadnose's cubs (909 & 910) urinating, they are both female, video by Martina.:
2016.10.08: 409 Beadnose and her 2 spring cubs video by Ratna Narayan.:
2016 - 2018: 2016 Spring Cubs to 2018 Independent 2.5 Year-Old Subadults[]
2016 Season - 2018 Season:[]
GreenRiver created this slideshow video of snapshot of 409 Beadnose with her two spring cubs from the 2016 season to their first season as independent subadults, 909 & 910, during the 2018 season.:
Sisters, Brooks River Brown Bears 909 and 910 from the 2016 Season (spring cubs) - the 2018 season (independent subadults) by GreenRiver-0
2017: Yearling Cub with 409 Beadnose & Female Littermate (910 )[]
2017 Season:[]
2017.??.??: Mikey Wright captured this video of 747 displacing and then chasing 409 Beadnose and her two yearlings (now 909 & 910).
June 2017:[]
2017.06.24: 409 Beadnose with her 2 yearlings (909 & 910) in the riffles at 17:50 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 11:26 ). 409 Beadnose's two yearlings (909 & 910) wading after 409 in the river at 17:56 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 09:37). 409 Beadsnose with her 2 yearlings (909 & 910) at the falls at 18:00 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 09:45 ). 409's yearling cubs (later to be 909 & 910) tree themselves for safety, while 409 executes a long series of fruitless lunges in the slim pickings of early summer...until finally getting hold of a fish at 20:13...... photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 10:07 ). 409 Beadnose with her 2 yearlings (909 & 910 at 20:24 photograph by Truman Everts (p 02/02/2020 12:13 ).:
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2017.06.26: Truman Everts captured this photograph of 409 Beadnose's two yearlings (909 & 910) sitting on the same rock watching 409 fish on June 26, 2017 at 19:18 (p 02/02/2020 12:45 ). Truman Everts captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 409 Beadnose and her two yearlings (909 & 910) fishing the lip of Brooks Falls at 19:22 (p 02/02/2020 12:55 01 & p 02/02/2020 16:13 02 reply). Truman Everts captured this photograph of 409 Beadnose with her 2 yearlings (909 & 910) at 19:25 (p 02/02/2020 13:51 ).:
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July 2017:[]
2017.07.01: Truman Everts captured this photograph of 409 Beadnose and her two yearlings (909 & 910) at 15:27 (p 02/02/2020 19:39 ).:
2017.07.17: 409 Beadnose and her heebie geebies (yearlings, 909 & 910) video by DTB:
2017.07.21: 409 Beanose's yearlings and a subadult video by Melissa Freels. Yearling girls (909 & 910) considering an encounter with a subadult as 409 rests unconcerned:.
2018: Newly Emancipated 2.5 Year-Old Subadult[]
2018 Season:[]
909 made her debut in the 2019 Bears of Brooks River book, page 34
2018.??.??: Deanna DIttloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 909 & 910 observation from the 2018 season:
2018.??.??: Photographer, Lisa Skelton captured this photograph of 902 (rear) with cousins 909 & 910 (front) during the 2018 season. Lisa shared this information with the photograph: "Young brown bears at Katmai National Park. These were three of eighteen bears which surrounded the lower viewing platform during the afternoon; fishing, sleeping and socialising at such a close proximity that we were unable to leave that platform for over 4 hours." "... missed my lunch, delayed my flight out and got me a special escort back to the lodge!"
July 2018:[]
909 in July 2018, NPS photos:
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2018.07.03: 909 is seen with her sibling 910 in this 7/3/2018 photo that Truman Everts shared in chat on 3/25/2020. "So I'm evidently just 52 days late with this 909 & 910 pic. Thank you, again, 409...you won't be forgotten."
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Brooks Camp visitor Ryan009 Explorer (aka ryan009) captured 7/3/2018 video of 909 and 910 playing. The video appears to be around the same time as Truman's photo.
2018.07.04: 909 and 910 are newly emancipated. They see 900 with a fish and follow her up behind the falls video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2018.07.13: 409 Beadnose chasing off her offspring 909 & 910 video by Casper Pike.:
2018.07.14: 909 & 910 sit on the bank near the Brooks Falls Low Cam and observed the bears fishing at the falls video by Cruiser.:
Xander-Sage created this gif of 909 and 910 (p 02/02/2020 18:14 ).:
909 and 910 at the falls video by Birgitt.:
2018.07.15: 503 rebukes 719 909 & 910 confront subs + 912 video by Birgitt. 909 and 910 when first emancipated join the Sub-Scrum at the falls. 910 waits until her sister joins her before confronting the pesky sub hanging out too close to her.:
2018.07.26: Finding themselves alone (emancipated) in 2017, the Beads (909 in particular) discovered that the were much more formidable together. Here they are meeting a bigger and older 812 in what was probably one of their first interactions with him. A larger subadult brown bear, 812, appears near the bridge. Sisters 909 and 910 skirt around the bus with it and then form a united front to confront the larger bear. The larger bear looks like it might want to play, but the girls are defensive.. Video by Birgitt.:
2018.07.27: Shel shared these snapshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 , #8 , #9 & #10 ) of 909 (right) with 910 (left) (p 02/02/2020 08:05 ). Some of these snapshots show that 909's ears tend to angle out to the side a bit more than 910's, but they sometimes move their ears enough that it makes it harder to tell the difference.:
The footage of the above snapshots can be seen beginning at 43:22 into the below Explore Recorder video. Then at 48:44, footage of 909 (on the left) and 910 (on the right) on July 27, 2018 - Explore Recorder video :
Birgitt's 7/27/2018 video, 909 and 910 find scraps as other subs swirl around. "July 2018 was the Time of the New Subs with 39, 128, 284, 409, 708 and 854 all dropping off litters at the falls. This was the largest influx of new subs in a decade. It was also a time that siblings learned to stay together and others learned to make friends."
2018.07.29: 435 Holly chases 909 & 910 video by mckate.:
910 Bucking Bear video by mckate. 909 and 910 create a bear jam. 910 appears to celebrate making humans wait. Go bears!
2018.07.31: 903 and his body guards 909 & 910 video by mckate.:
August 2018:[]
2018.08.04: 717 takes on 909 & 910 video by mckate. All 3 of these subadults are believed to possibly be 409 Beadnose offspring ~ 717 from 409's 2012 litter and 909 & 910 from 409's 2016 litter.:
September 2018:[]
909 in September 2018, NPS photos:
2018.09.05: 610 & 821 follow 909 & 910 down Spit Road video by Birgitt.:
2018.09.17: Is this 909 and not 910 in this video by Birgitt?:
Shel shared the following snapshots and videos to support the ID of the bear in the above video by Birgitt being 909 instead of 910:
"In case this is helpful for your video label: Partly based on the ears and side profile of the head, I think that is 909 (rather than 910). If I get time, I might see if [edit: their there] are Explore Recorder videos that provide more context and help support the 909 ID.
Screenshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 & #5 ) from your above 9/17/2018 video:"
"Snapshots (#1 & #2 ) from below videos:
909 (left), 910:
909 (left), 910 (right, largely hidden behind grass, leg is visible )
909 (shortly before the event in your ~ Birgitt's~ video)
909 (bear in the event in your ~ Birgitt's ~ video)
Before the event in your (Birgitt's) video (45:20 start) ~ Explore Recorder video :
Includes the event in your (Birgitt's) video ~ Explore Recorder video ":
A sleepy sleuth of subs video by mckate. 902 and 903 in the back. 909 and 910 in the front and one of the 854s on the left -- either 904, 905, or 906..
910 greets 903 and plays with 902 "Fifi"/"Bonsai" while 909 lurks in the bushes video by Birgitt.:
284 "Electra" runs past 909 & 910 video by Birgitt. 284 Electra charges subadult 910 on LR. 910's sister 909 comes out of the water to investigate. The bear 909 was playing with, her cousin 903 walks towards the cam.:
Lee (aka RiverPA) captured these photographs (#1 , #2 & #3 ) of 902 with 909 & 910 during her trip to Brooks Camp.
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2018.09.28: 909 and 910 meet 94 and her 3 spring cubs on the Spit video by Birgitt:
Video by Casper Trout:
2019: 3.5 Year-Old Subadult Female[]
2019 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 909 & 910 during the 2019 season.:
2019.??.??: GreenRiver shared this snapshot of 909 and 910 on the lip during the 2019 season (p 02/02/2020 08:35 ).:
2019.??.??: 909 & 910 can be seen a few times in this 2019 Fishing Brooks Falls video by Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd).:
June 2019:[]
2019.06.25: 909 catches her 1st fish on the lip of Brooks Falls & her 2nd.... video by mckate.:
Video by Cruiser:
Cruiser created this gif :
ALSO SEE LINKS FOR SNAPSHOTS ON JUNE 25, 2019 NOTES PAGE
2019 Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi captured these NPS photos (#1 & #2 ) of 909 & 910 on the lower river on June 25, 2019 (p 02/02/2020 06:30 ). Naomi said "909 & 910 were so frisky.".:
2019.06.29: 909 & 910 with 132 and her remaining yearling video by Casper Pike:
2019.06.30: 909 gets between 402 and 402's desired fishing spot, the lip of the falls. 402 gives 909 a lesson of the sow hierarchy, 402 charges 909 and goes around 909 on the fish ladder to reclaim the lip. 909 does not heed 402's warning in that lesson and 909 proceeds to climb toward the lip after 402 is up there. 402 descends the lip and hands 909 a much more stern lesson. It may also be important to know that 402 had spent a stressful day searching for one of her misplaced yearlings prior to this agressive interaction with 909.
402, 503 Cubadult, 909 video by Ratna Narayan:
402 thumps 909 video by mckate.:
402 attacks 909 video by tm saneda.
909 says "nope" to sis (910) video by mckate. 909 was on the lip for about an hour before catching this fish, so it's understandable that she would not want to share with her sis 910.:
July 2019:[]
2019.07.03: 909 July 3, 2019 NPS photo by Ranger Tammy Carmack KNP&P Flickr.
2019.07.04: 909, 910 and 901 take on 821, 7/4/2019 video by Birgitt.
2019.07.05: 909 "Mama said there'll be days like this" video by mckate. 909 lost two fish in a row! She did manage to hang onto the next one because 807 came along and she ran to the bank.:
909 & 910 "Sisters are doin' it for themselves video by mckate.:
2019.07.06: 909 and 910 take the lip in the pink dawn video by Birgitt.:
Scooch created these gifs (#1 & #2 ) of 909 fishing the lip while 910 goofs off at sunrise on July 6, 2019 (p 02/02/2020 01:13 ).
(Wiki won't permit gifs to be loaded in a gallery, file may be too large ~ LTC 2020.02.02)
909 & 910 early morning fishing video by mckate.:
909 & 910 fishing the lip video by Birgitt. 910 near with 909 far.:
909 & 910 fish the lip together, 910 successfully and eats her catch with her head on swivel. Video by Casper Pike.:
More 909 & 910 lip fishing video by Casper Pike.:
Queue forms for the lip video by mckate. 854 Divot decided to do some lip fishing. 909 and 910 waited somewhat patiently behind her. 806 followed and was the first to make a catch.:
2019.07.07: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared four 7/7/2021 photos of 909 and 910, 1, #2, #3 and #4 on 2/23/2022. "909 and 910 showed up together at the falls during my first evening in Brooks River, on July 7, 2019. The next day, I briefly saw 909 on the lower river at dawn, and her sister, 910, with her Mickey Mouse ears, stole the show at the falls in the evening. 909 and 910 - July 7, 2019."
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Kat <3 Bears shared this snapshot of 909 & 910 on the lip (p 02/02/2020 07:12 ).:
2021,07.08: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared two 7/8/2021 photos of 909 on 2/23/2022, #1 and #2. "909 and 910 showed up together at the falls during my first evening in Brooks River, on July 7, 2019. The next day, I briefly saw 909 on the lower river at dawn, and her sister, 910, with her Mickey Mouse ears, stole the show at the falls in the evening."
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2019.07.09: KCanada shared this snapshot of 909 (p 02/02/2020 07:38 ). 909's perfect balance as she reaches forward over the lip is exquisite.:
2019.07.10: Patient 909 finally gets one video by Casper Pike.:
2019.07.18: Seeing double, 909 followed by 910 video by mckate.:
2019.07.22: 2019 Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi captured these NPS photos (#1 & #2 ) of 909 & 910 on July 22, 2019 when they came to the NPS employee cabins to dig up the sewer line. Both Ranger Carl (pictured in the 2nd NPS photo) and Ranger Leslie had a hard time getting them to move on (p 02/02/2020 06:30 ).:
Park visitor Debbie Tubridy captured this photo of 610 (right), 910 (left) and 909 (back) on the lower river, 7/22/2019.
2019.07.26: 909 & 910 lip fishing video by Casper Pike.:
2019.07.30: 909 plays with 435 Holly's recently emancipated 2.5 year-old subadults while 831 eats on the spit video by mckate. 435 Holly's girls (lightest and darkest subs) are a force to be reckoned with. They are a year younger than 909 and two years younger than 831, but are almost as large.:
August 2019:[]
2019.08.02: 909 & 910 fishing the lip video by Casper Pike.:
909 has salmon control problems video by Casper Pike:
2019.08.03: A hesitant 909 ponders joining 812 o the lip video by Casper Pike.:
2019.08.03 - 2019.08.05: Kacko & Goof_N captured these photographs (#1 , #2 , #3 909 only, #4 910 only, #5 910 only & #6 910 only) of 909 & 910 between August 3, 2019 - August 5, 2019 (p 02/03/2020 19:58 ). Goof_n shared this 8/3-8/5/2019 photo of 909 and 910 on 6/17/2020.
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2019.08.06: 910 & 909 take quick turns on the lip video by mckate.:
2019.08.09 - 2019.08.10: Izzy52 captured these photographs (#1 , #2 & #3 ) of 909, 910, and 821 (p 02/02/2020 04.32 ).:
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2019.08.10: 806 forces 909 off the lip video by mckate. This looked more than a little intentional on 806's part. Fortunately 747 was just slowly lumbering his way to the J and 909 seemed to be fine. In 806's defense, 812 and 775 Lefty dominated the lip most of the day, and she waited patiently for her turn then this kid took her spot.:
2019.08.12: 909 refuses to move for 806 video by mckate.:
2019.08.14: 909 and 747 in Birgitt's The Little Lady and the Big Galoot video .:
909 invites 821 to play video by mckate. She really wanted to play and he obliged, although he seemed just a little bit reluctant. Maybe he had some place to be? 910 wasn't sure she approved of any of this.:
910 & 909 board the lip video by mckate.:
909 and 910 on the lip video by Lani H.:
909 & 910, 910 forces 821 to leave video by Casper Pike.:
2019.08.17: 909 drops her fish, but finds it again video by Lani H.:
2019.08.18: 854 Divot jumps unknown bear video by mckate. Don't snorkel too close to Divot! 812, 909, and 910 watch with interest. 812 looked like he might want to intervene, but then wisely thought better of it.:
610 has words with 909 video by mckate.:
2019.08.20: 821 and 909 wait patiently for each other video by mckate.:
909 does not want 821 to cut in at the lip video by Casper Pike:
2019.08.21: 909 asks 910 for her spot video by mckate.:
2019.08.22: 909 having a successful August 22, 2019 lip fishing session, video by David S.:
2019.08.23: 909 shares, 910 doesn't video by mckate.:
909 & 910 ask 812 to share video by mckate. 812 doesn't share and gets bit for his trouble.:
Cruiser's 8/23/2019 gif of 812, 909 and 910, "Everybody jump now! " 910 gives 812 a bite.
Two bears against one...909 & 910 "gang" up against 812 video by Ratna Narayan.:
910 and 909 strut their stuff video by mckate.:
2019.08.24: GreenRiver shared these snapshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 & #7 ) of 909, some with 910 , (p 02/02/2020 07:57 ).:
909 & 910 play in the jacuzzi video by mckate.:
910 and 909 "greet" 821 video by mckate.:
909 on the lip video by Ratna:
2019.08.25: 909 sends her meal back video by mckate.:
2019.08.27: 909 keeps an eye on 856 video by mckate.:
909 fidgets, scratches, yawns and bobs video by Casper Pike.:
2019.08.28: 821 watches 909 fish the lip video by mckate.:
2019.08.29:
909 plays with 821 video by mckate.:
910 searches for her Sis (909) video by mckate. Eat fast 909!.:
2019.08.30: 909 and 910 scout the lower river video by mckate.:
909 video by Ratna Narayan.:
September 2019:[]
2019.09.??: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of 909 in September 2019 (p 01/28/2020 15:14 ).:
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2020.09.09: Cam watcher and Park visitor Felicia captured 9/9/2019 video of 284 "Electra" chasing 909 at full speed from the spit to the spit road. It is unclear why she was chasing 909.
2019.09.10: Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/10/2019 photo of 909 on 3/19/2023. "I saw 909 quite a bit in 2019, but as far as I know, I didn't see 910. This photo was taken on 9/10/19."
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909 yells at 907 video by mckate.:
2019.09.13: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of 909 (p 02/02/2020 07:40 ). Bonnie said "909 owned the lip and this little gal was killing it! I know her sis is the goofy one, but 909 is also just bursting with personality". Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) also catpured this photograph of 909 on the lip (p 02/02/2020 07:41 ). Bonnie also shared these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 909 (p 02/02/2020 07:42 ). Bonnie Hankins also captured this photograph of 909 (p 02/02/2020 07:43 ). Bonnie also captured this photograph of 909 (p 03/14/20 07:40 ). Bonnie added an additional 9/13/2019 photo on 3/12/2020. Bonnie shared additional photos of 909 on 3/24/2020, #1 , #2 and #3. Bonnie shared a 9/13/2019 photo of 909 on 3/27/2020. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared photos of 909 on 4/2/2020, #1 and #2. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 9/13/2019 photo of 719 backing up 909 on 2/28/2021.
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2019.09.17: Scooch shared 9/17/2019 photos of 909 in chat on 4/17/2020, #1, #2, and #3.
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2019.09.19: 909 send 151 Walker walking video by mckate.:
909 stands up to 151 Walker video by Casper Pike.:
2019.09.20: 909 & 910 walking and playing down Spit Road video by Casper Pike:
2019.09.23: 909 and her neon ears in the lower river video by Ratna Narayan.:
2019.09.30: 909 and 910 together again video by mckate.:
October 2019:[]
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2020: 4.5 Year-Old Subadult Female[]
909 was included in the 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 57.
2020 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka Deelynnd ) created this video of 2020 season observations of sibling 909 and 910:
Bears 909 and 910 The Beadettes 2020
Bears 909 and 910 The Beadettes 2020 Season by Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd)
June 2020:[]
2020.06.23: 909 was first observed on 6/23/2020 surveying the falls, video by mckate.
909 and 820 canoodle? or just buddies, 6/23/2020 video by mckate.
2020.06.24: 909 was the first recipient of a Grazering by 128 Grazer. 909 was strolling towards the riffles where 128 Grazer was fishing while her cubs were treed, 6/24/2020 video by mckate.
2020.06.25: 909 grows impatient for jumpers, 6/25/2020 video by mckate.
2020.06.26: Scooch created this gif of 909 jumping into the boil and coming out with a fish (p 06/26/2020 17:23 ).:
2020.06.28: 909 (near) and 812 (far) fish the lip. 909 was jabbering away at 812, don't mess with 909! 6/28/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.06.30: 6/30/2020 video by Lani H, 747 following 482 Brett scares 909 and 812 off the lip.
July 2020:[]
2020.07.03: 909 and 912 flirt, 7/3/2020 video by mckate.
2020.07.13: Mckate's 7/13/2020 video of 909 fishing the riffles.
2020.07.14: 909 greets unknown subadult 29?, 7/14/2020 video by mckate.
2020.07.18: Mckate's 7/18/2020 video, 821 invites 909 to play. "She enthusiastically accepted. Too bad 820 interrupted."
2020.07.19: 909 plays with 907, 7/19/2020 video by mckate. "This is a really fun play session between 907 and the unsinkable 909. There are some male subs who feel intimidated by 907's size (apparently including 912 who ran from him today), but 909 invited him to play and he fully took her up on her offer. She even bites him in the butt when he says he needs to get back to fishing."
2020.07.21: Mckate captured this video of 909 playing with her fish. Mckate also shared this information about 909's 2020 season using the Brooks River: "909 had an eventful 2020 season. The lip was often crowded, so she had to wait to claim her preferred spot and hone her skills. She had a couple of slips and found herself in the J — once right in front of Otis who was less than pleased and gave chase. Following Lefty’s lead, she tried fishing above the far pool for the first time and found some success there. She played with males 820, 821, 912, 907, and Bucky Dent and had the misfortune to be Grazer’s first victim. She argued with 902, 504, and especially 812 who has picked up some naughty habits from 747. She also had a big falling out with her sis, but they seemed to make up a month later. Here’s my playlist for intrepid little 909 (click hamburger on upper right). May she long fish the lip!"
2020.07.22: 909 plays 912 out of the J, 7/22/2020 video by mckate. "909 had been in the J, but got distracted playing with another bear. When she came back she found 912 there, but successfully played him out. This is a trick sometimes employed by 503 to get larger boars out of the J. After seeing her jubilant belly flop, I have to wonder if she hasn't been watching 503?"
2020.07.23: 902 and 909 uphold the family tradition of arguing, 7/23/2020 video by mckate. "These two are first cousins once removed. They are arguing here just like their mothers (128 Grazer and 409 Beadnose) did. Looked like 909 started it and 902 finished it."
2020.07.25: Mckate's 7/25/2020 video, "All girls in the J. I loved the way 909 made her grand entrance and 610 sat there so demurely watching her (and keeping an eye on that other unknown bear)."
2020.07.26: 747 is a jerk to 909, 7/26/2020 video by Birgitt.
2020.07.28: 909 catches a big salmon on the lip, 7/28/2020 video by Hey Princess.
August 2020:[]
2020.08.02: Mckate's "sisters at odds" 8/2/2020 video in three parts. "There's definite tension between 909 and 910. This is how I read their interactions, but of course I could be completely off base. In their first meeting this morning, 910 approaches 909 and is not warmly received. In their second meeting, 909 approaches 910 to possibly make amends, but 910 mostly gives her the brush off. (The roars heard in the background are not them.) In their third meeting 909, possibly not appreciating the brush off she got earlier, announces herself with a big splash and 910 takes the bait. It culminates in butt biting and roaring. It's a shame that these two are at odds. They were so close for so long, but it did seem like 909 wanted to break free of sisterly bonds last season. So maybe this is kind of like a second emancipation for them -- first from their mom and now from each other.
2020.08.04: 909 slips off the lip into the jacuzzi where 480 Otis is fishing, 8/4/2020 video by Lani H. Otis chases her away.
Duska captured a 8/4/2020 gif of 909 sliding off the falls.
2020.08.11: 909 on the lip, 8/11/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.12: Mckate's 8/12/2020 video of 909 fishing from the rock.
2020.08.13: 909 fishing the lip again, 8/13/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.14: Shel's 8/14/2020 snapshot of 909 on the lip.
2020.08.15: 909 on the lip at 10:22, 8/15/2020 video by Kwaahu.
2020.08.16: Mckate's 8/16/2020 video, 909 tells 812 to mind his own business.
2020.08.17: Owl&Osprey<3's 8/17/2020 snapshot of 909 (right) and an unknown male subadult (left).
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2020.08.18: A closer look at bear 909, watch til the end for the itchy scratchy move, 8/18/2020 video by Hey Princess.
A closer look at bear 909, watch til the end for the itchy scratchy move 08.18.20
Video by Hey Princess
2020.08.19: Mckate's 8/19/2020 video of a fish throwing 909 off balance. "Over she goes again, but that was a pretty good save!"
2020.08.20: 8/20/2020 snapshot of 909 by marymomo.
2020.08.22: 909 watches the falls action on the bank, 8/22/2020 video by mckate. "I think she decided there weren't enough fish to warrant trying to displace 907 (he's moved for her before) or trying to get 812 to share the J."
2020.08.25: 909 shows patience in this 8/25/2020 video by mckate. "You can sure tell it's August. She stood there for 45 minutes and caught just one fish."
2020.08.26: Cruiser created this comparison collage of 909 on 8/26/2020 and her mother 409 Beadnose in 2018. The resemblance is striking. "The apple 🍎 doesn't fall far from the tree!🌲 409's photo from 2018."
909's long session lip fishing, 8/26/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.08.27: Photographer Mark Kostich shared a 8/27/2020 photo of 909 on the lip and 812 below in the chat in October, 2020. Mark commented:
Second image (Mark's first image is a 2018 photo of 409 Beadose on the lip with 812. See 409's Bear Book page): When I returned to Brooks Falls this past August, I witnessed a sub-adult fishing the same spot that Beadnose used. The sub-adult was aggressively defending its spot at the point against a bigger bear. It was a very spunky and very vocal bear. When I asked Ranger Sheryl who the small bear was, Sheryl responded, "thats 909, Beadnose's daughter."It was so very cool to see her fish the same point as her mother.
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Mckate captured a 8/27/2020 video, "909 stands up to 812", that appears to be from the same time as Mark Kostich's photo. Mckate noted "812 watches 747 harassing lip fishers and must think this is one of his duties as a J bear. 909 is doing her best to disabuse him of this notion."
Scooch's 8/27/2020 gifs, regular speed and slo mo, of the 812/909 incident. "812 tried acting like 747 does towards bears on the lip.....909 punched him in the eye for trying!"
Lani H 8/27/2020 video of 909 on the lip.
2020.08.28: 909's fish has a lucky escape, 8/28/2020 video by mckate.
2020.08.29: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared a 8/29/2020 photo of 909 on 2/23/2022.
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Ratna Narayan's up close and personal 8/29/2020 video of 909.
2020.08.31: Lani H 8/31/2020 video of 909 standing around in the riffles.
September 2020:[]
2020.09.01: 909 grabs a large salmon to go, 9/1/2020 video by flyer 7474.
2020.09.02: Mckate's 9/2/2020 video, 901 greets 909 on the spit.
2020.09.03: 909 fishes the lip, 9/3/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.04: Lani H 9/4/2020 video of 909 sitting under the falls platform.
2020.09.06: 909 walking through the riffles, 9/6/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.07: Sisters 909 and 910 greet each other in this Lani H 9/7/2020 video. They are not often together anymore so this was great to see a little after 5:10.
2020.09.09: 909 walks the bank, 9/9/2020 video by mckate.
2020.09.11: Mckate's 9/9/2020 video of 909 sniffing for fish on the low cam.
2020.09.12: 909 on the lip, 9/12/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.13: 9/13/2020 snapshot of 909 by dideebo.
2020.09.15: 909 alligators up to the unknown subadult "Bucky", 9/15/2020 video by mckate.
2020.09.17: 909 on the lip, 9/17/2020 video by Lani H.
October 2020:[]
2020.10.04: Lani H 10/4/2020 video of 909 making an appearance after a 2 week abscence.
2020.10.10: 909 out near the oxbow, 10/10/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.17: Mckate's 10/17/2020 video, 909 makes an appearance. "For a moment there I thought that maybe 909 was going to take up bird hunting too, but I guess she was really just after 451M's scraps."
2020.10.19: 909? snorkeling in this 10/19/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.20: Lani H's 10/20/2020 video of a very plump 909 walking by the lower river platform.
2020.10.25: 909 is seen at the riffles in this 10/25/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.28: 909 is believed to be the bear on the left in Lani H's 10/28/2020 video. This was our last look at her in 2020.
2021: 5.5 Year-Old Adult with 2 Spring Cubs, 1st Known Litter (lost 1 cub 6/27 or prior)[]
909 was included in the 2022 Bears of Brooks River book on page 61.
2021 Season:[]
2021.??.??: Cruiser created this gif of 909's spring cub during the 2021 season:
2021.??.??: Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2021 season video of 909, "909 2021."
Deanna Dittloff created a 2nd 2021 season video of 909, "909 & Little Bean pt 2 2021."
2021.??.??: 909 and her spring cub are seen in this 2021 video by Telugu abbai in america. 909 and her cub are viewed by the lower river platform from 0:54-1:30, Ranger Naomi makes a cameo appearance. They are also seen on Naknek Beach at 11:19 and from 11:32-13:20. Unable to post thumbnail. See video link above.
2021.??.??: 909 and her spring cub can be seen at Brooks Falls from 1:47-2:48 in this 2021 video by Eva Morgan.
June 2021:[]
2021.06.13: Katmai National Park Facebook posted a 6/13/2021 photo by Ranger M. Whalen of an unknown sow with 2 spring cubs. The sows identity was not confirmed until 6/19/2021 when Ranger Naomi Boak stopped in chat to confirm that this was 909.
2021.06.15: 909 with her 2 spring cubs were observed on the lower Brooks River. Erum Chad (aka Erie) created this video.:
2021.06.19: KP&P Media Ranger Naomi Boak commented at 15:32 that 909 is the sow with 2 spring cubs.
2021.06.23 or prior: Rylee Jensen, a Bear Technician at KNP&P, posted photos of 909 and her 2 spring cubs on her Facebook page on 6/23/2021. "Spring cub season is in full swing in Brooks Camp again! Look at these lil stinky beebs (with first-time mom 909) looking cute as can be."
2021.06.27: 909 appeared on the lower river cam on 6/27/2021, video by Cheryl B. She had not been seen on the cams for 12 days. She appeared stressed, was limping and was only observed with 1 of her 2 spring cubs.
6-27-2021 1-35 PM AKDT 909- one coy with natal collar still looking for her missing coy Explore.org
Video by Cheryl B
Flyer 4477 also captured 6/27/2021 video of 909 and her 1 spring cub.
Ranger Naomi Boak came on chat shortly after 909 was seen on the cams with only 1 cub. She commented "Hey everyone. It's my day off, but I thought I'd jump into the chat to answer any questions that I can, which won't be many. Bear 909 did lose a cub. We don't know what happened to it. She was last seen by bear management with 2 cubs 9 days ago. Please make comments or ask questions here and I'll do what I can."
Ranger Naomi also commented "I believe someone spotted her with only one cub yesterday. But the official record of her with 2 coy is 9 days ago."
Daniel Spaargaren's 6/27/2021 video of 909 and her playful spring cub on Naknek beach.
2021-06-27 Katmai National Park Naknek Lake Brown Bear
909 and her spring cub, 6/27/2021 video by Daniel Spaargaren
April Peterson Naftali shared a 6/27/2021 photo of 909 with her remaining spring cub hidden behind her on 6/29/2021. 909 was chewing on old antlers.
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Devon Holmberg (borntoflyalaska) posted a 6/27/2021 Instagram video of 909 and her remaining spring cub. He commented "Spring brown bear cub playing on the beach at Brooks Camp, Alaska. A mama Brown Bear and her playful new cub wander down the beach of Naknek Lake at Brooks Camp, Alaska. June 27, 2021."
2021.06.27 or prior: An Instagram photo by casual_sceneryseak of 909 with both her spring cubs was posted on 6/27/2021. The photographer commented "909 with her two spring cubs last Friday. She was seen today with only one cub remaining." Casual_sceneryseak posted this photo of 909 and her remaining spring cub on 1/27/2022. "909 and her surviving spring cub observed playing on the shore of Naknek Lake just outside the Brooks Camp Visitor Center. 909 had recently lost her other cub and was later observed showing many markers of a stressed bear."
2021.06.30: Hey Princess captured 6/30/2021 video of 909 and her remaining spring cub near the lower river bridge.
Cam viewers captured snapshots, an_a_lisa_analog's snapshot, Lanadeau's snapshot and Larinor's snapshot.
July 2021:[]
2021.07.02: 909 and her spring cub are seen at the top of the cutbank in this 7/2/2021 gif by LunaCre.
Flyer 4477's 7/2/2021 video of 909 and her spring cub on top of the cutbank.
2021.07.07: Truman Everts shared a 7/7/2021 photo of 909 and remaining spring cub. Truman Everts shared an additional 7/7/2021 photo of 909 and remaining spring cub. "From farther than I'd have liked...so not real sharp...but still... :p."
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2021.07.08: 909 and her remaining spring cub are seen on the lower river, 7/8/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.11: 909 and her spring cub watch the activity below from the cutbank, 7/11/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.07.12: 909 and cub fishing, she tries to carry 2 salmon, 7/12/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.13: 909 sits on top of the cutbank, 7/13/2021 video by Casper Pike. Her cub is by the tree behind her.
2021.07.15: 909 and cub climb trees, 7/15/2021 video by mckate. "If you look closely you can see her cub way up in the three behind her before they zoom in to her in the tree."
2021.07.17: 909 and cub pass through the lower river, 7/17/2021 video by Birgitt.
909 and her cub on the lower river, 7/17/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.18: 909 and her spring cub travel along the back of the oxbow, 7/18/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.07.19: 909 can be seen running into the frame from the left (at 0:30) during a salmon boil at the oxbow, 7/19/2021 video by markindify. 909 is seen next to her sibling 910 at 0:35. Her spring cub enters the frame at 0:46 on the river bank.
2021.07.21: 909 and cub fish along the lower river, 7/21/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.24: 909 and cub scavenge near the falls, 7/24/2020 video by JG.
2021.07.25 or prior: 909 and her spring cub are seen walking on the falls trail in this 7/25/2021 or prior video by Alaska Grizzly. Alaska Grizzly noted "A bear walks down the trail while one of our guests hits the toilet! The man comes out and is immediately treated by a young Sow with a cub walking not more than 20 feet in front of him. This is a common occurrence in Katmai National Park and specifically at Brooks Camp at this particular restroom."
Grizzly Bear Blocks Road Alaska!
909 and spring cub on the falls trail, 7/25/2021 or prior video by Alaska Grizzly
2021.07.25: 909's spring cub does not want to share her fish, 7/25/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.26: 909's cub is a skillful climber, 7/26/2021 video by markindify.
909 and cub fish the falls, 7/26/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.07.27: 909 and her spring cub travel the falls, 7/27/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
909 and coy travel the falls. Don’t you wish your kids did that when you were shopping? Explore.org
Video by Buddy's Mom
Birgitt's 7/27/2021 video of 909 and cub fishing the lower river.
2021.07.28: 909's spring cub takes a scrap of salmon to go....up a tree. JG captured this video.:
2021.07.29: 909 and her lone coy at a very busy Brooks Falls, 7/29/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.07.30: 909 and her spring cub fish along RW, 7/30/2021 video by markindify.
2021.07.31: Betsy Pitlick's (aka BetsyBear) 7/31/2021 photos of 909 and her spring cub, #1, #2 and #3.
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909 stands to look for fish at the falls, 7/31/2021 gif by lunaCre.
August 2021:[]
2021.08.??: 909 and her spring cub can be seen multiple times in this August 2021 video by Patrick Galvin. They can be viewed on the lip at 5:25-6:05, 6:16-6:21, 6:28-6:30, 6:39-6:43 and 8:33-9:04. 909's spring cub is seen from 9:33-9:54.
2021.08.??: 909's spring cub can be viewed at 5:03 and 17:55 in this 2021 video by Out of This Van. 909 is seen below the falls at 12:30. Her cub may have been treed or out of the frame.
Not Your Typical National Park Experience - Bears At Brooks Falls
August 2021 video by Out of This Van
Out of This Van posted a 2nd August 2021 video (date noted at 0:16). 909's cub is seen at 0:14. 909 and her spring cub can be viewed at 7:34-7:40, 7:45-8:13 and 8:42-9:50 when the cub is treed.
2021.08.01: Betsy Pitlick's (aka BetsyBear) 8/1/2021 photos of 909 and her spring cub, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6.
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Tzusrule created this gif of 909's remaining spring cub urinating. It's a girl!:
Birgitt created this video of 909's female spring cub peeing.:
909s Cub is a Girl 2021-08-01 18-00-58-802 (explore.org)
909's spring cub urinating...a female! August 1, 2021 video by Birgitt
909's spring cub is female, 8/1/2021 video by mckate.
2021.08.02: Betsy Pitlick's (aka BetsyBear) 8/2/2021 photo of 909 and her spring cub.
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909's spring cub rests and plays by the falls platform while mom fishes, 8/2/2021 video by Arlene Beech.
2021.08.03: Martina captured this video of 909 and her female spring cub in the riffles.:
2021 08 03 Explore.org RF -909 + COY ♥
909 with her Female Spring Cub in the Riffles August 3, 2021 by Martina
2021.08.05: 909 and cub fish the RW, 8/5/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
2021.08.06: After being reunited, 909 and her coy show up at the falls. The coy charges another bear that was trying to steal 909s' fish. Video by Flyer 4477 (aka SteveCA).:
"I Got This Mom!" 2021 08 06 Courtesy of Explore.org
909's spring cub charges another bear that was trying to steal 909s' fish August 6, 2021 by Flyer 4477 (aka SteveCA)
909 catches a fish, her cub chases away 2 bears, 8/6/2021 video by JG. The 2nd bear charged is 907 at 2:09.
Mckate's 8/6/2021 video 909's girl bluff charges 907 (at 0:37) who jumps away. "Hey, it worked on the other guy, so why not! Thank goodness it was timid 907 she tried this on without her mom close at hand. They caught several fish this evening, but I wish 909 would take her baby to the riffles or lower river."
KNP&P Media Ranger Naomi Boak shared this August 6, 2021 NPS photo of 909's spring cub (p 08/07/2021 09:46). Owl & Osprey <3 captured this snapshot of 909's cub. Boomy shared this snapshot of 909's spring cub (p 08/07/2021 11:31). Ranger Naomi shared this information about her walk back to Brooks Camp after bear viewing at the falls - "On the way home a large group of us had to follow 806 and cub as they slowly made their way down the falls trail, looking for a place to bed down. Finally, they found a place on the side of the road near the bridge. I had to lead a group of 10 through the woods across the road to get around them. I have one lousy shot, because of course, I'm either 50 yards behind them or too close and just trying to read their expressions. Did have to stand my ground with the cub initially as they walked by us on the trail. It is one social cub and was very curious about these two-legged creatures hovered together down a bear trail.":
2021.08.07: 909 and her spring cub in the riffles, 8/7/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.08-08.13: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) shared nine 8/8-8/13/2021 photos of 909 and her spring cub on 2/23/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 and #9. Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) shared three 8/8-8/13/2021 photos of 909 and her spring cub on 2/23/2022, #1, #2 and #3.
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2021.08.09: 909 and her spring cub arrive at the falls in this 8/9/2021 video by Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears).
909 and her cub at the falls, 8/9/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.08.10: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 8/10/2021 photo of 909 and her spring cub on 2/23/2022. "909 with cub on Aug 10, 2021. This was the only time I saw her standing close enough to see clearly she was nursing."
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909 tries a new method to catch fish, 8/10/2021 video by Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears)
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 8/10/2021 photo of 909's spring cub in a tree by the platform. "Little bean (909 cub) acting as the official greeter to the falls platform. You can see the railing of the boardwalk in the background. She was so close. Way too close to people. Fortunately she picked that time to be quiet (she did a lot of bawling while treed) and not many visitors noticed her as they walked past since the falls were in view by that point. I (very politely) motioned to a couple people that stopped right beside her to keep moving. Fortunately they did and soon got caught up in the falls action and forgot about her. - Aug 10."
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909 and cub finally get a chance on the lip, 8/10/2021 video by JG. "Not shown but caught a couple of salmon."
2021.08.11: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared two 8/11/2022 photos of 909 on 2/23/2022, #1 and #2. "909 heading to the bank to call down little bean from a treetop. Aug 11, 2021." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 8/11/2022 photo of 909 on 2/23/2022.
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Flyer 4477's long, very interesting 8/11/2021 video. 909 and her spring cub are seen fishing the lip. At 4:13, 128 Grazer and her 2 yearlings start to move in. There is a very long standoff between the 2 families. At 13:12, 909's cub slips off the falls with 812 in the J below. The cub heads to shore. 909 continues to jaw with 128 Grazer. At 20:35, 909 heads out to find her cub and 128 Grazer abandons the lip when her bold yearlings begin to follow a bear with a fish. At 21:07, 909 can be seen reunited with her cub who had probably treed herself.
Mike Fitz analyzed and explained the interactions between 128 Grazer, her yearlings and 909 and cub in this Explore video, "Mother Bears Vie for Dominance! Grazer vs. 909 | Bear Cam Breakdown."
In another 8/11/2021 video by markindify, 909 with her spring cub and 806 with her yearling fish the lip. Chatter Hibernating Bear explains what occurred. "8/11/21 - The Mama Bear dynamics were fascinating to watch last Summer - the 806s were coming up the Fish ladder and 909 ran over to grump at them, it was the same day as the Grazer incident, not sure if it was before or after but maybe 909 was still a little on edge, 909 then relented and both families fished side by side on the Lip, later the 806s were in the J and the 909s were on the Lip when 909 charged 821 off the fish ladder and they got into a kerfuffle, 806 ran over to join in but 909 didn't not seem to appreciate the help saying 'I can fight my own Battles' before 806 continued on to chase after 821 (poor 821 probably can't understand why his old pals keep getting so mad at him when they have Cubs.)"
2021.08.12: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this 8/12/2021 video of 909 fishing the lip. Her spring cub was out of the frame.
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared these four 8/12/2021 photos of 909 fishing the lip with her spring cub beside her, #1, #2, #3 and #4. "My favorite was on Aug 12 during my visit while I watched 909 claim her spot on the lip and have good success. The previous few days were hard to witness while she struggled to catch fish with unpolished methods and little bean spent long periods of time bawling loudly in a tree. My little rock star with her little bean were such a delight to watch this season. Of course, the fact that little stinker chose the lip as the place to follow mom had us all extremely nervous." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared two 8/12/2021 photos of 909's spring cub, #1 and #2. "Little bean (909 cub) hanging out on the bank while mom fishes. We got an incredible amount of time with this baby, whether she was on the bank or right beside or behind the platform in a tree. - Aug 12." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared two 8/12/2021 photos of 909, #1 and #2. "909 with what was left after little bean claimed her share. - Aug 12." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 8/12/2021 photo of 909 and her spring cub fishing the lip from a riffles view. "View of the lip from the riffles. Just look how confident our little bean looks up there. - Aug 12." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared two photos of 909 and her spring cub fishing the lip, #1 and #2. "909 on the lip and finally starting to pack on some pounds. Cannot express how much it meant to be there to witness her beginning to turn things around for herself and that precious cub we have all come to adore so much. Aug 12, 2021." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared three additional 8/12/2021 photos of 909's spring cub standing on the lip on 2/25/2022, #1, #2 and #3. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared an additional 8/12/2021 photo of 909 and her spring cub on 2/25/2022.
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Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) 8/12/2021 video of 909's cub eating fish on the lip.
909's spring cub digs in a log, 8/12/2021 video by Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears).
909's spring cub follows her to the island with her own catch, 8/12/2021 video by Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears)
909 fishes the lip, possibly "Slappy" is to her left, 8/12/2021 video by Cheryl B.
Tranquil times for the 909s on the lower river, 8/12/2021 video by Casper Pike.
2021.08.13: 909 and her cub at the falls, 8/13/3021 video by Ratna Narayan.
Ms. Chubbs at the falls Explore.org 8-13-2021
909 and her spring cub at the falls, video by Ratna Narayan
2021.08.14: 909 and her spring cub fish the lip, "Slappy" is possibly to her left, 8/14/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
Little bean and mom in the lip August 14 2021 explore.org
909 and her spring cub fish the lip, video by Itzy Holly
2021.08.15: The 806 and 909 families share the lip, 8/15/2021 video by mckate.
909 and 806 disagreement above the falls, 8/15/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.16: Markindify's 8/16/2021 video of 909 and her spring cub.
2021.08.17: 909's cub plays on the island while her mom fishes, 8/17/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
2021.08.18: 909 and cub eat side-by-side on the lower river, 8/18/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.19: 909 and her spring cub fish the riffles, 8/19/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.20: 909 and cub near the bridge, 8/20/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.21: 910 fishes the lip next to sister 909 and her cub, 8/21/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.22: 128 Grazer pressures 909 and her cub off the lip, 8/22/2021 video by Casper Pike.
2021.08.23: Ranger Naomi shared a 8/23/2021 photo of 909 nursing her spring cub on 8/23/2021. "Someone asked a question about whether 909 is nursing her cub enough. I have seen that cub up close and it looks really good to me. And here is a photo I just took that I think answers the nursing question."
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2021.08.24: 909 digging on the cutbank, 8/24/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.26: 909's girl fishes the lip, 8/26/2021 video by mckate. "909 caught a fish but didn't share it, so her girl must have decided that she'd just have to go catch her own. What a brave and independent little bear she is."
2021.08.27: 909s on the lower river, 8/27/2021 video by Casper Pike.
Did 909 hurt her left paw? 8/27/2021 video by Hey Princess. "It looks like it started when she and 903 tried to catch a fish but both missed it. After that she looked uncomfortable and started raising her left paw as in there's something poked it or stuck in between her toes. She and cub left the lip afterwards. Hope it's nothing serious but knowing bear's resiliency, 909 will be fine."
2021.08.28: Ranger Naomi shared four 8/28/2021 photos of 909 and her spring cub in chat, #1, #2, #3 and #4. "About an hour ago I was hanging out on the lower river platform when 909 and her springer showed up. For a while the cub sat on the island eating while mom swam around fishing. Then the cub swam over to the platform, while mom was still fishing. And in true 909 style, she kept fishing, went under the bridge over by the lagoon, forgetting about her cub. The cub has really learned how to manage on its own and didn't follow mom. After a while, the cub starting looking for mom and went into the woods SW of the bridge, the opposite direction of mom. Then 909 finally realized that her cub wasn't with her, searched around, huffed for her and they were reunited on the bank not far from the lower river platform. There's a lot to learn when you're a new mom."
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2021.08.29: 909 and cub fish the lower river, 8/29/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
2021.08.30: Sisters 910 and 909 with her cub fishing the lip, 8/30/2021 video by Hey Princess. "Really great to see them fishing the lip together. What made it even better is that 909's very cute and chubby cub looks like their mini me."
2021.08.31: 909 and cub briefly play by the lake, 8/31/2021 video by JG.
September 2021:[]
Fall 2021:[]
2021.??.??: Casual_sceneryseak posted this autumn photo of 909 and her remaining spring cub on 1/18/2022. "First time mom, sow 909 (5 years old), and her surviving spring cub seen this autumn walking up the Spit Road." Casual_sceneryseak also posted this photo of "the spring cub of 909" on 1/19/2022.
2021.09.01: 909's cub gets caught in the current and goes over the falls 9/1/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
A low cam view of 909's cub going over the falls, 9/1/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
2021.09.02: Choices, choices for 909 coy. Swim and follow mom? Nah, too much to explore! 9/2/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
Choices, choices for 909 coy. Swim and follow mom? Nah, to much to explore! Explore.org. 9-2-21
Video by Buddy's Mom
2021.09.03: Ranger Naomi shared a 9/3/2021 story and video about 909 and her spring cub. "Good day Bear Lovers. I just got back from managing one end of a 2 hour bear jam. (Ranger Mo managed the other end). 909 and her cub were sleeping beside the Valley Road, near the meadow, not far from the south end of the bridge.
I know that some people have wondered about the health of the cub. Bear management said that the cub had seemed injured or ill but it seemed better today. I watched the cub up close as it walked under the bridge. It had only a slight limp and was keeping up with mom. It didn't seem sick, only slightly injured to me.
Although a spring cub's life is a tough one, we should remember that bears are very resilient animals. Injuries that would sideline us for weeks are mere annoyances to a bear. Know that bear management is aware and we took extra care today to keep people away from the 909 and her cub.
Here is a 10 second video of the cub from just an hour or so ago.
909's cub exploring the lower river and finding mom, 9/3/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.05: 909 and her cub explore the lower river, 9/5/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
Ranger Naomi shared three 9/5/2021 photos of 909 and her cub, #1, #2 and #3. "Good day, everyone. Happy Labor Day for those in the U.S. Just thought I'd share some sweet moments yesterday evening along the bank of the lower river with 909 and her springer. Auntie 910 was across the lagoon fishing. (no pic) Great bear watching in camp last night with these two, 901 and the 854 family. Divot decided to nurse on the beach at the corner." NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared a 9/5/2021 NPS photo of 909 on 2/23/2022.
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2021.09.06: 909 and cub at the falls, 9/6/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.07: 909 and cub on RW, 9/7/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.09.08: 909 resting but always alert making sure her cub is safe, 9/8/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.09: 909 and cub below the falls platform, 9/9/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.12: 909 and her cub on the lower river and spit, 9/12/2021 video by JG.
2021.09.15: 909 and cub fish the lower river, 9/15/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.16: 909 and cub enjoy the lower river on a windy day, 9/16/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
2021.09.18: It’s a beautiful day for the 909s to take a stroll to the beach, 9/18/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
It’s a beautiful day for the 909’s to take a stroll to the beach. Explore.org. 9-18-21
Video by Buddy's Mom
2021.09.20 or prior: Hares Photography (@haresphoto) posted this 9/20/2021 or prior Instagram video of 909's spring cub on her way to the falls.
2021.09.23 or prior: Hares Photography (@haresphoto) posted this 9/23/2021 or prior Instagram video of 909 and her spring cub fishing on the lip. Hares Photography also posted this 9/23/2021 or prior Instagram photo of 909 and her spring cub.
2021.09.23: 909, her spring cub and 480 Otis (at 2:55) on the lower river, 9/23/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.23 or prior: Jon Rayeski (rayeskiphoto) captured three 9/23/2021 or prior photos of 909 and her spring cub. #1 and #2 are of the spring cub. The 3rd photo shows 909 and her spring cub.
2021.09.26: 909 and her spring cub on RW, 9/26/2021 video by Ratna Narayan.
October 2021:[]
2021.10.01: 909 and her spring cub at the cutbank, 10/1/2021 video by markindify.
2021.10.02: 909 and cub along RW, 10/2/2021 video by markindify.
2021.10.03: 909 and her spring cub at the cutbank, 10/3/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.05: 909's cub enjoys her fish, 10/5/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.07: 909 and her cub started their day early, 10/7/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.09: 909 and cub visit the cutbank, 10/9/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
2021.10.12: 909 and her spring cub make an appearance on the lower river, 10/12/2021 video by Oh_Arana.
2021.10.13: 909 and her cub share a meal on the cutbank, 10/13/2021 video by Buddy's Mom.
Oh_Arana's two 10/13/2021 gifs of 909's cub chasing ravens and running back to mom, #1 and #2.
2021.10.14: 909 and her cub along the lower river, 10/14/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.15: 909's cub is startled by another bear family below her on the cutbank, 10/15/2021 video by Oh_Arana.
909 and her cub fish the lower river, 10/15/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.16: 909 and cub on the cutbank, 10/16/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.10.17: The 909 family fishes the lower river on a windy day, 10/17/2021 video by Oh_Arana.
2021.10.20: 909 stomps the ground to warn 903 to not climb the hill, 10/20/2021 video by Hey Princess.
909 stomps the ground to warn 903 to not climb the hill Explore.org 10.20.21-2
Video by Hey Princess
909 and cub by the cutbank, 10/20/2021 video by JG.
2021.10.23: The 909s keep an eye on things, 10/23/2021 video by mckate.
2021.10.25: 909 makes a big splash, 10/25/2021 video by mckate. "She wasn't so sure about jumping at first, but then must have decided that 812 wouldn't be a problem. Too bad she didn't catch anything after all that effort. Her girl wasn't taking any chances on 812 being trustworthy."
2021.10.26: 909 and her spring cub were last observed by the lower river bridge, 10/26/2021 video by markindify.
2022: 6.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
2022 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd created this 2022 season video of 909, "Bear 909 and Cub June-July 2022."
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd created this 2022 season video of 909, "Bear 909 and Cub August-October 2022."
Explore's 2022 season video "Sisters 909 and 910's Unique Relationship | Memorable Moments in Bear Cam History." 909 and 910 are sisters. This year on bear cam they played, shared fish and mothered together, something we had never seen before on bear cam.
Sister Act, The Story of Two Mother Bears Who Form a Family in the Summer of 2023 at Brooks River, Alaska." 909 and 910 are littermates, the last cubs produced in 2016 by the large and dominant sow, 409 Beadnose.
Birgitt's compilation of videos from September 2017 through October 17, 2022.
May 2022:[]
2022.05.17 or prior: Former Ranger Naomi Boak stopped in chat on 5/17/2022 and posted "From an undisclosed source: 128 +2 and 909 + 1 seen at Brooks."
2022.05.23: Adam Wight's (@adamwight98) 5/23/2022 Instagram photo of 909's yearling cub. Swipe left to see a 2nd photo.
2022.05.24: Chatter Oh_Arana received permission from photographer Jon Kuiper to post a 5/24/2022 video of 909 and her yearling in Camp.
909 and Yearling spotted at Brooks Camp by Jon Kuiper May 24, 2022-3
Video by Jon Kuiper via Oh_Arana
Kara Stenberg's 5/25/2021 Facebook post with 5/24/2021 photos of 909 and her yearling cub, photo #1 and #2.
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2022.05.26: Stephanie Hill's (@tracelbunny1617) 5/26/2022 Instagram video of 909 and her yearling. Stephanie Hill also captured a 5/26/2022 Instagram photo of 909 and her cub outside the lodge.
2022.05.31 or prior: Adam Wight's (@adamwight98) 5/31/2022 or prior Instagram photo of 909 and her yearling cub. Swipe left for 2nd photo.
Adam Wight's (@adamwight98) 5/31/2022 or prior Instagram photo of 909.
June 2022:[]
2022.06.01 or prior: KNP's 6/1/2022 Facebook post of 909 and her yearling on Naknek Beach, 6/1/2022 or prior photo by Ranger L Law.
2022.06.12 or prior: Brooks Camp visitor Karen Scoggins 6/12/2022 or prior Facebook post included two photos of 909 and her yearling (#1and #2) and a video of 909 and her yearling.
2022.06.17 or prior: 909 and her yearling resting on the beach, Instagram photo by johnstonoutdoormedia (Eric Johnston), 6/17/2022 or prior.
2022.06.18 or prior: 909 and her yearling cub can be seen along the lower river in this 6/18/2022 or prior Instagram video by Lance Thompson (_lance_843_). Swipe left to the 4th image.
2022.06.21: Adam Wright captured this footage of 909 and her yearling in the lower river. 909 was successfully fishing! Youtube video by Sienna Dunn.:
Brooks Falls 6-21-22 - 909 and yearling. Thanks to adamwight98.
909 successfully fishing in the lower Brooks River while her yearling remains on shore watching mom June 21, 2022 footage captured by Adam Wright, youtube video by Sienna Dunn
2022.06.22: 909 and yearling from the point , on the lower river and at the cutbank, 6/22/2022 video by JG.
2022.06.23: 909 and yearling visit the falls, 6/23/2022 video by Hey Princess.
2022.06.24: 909's girl entertains herself, 6/24/2022 video by mckate. "Last season it was rocks. This season wood. She reminds me of her Aunt 910!"
909 and yearling take a rest, 9/24/2022 video by Cheryl B.
2022.06.25: 909 and her yearling try to fish the lip of the falls, 6/25/2022 video by Hey Princess.
2022.06.26: Truman Everts 6/26/2022 photo of 909's Yearling."First '22 view of 909's famous yearling. How've you bean, lil' cub?"
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2022.06.27: Melissa Freels's 6/27/2022 photo of 909's yearling from Flickr.
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909 and cub check the falls, 6/27/2022 video by JG.
2022.06.28: 909 and yearling on the spit (0:00-7:12), 6/28/2022 video by Ratna Narayan.
2022.06.30: 909 and her cub relax on river watch, 6/30/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
July 2022:[]
909 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2022.
2022.07.??: Roadtrip Ramblers July 2022 video 909 and Yearling Cub, "Bean" - Fat Bear Junior Champion.
2022.07.02: A moment with 909 and her yearling, 7/2/2022 video by Flyer 4477. An eagle flies off when the yearling approaches it.
2022.07.03: 909 and her yearling search for fish along the lower river, 7/3/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.04: 909 and cub play, 7/4/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.05: Truman Evert's 7/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "Here's is 909's adorable little yearling (some call 'Bean'). As I looked through my camera, I had an intense deja vu moment: I already took that exact picture of that exact face, in that exact place...5 years earlier: In 2017, 409's two yearlings (now known as 909 & 910) posed in that spot...and this dear little face is a carbon copy of her mum's." Truman Evert's 7/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "Click pic for an unusually high level of detail on 909's little yearling...as she waits for Mum, who's fishing at the Falls." Truman Evert's 7/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "This is 909's yearling girl--last summer's Belle of the Ball--looking exactly as her mother did, in 2017." Truman Evert's 7/5/2022 photo of 909 and her yearling sitting below the platform. "In 2017 I got to see the legendary 409 (aka: "Beadnose") sit here with 909 (on right, here) as a yearling, near her. In 2022 I got to see yearling 909 Jr. (on left, here) sit here with her Mum." Truman Evert's 7/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "909's sweet female yearling cub, next to the falls", 7/5/2022 photo by Truman Everts. Truman's 7/5/2022 photo of 909. "A fairly flattering portrait of 909, in my (very biased) opinion..."
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909 and her yearling and 910 with her spring cub are both seen at the oxbow, 7/5/2022 video by markindify. The sisters and their cubs do not interact.
2022.07.07: NWBearLove92's 7/7/2022 photo of 909 and photo of her yearling. "909 and her feisty yearling. 909 is officially one of the great bear mom’s of Brooks River. 409 was the perfect role model for her girls. 909 is such a nurturing and attentive mom. 7/7/22."
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2022.07.08: NWBearLove 92's 7/8/2022 photo of 909 and her yearling. "909 and her confident little yearling enjoying some salmon on the lip. 7/8/22." NWBearLove92's 7/8/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "909’s yearling on top of the falls. 909 has done a great job raising this confident young girl. She will be queen of the lip one day. 7/8/22." NWBearLove92's 7/8/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "909’s yearling is just too cute. Standing on the lip of the falls, fishing with mom nearby on 7/8/22." NWBearLove92's 7/8/2022 photo of 909 and her yearling. "909 and her yearling are thriving this year. Her cub is huge and is becoming an excellent fisherbear. 909 has proven to be an amazing first mom. 7/8/22." Amy's (NWBEARLOVE92) 7/8/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "Seeing 909’s yearling thriving in 2022 was an unforgettable privilege….I hope will be able to recognize her next spring. Photo from 7/8/22."
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909 and yearling look for fish below the falls, 7/8/2022 video by Buddy's Mom.
2022.07.10: 909, 910 and their cubs at the falls, 7/10/2022 video by JG. Both moms attempt to fish below the falls due to 128 Grazer and cubs being on the lip. There is no interaction between the two families.
2022.07.11: A long look at 909 and her yearling along the lower river and oxbow area, 7/11/2022 video by Itzy LO 335.
2022.07.12: 909's cub waits in a tree as mom fishes, 7/12/2022 video by JG.
909's cub wants to play, 7/12/2022 video by markindify.
2022.07.15: NWBearLove92's 7/15/2022 photos of 909 and her yearling, #1 and #2. "909’s yearling thinks she has the best mom ever. 7/15/22."
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909 and her yearling fish the riffles, 7/15/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.16: 909 and cub check out scraps in the riffles, 7/16/202 gif by LunaCre.
2022.07.17: 909 and yearling play pop-up bears, 7/17/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2020.07.19: 909 and yearling have no luck fishing below the falls, 7/19/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.20: 909's yearling dances on the spit, 7/20/2022 gif by DanteV2000. She was actually trying to get mom's attention to play.
Ratna Narayan's 7/20/2022 video shows the whole sequence of 909's cub dancing on the spit. Forward to 6:40. 909 appeared shortly after this but was not too interested in play.
[1]2022.07.21: The cutest moments with 909 and yearling, 7/21/2022 video by Kwaahu.
909's yearling plays with new subadult 335, 7/21/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.22: 909 and 910 have a little disagreement on the lip, 7/22/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
909 and 910 have a little disagreement Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 7-22-2022-2
Video by Jen Schneider
2022.07.23: 909`s at the Riffles with a strong current after all the rain, 7/23/2022 video by markindify.
2022.7 23 Explore.org RF 909`s at the Riffles, strong current after all the rain
Video by markindify
2022.07.25: 909's cub close ups, 7/25/2022 video by JG.
909's yearling tries to get comfy between the rock (oops tree) and a hard place, 7/25/2022 video by Buddy's Mom.
RF. 909 Jr tries to get comfy between the rock (oops tree) and the hard place. Explore.org 7-25-22
Video by Buddy's Mom
2022.07.26: 909's cub close up, 7/26/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.27: 909's yearling performs for the visitors on the platform. 7/27/2022 gif by DanteV2000.
2022.07.28: 909 and her yearling out for a swim, 7/28/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.07.30: 335 and Roxie (909's yearling) ride the riffles, 7/28/2022 video by mckate. "This is 335 and 909's female yearling. 909 soon went looking for her girl who was having fun with her new babysitter."
Roxie (909's yearling) befriends 306, 7/30/2022 video by mckate. "306 was a little nervous that she'd get in trouble with 909 for interacting with her cub, but was otherwise open to playing a little."
August 2022:[]
2022.08.02: 909's yearling meets 131, 8/2/2022 video by mckate.
2022.08.03: 909 and her yearling fish the lip. 8/3/2022 video by JG.
2022.08.04: The 909 and 910 sisters and their cubs have a short meet up at the falls, 8/4/2022 video by twelve22. 909 and 910 cautiously greet each other then 909 sniffs her niece (910's spring cub). The spring cub does a little hop charge at her cousin. This interaction was the beginning of an amazing relationship between the 909 and 910 families that would continue for the rest of the season.
2022.08.05: Kwaahu's 8/5/2022 video of 909's yearling playing with a cautious 335. 909 is very tolerant and intermittently plays with her cub. The play starts at 7:20.
Liv_Owl&Osprey<3's 8//2022 photo and three gifs of the play between 335 and 909's yearling, #1, #2 and #3. "I think this takes the cake for my favorite cam moment so far. Libbi said it really well below but it’s just such a joy to see 909 get to play with her cub! She’s still a young bear and it’s just lovely! Also to see her get a few moments of relaxation to roll around in the grass! And then her cub! Who never got siblings and always had to keep themselves entertained! Now she has a friend in 435 Jr! Another single cub who has loved to play since she was a coy! It all works out."
_with_909%27s_yearling_August_5,_2022_photo_by_Liv_Owl%26Osprey-3.jpg "335 (left) with 909's yearling August 5, 2022 photo by Liv Owl&Osprey-3.jpg (555 KB)")
_with_909%27s_yearling_August_5,_2022_gif_by_Liv_Owl%26Osprey-3.gif "335 (left) with 909's yearling August 5, 2022 gif by Liv Owl&Osprey-3.gif (4.66 MB)")
2022.08.06: 335 and909's yearling play together again, 8/6/2022 video by twelve22.
435 Junior and 909's Yearling Play Together Again - August 6, 2022 (explore.org)-2
Video by twelve22
909's yearling rests on a rock, 8/6/2022 video by veeriabroadcast.
2022.08.07: 909's yearling plays with 306, 8/7/2022 video by twelve22. "806 Junior (306) is such a good babysitter! And 909 Junior is such an independent yearling. She had to run to catch up with her mom after playing for so long."
2022.08.08: 909's yearling greets 306, 8/8/2022 video by twelve22. 909's yearling hung out with her new friend, 806 Junior (306), until she realized her mom had caught a fish. "Gotta go! Dinner time!."
2022.08.09: 909's yearling splashes her aunt 910, 8/9/2022 gif by DanteV2000.
910 eventually joins 909 and her yearling to fish the lip, 8/9/2022 video by Hey Princess.
2022.08.10: 909's yearling catches her first fish on the lip (at 11:33), 8/10/2022 video by Ratna Narayan.
The 909s greet the 910s, 8/10/2022 video by mckate. "Roxie (909's yearling) was curious about her little cousin and got to say 'hi' to her aunt 910. Nice to see these sisters meeting up again."
2022.08.13: 909's catches a fish on the lip, 8/13/2022 gif by Blair-55.
909 and her yearling both catch fish, 8/13/2022 video by twelve22. "909's yearling ended up having trouble holding on to her fish, but it looked like her aunt, 910, might have gotten it below the falls."
2022.08.14: Blair-55's 8/14/2022 gif. "909jr had an animated conversation with 128's cub about her successful fishing experience yesterday, "I waved my paw around like my mom does and I caught fish THIS big, and it was the funnest time I ever had!!!"
806 Jr (306) and 909's yearling play, 8/14/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
Today's daily dose of cuteness- "806 Jr" and 909's cub playing Brooks Falls Low Explore.org 8-14-22
Video by Jen Schneider
2022.08.15: 909 close up, 8/15/2022 video by veeriabroadcast.
2022.08.16: The 909 and 910 families meet up, 8/16/2022 video by JG.
2022.08.17: 909 and 910's cubs play, 8/17/2022 video by JG.
2022.08.18: Cousins play, 8/18/2022 video by mckate. "910 got roped into babysitting again, but didn't seem to mind. 909's girl seemed to be dutifully following her aunt's instructions here while her mom fished the lip. What a sweet scene!"
Even more cousin play, 8/18/2022 video by mckate. "910 was still overseeing the play, but did get a little time on the lip with her sister 909."
128 Grazer begs from 909 in this video captured by mckate:
18 Aug 2023- 128 Begs from 909 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2022.08.19: 909's yearling is very serious about fishing the lip, 8/19/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.08.20: 909 plays with her girl, 8/20/2022 video by mckate. "She plays so rough, but Roxie (909's yearling) just keeps coming back for more. Reminds me of 273 with her last litter."
2022.08.21: Markindify's 8/21/2022 video of the 910's (0:00-1:39) and the 909s (1:40-3:14).
2022.08.23: 909 and 910 play with each other while their cubs watch, 8/23/2022 video by Birgitt.
909 & 910 Play with Each Other While Their Cubs Watch 2022-08-23 17-00-59 (explore.org)
Video by Birgitt
2022.08.24: 909's yearling has porcupine quills in her nose, 8/24/2022 video by twelve22.
Ronald Woan's 8/24/2022 photo of 909 with porcupine quills in her nose.
2022.08.25: A better look at 909's yearling and the quills in her nose, 8/25/2022 video by twelve22.
A Better Look at 909's Yearling and the Quills in Her Nose - August 25, 2022 (explore.org)
Video by twelve22
JG's 8/25/2022 video, 909 and 910 families cross paths some more.
2022.08.26: LeafyHyrax's 8/26/2022 gifs of 909's yearling, #1, #2 and #3. "A few wiggly arm gifs of 909 junior on 2022-08-26."
909 and 910's cubs wait as their moms fish, 8/26/2022 video by JG.
2022.08.27: The 909s fish the lip, 8/27/2022 video by twelve22. "You can see the quill in 909 Junior's nose in this one."
2022.08.28: 909 (right) and 910 share a fish, 8/28/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.08.30: 909 and 910 family play time Part 1, 8/30/2022 video by GA Bear.
Katmai Bear Cam-Lower River - 909 & 910 family play time Part 1 - explore.org 8-30-22
Video by GA Bear
909 and 910 family play time Part 2, 8/30/2022 video by GA Bear.
The 909 and 910 families play in the oxbow area, 8/30/2022 video by GA Bear. The moms play too.
Katmai Bear Cam - River Watch - 909 and 910 families play (the Moms play too!)-explore.org 8-30-22
Video by GA Bear
2022.08.31: 907 gently charges 909's yearling and gets chased by 909, 8/31/2022 video by Ssunny.Y.
-8-31-2022- 909s & 907 "907 bluffs to 909's cub and gets chased" (Brooks Falls Bears explore.org)-2
Video by Ssunny.Y
September 2022:[]
909 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in September 2022.
2022.09.01: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp volunteer Gin907 shared two 9/1/2022 photos of 910 and her spring cub at the falls on 3/19/2022, #1 and #2.
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Gin907's 9/1/2022 video of 910 and her spring cub at the falls.
909, 910 and their cubs fishing on the lower river, 9/1/2022 video by markindify.
Cruiser's two 9/1/2022 gifs of the 909 and 910 families fishing together on the lower river, #1 and #2.
2022.09.02: NWBearLove92's 9/2/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "909’s yearling walking on the spit road. Mom was just ahead. You can see faint white scars on her nose from the porcupine quills. 9/2/22." NWBearLove92's 9/2/2022 photo of 909's yearling. "909’s yearling with a mouth full of grass. It was great to see the 909’s on the cams yesterday. Photo from 9/2/22." Please request NWBearLove92's permission prior to using any of her photographs!
Bearoplane_747 shared two September 2, 2022 photos of 909 and her yearling on 3/19/2023, #1 and #2.
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2022.09.03: 910 and cub share a fish when the 909s swim over to share, 9/3/2022 video by Birgitt.
910 & Cub Share a Fish When 909s Swim Over to Share 2022-09-03 21-43-31 (explore.org)
Video by Birgitt
2022.09.04: Sisters 909 and 910 fish the lip, 9/4/202 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.05: NWBearLove92's four 9/5/2022 photos of 909's yearling (larger) playing with 910's spring cub, her cousin, #1, #2, #3 and #4."Here are some photos of 909’s yearling and 910’s coy play fighting while their moms were fishing in the lower river. They have become quite good friends. 910’s coy was the aggressor during this play session. She liked pinning 910’s yearling down and biting her face. Photos from 9/5/22." NWBearLove92's two 9/5/2022 photos of 909's yearling and 910's spring cub, #1 and #2. "909’s yearling and 910’s coy hanging out while their moms were fishing…I would love to know what they are discussing. 9/5/22." NWBearLove92's two 9/5/2022 photos of 909 and 910, #1 and #2. "909 and 910 play fighting in the lower while their cubs hung out on the bank. 9/5/22." NWBearLove92's 9/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling and 910's spring cub. "Double TOT (Tongue out Tuesday) from best friends 909’s yearling and 910’s coy. 9/5/22." NWBearLove92's 9/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling and 910's spring cub. "909 Jr and 910 Jr hanging out together while their moms catch fish is the cutest thing ever. I’m pretty sure 910 Jr is saying that her mom is the best fisherbear….909 Jr disagrees. She thinks her mom is the best. How lucky are these girls to have such wonderful moms? 9/5/22." Amy's (NWBEARLOVE92) 9/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling and 910's spring cub. "910’s coy had her cousin 909’s yearling down for the count after a long wrestling match. 9/5/22." Amy's (NWBEARLOVE92) 9/5/2022 photo of 909's yearling and 910's spring cub. Amy's (NWBEARLOVE92) 9/5/2022 photo of 909. "909 caught an unlucky salmon on the lip. It’s so cool that her yearling is already a great lip fisher too. 9/5/22." Amy's (NWBEARLOVE92) 9/5/2022 photo of 910's yearling. "909’s yearling is too adorable for words. If you look closely, you can see faint white scars on her nose from the porcupine quills. It looks like she healed well from them. 9/5/22." Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) shared two 9/5/2022 photos of 909 on 3/19/2023, #1 and #2. "909 is a very tall, silly bear. She came out from a wooded area between the boardwalk and beach. Her yearling, 910, and her coy were also nearby. It looks like there may have been some nursing going on right before these shots. 9/5/22." Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) shared a 9/5/2022 photo of 909 and 910 fishing the lip on 3/19/2023. "909 and 910 fishing the lip together. Just loved seeing these ladies dominate the lip. 9/5/2022."
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_and_910_(right)_September_5,_2022_photo_by_NWBearLove92_.01.jpg "909 (left) and 910 (right) September 5, 2022 photo by NWBearLove92 .01.jpg (939 KB)")
_and_910_(right)_September_5,_2022_photo_by_NWBearLove92_.02.jpg "909 (left) and 910 (right) September 5, 2022 photo by NWBearLove92 .02.jpg (874 KB)")
_.01.jpg "909's yearling and 910's spring cub September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .01.jpg (4.06 MB)")
_.02.jpg "909's yearling and 910's spring cub September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .02.jpg (4.36 MB)")
_.01.jpg "909 September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .01.jpg (3.45 MB)")
_.01.jpg "909's yearling September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .01.jpg (3.08 MB)")
_.02.jpg "909 September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .02.jpg (3.39 MB)")
_.03.jpg "909 September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .03.jpg (4.29 MB)")
_and_910_(right)_September_5,_2022_photo_by_Amy_(NWBEARLOVE92)_.01.jpg "909 (left) and 910 (right) September 5, 2022 photo by Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) .01.jpg (2.42 MB)")
909 and 910 fishing the lip side by side, 9/5/2022 video by JG.
Family dinner below the platform with the 909 and 910 families, 9/5/2022 video by Cruiser.
Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor bulbul observed the family dinner in person. They shared their experience and a video on 3/19/2023. So, it is obvious that we all know by now about "The most incredible event of the 2022 season" ...909 and 910 and their 2 cubs surprised the whole community of who knows about bears and/or love them. On September 6, 2022 all four of them were actually SHARING one fish together. Mike Fitz described it as: "An unheard-of and unprecedented behaviour of bears". I was there when it happened. No words to describe it...I hope to to be able to share with you those moments with this "creation " of mine. Note: This event occurred on 9/5/2022.
2022.09.06: Bubdoggy (aka Scott and Kara Jones) shared this 9/6/2022 video of 909 and 910's cubs playing. "Here is a video of 909jr and 910jr playing together in the grass by the bridge on the afternoon of 9/6/22. 909 appears in the video at the end, and both 909 and 910 were fishing nearby while their girls played."
Bubdoggy shared six 9/6/2022 photos of 909's yearling on 3/19/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6 with 909. Bubdoggy shared five 9/6/2022 photos of 910 watching her spring cub and 909's yearling on 3/19/2023, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5. "910 was watching the girls while sister 909 was fishing on the afternoon of 9/6/22. Most of these pictures are 910 with 909jr."
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_and_909%27s_yearling_(right)_September_6,_2022_photo_by_bubdoggy_.01.jpg "910 with her spring cub (left) and 909's yearling (right) September 6, 2022 photo by bubdoggy .01.jpg (4.45 MB)")
128 Grazer goes after 909, 9/6/2022 video by mckate. "909 was just trying to get back to her cub who was with 910. 128's prolonged aggression may have started out in defense of her girls, but the cowboy walking and urinating at the end sure made it look like more of a dominance move. It will be interesting to see if Grazer remains as aggressive next season when she will undoubtedly emancipate these big girls."
2022.09.07: 909 and her yearling scavenge downriver in the riffles, 9/7/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.08: Cam Viewer and Brooks Camp visitor bubdoggy shared a 9/8/2022 story and 6 videos of 909's yearling being separated from her mom 909 for one hour. Bubdoggy documents the stressful event with a written description as well as play-by-play on the six videos. Due to the length of the post and videos please see them at this link.
909's yearling places her paw on mom to steady herself in the rushing water, 9/8/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.13: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared a 9/13/2022 photo of 909 and her yearling with 854 Divot on 12/25/2022. " It was the afternoon of my first day trip to Brooks River when 910 and Little Bean showed up in the oxbow (I believe 854 Divot was the bear behind them). They got in the water and began to look for dying salmon and scraps near the picnic area." Olatz shared a 9/13/2022 photo of 909's yearling on 1/11/2023. Olatz shared a 9/13/2022 photo of 909 and her yearling on 3/3/2023. "909 and Little Bean showed up in the oxbow."
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Park visitor Melissa Freels recorded video of 910 with her spring cub and 909 from her cabin window on 9/13/2022. "a video I shot from my cabin window—it includes 910, 910jr, 909 and Carl (Ranger Carl) in camp." Link to Melissa's comments.
Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared this 9/13/2022 photo of 909 and her yearling with 910 on 3/19/2023. "I was really excited when 910, Bead, and 909 made an appearance right behind my cabin on 9/13/22 (photo was taken through the window). Bean was off somewhere and avoided the hazing the others got. My cabin mates and I were worried about her, and were relieved to see her with 909 a little later in the day. I guess she had just been doing her own thing at the time."
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_.01.jpg "910 and her yearling and 910 September 13, 2022 photo by Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) .01.jpg (831 KB)")
2022.09.16: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared a 9/16/2022 photo of 909 on 3/19/2023. "The two sisters, 909 and 910, showed up on the lower river at different times, the afternoon of my fourth day trip to Brooks River."
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2022.09.17: Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared five photos of siblings 909 with her yearling and 910 with her spring cub on 1/1/2023, #1,#2, #3, #4 and #5. "909 and Little Bean and 910 and her spring cub. September 17, 2022. It was not until my last day in Brook River when these two families hung out on the lower river together. They were very far away, in the oxbow, but you can clearly see them if you enlarge the pictures." Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared two photos of 910's spring cub swimming with 909's yearling on 1/8/2023, #1 and #2. "The couple of pictures posted today show 909´s yearling, Little Bean, and her cousin, 910´s spring cub, swimming together toward the main channel. There, 910´s little girl followed her mom and returned to the far side. Little Bean stayed and joined 909 shortly after. The second picture is highly cropped."
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_with_909%27s_yearling_(right)_September_17,_2022_photo_by_Olatz_Azcona_Mun%C3%A1rriz_.01.jpg "910's spring cub (left) with 909's yearling (right) September 17, 2022 photo by Olatz Azcona Munárriz .01.jpg (2.37 MB)")
_with_909%27s_yearling_(right)_September_17,_2022_photo_by_Olatz_Azcona_Mun%C3%A1rriz_.02.jpg "910's spring cub (left) with 909's yearling (right) September 17, 2022 photo by Olatz Azcona Munárriz .02.jpg (1.36 MB)")
909 on high alert, 9/17/2022 video by mckate. "I think 909 was affected by the killing of 94's cub. I suspect this spot was near where the cub was killed. She was being extra cautious, and started jaw popping at a bear who gave her a little hop charge. I couldn't tell who the other bear was for sure, but thought it might be 164. Eventually she decided the coast was clear, and she and her girl moved on. I left this long, because it's kind of a rare to see mother bears this nervous and cautious on the lower river."
Cam viewer and Brooks Camp volunteer Gin907 shared a story and two 9/17/2022 photos of 909 and her yearling on 3/19/2023, photo 1 and photo 2. "On my last work day, when leaving the bridge, Ranger Jeff was leaving, too, so we walked back together to our respective quarters off the Valley Road. We were approaching that metal utilities box that you often see when going towards the falls trail, when 909 and Bean came out of the woods and crossed the road from right to left about fifteen feet in front of us. They were not at all concerned that we were there. Of course, we backed up to give them room and waited until they departed. That would turn out to be quite awhile! They were chewing on some grass on the left side of the road for at least five minutes, and then 909 turned up the Valley Road. Bead, however, did not, She continued eating until 909 was out of sight, the casually walked up the road to connect with her. Ranger Jeff had a range finder, so we mostly stayed about 75 feet behind them. They continued doing this - going off the side of the road to snack on grass and berries - many times. Often Bean would lag behind and eventually find 909 on the side of the road a number of yards away. When we got to the Valley Road/ Lake Brooks road Y, we were joined by a few more Rangers. Eventually, 909 and Bead went far enough into the woods that we could go past them. It was wonderful to see them for such a long stretch! On the other hand, it took us an hour to get to our quarters, a walk that should have been less than half that. Totally worth it.
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2022.09.18: 909 and her yearling at the cutbank, 9/18/2022 video by JG.
2022.09.19: 909's yearling charges another bear at the corner, 9/19/2022 video by Buddy's Mom. It may have been 94F that Jr charged, but I loved when the bear came back, Jr runs to mom, and 909 says, “You started it.” She was watching the whole time and didn’t seem concerned. But I loved the end. Jr has the cowboy walk, yeah, you just go away!
2022.09.22: 909s and 910s on the cutbank, 811 and her cubs down below, 9/22/2022 video by twelve22. "The cubs seemed very curious about each other."
909s and 910s on the Cut Bank, 811 and Her Cubs Down Below - September 22, 2022 (explore.org)
Video by twelve22
2022.09.26: 909 and her yearling in a vigorous playfight on the spit, 9/26/2022 video by Birgitt.
2022.09.27: 909 and her yearling have identical ear shapes, 9/27/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.09.28: Bear Families 909, 910 and 504's in close proximity, 9/28/2022 video by Cruiser.
2022.09.29: 909 and her yearling rest by the bridge, 9/29/2022 video by JG.
909 and her yearling are on top of the cutbank, 9/29/2022 video by Cheryl B. As 480 Otis passes below, 909 rushes forward and stomps on the ground to warn him away. 480 Otis passes by 910 and her spring cub at 1:55. They do not appear to be alarmed.
9-29-2022 BF 910's & 909's on cut bank (Mom) stomps @ 480 Otis walking by Explore.org-2
Video by Cheryl B
October 2022:[]
2022.10.01: 910 and spring cub with 909 and yearling on the cutbank, 10/1/2022 gif by LeafyHyrax.
2022.10.02: 909's yearling saw mom with a fish and rushed over, 10/2/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.03: 811's spring cub bluff charges 909, 10/3/2022 video by Birgitt. 811 Charges at 909 twice.
811's Coy Bluff Charge 909, 811 Ignores 909 Until She Turns Around Everysow is Ungainly 2022-10-03 22-56-23(explore.org)
Video by Birgitt
2022.10.06: 909 and her yearling are seen at 1:44 in this 10/6/2022 video by Twelve22.
2022.10.10: 909 and 910 are still sharing fish, 10/10/2022 video by mckate.
2022.10.13: 909's yearling on a frosty morning, 10/13/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.14: 909 and her cub are hesitant to get in the water with the high wind, 10/14/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.15: The 909s and 910s are still traveling together, 10/15/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.16: 909 shares her fish with her niece (910's spring cub), 10/16/2022 video by mckate.
2022.10.17: The 909 and 910 families are grouped up in the back on lower river, 10/17/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.19: 909, 910 and their cubs spend some time on top of the cutbank, 10/19/2022 video by JG. This was the last day the 909 and 910 families were observed. Did they all head to their denning sites together?
2023: 7.5 Year-Old Adult Female, Returned w/2.5 Year-Old Cub & Successfully Emancipated[]
May 2023:[]
2023.05.??: Kara Stenberg captured these May 2023 photographs (#1, #2 & #3) of siblings 909 and 910 enjoying some early season play time. Brooks Lodge shared these May 2023 photographs in the June 2, 2023 10:00 Facebook post including the following descriptions of the photographs by Kara.:
"One great thing about late spring is that when there's nothing much to eat, there's more time to play. (May 2023) Pic 1: 910 picks up and throws a piece of pumice with her mouth, Pic 2: 909 chews on some old sewage pipes that washed up, & Pic 3: 910 and 909 play on the beach"
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2023.05.26: Ranger Naomi Boak observed the 909 and 910 family groups playing on the gravel bar and beach (05/26/2023 16:46 comment):
"Good afternoon, everyone. News from Brooks Camp. 747 showed up in camp this afternoon. He looks great. If it were any other bear, you'd think he'd be ready for hibernation. He was fat, but skinny for 747, meaning his belly was not touching the ground. He tried to reprise his visit to the Lodge, but bear management prevented that.
I also was able to get some fun pics and video of 909 & 910 families on the gravel bar and the beach. Hoping to be able to post pics of 747 and the Beady gang on Sunday."
Ranger Naomi Boak shared these May 26, 2023 NPS photographs (#1, #2 & #3) of 909 with her 2.5 year-old cub & 910 with her yearling (p 05/28/2023 09:00):
June 2023:[]
2023.06.15 - 2023.06.17: Haley Brooks & Adrein Brooks spent June 15, 2023 - June 17, 2023 camping at Brooks Camp where they were able to capture a photograph of 909 after she emancipated her now 2.5 year-old offspring. Haley Brooks shared this photograph of 909 in this June 18, 2023 instagram post. Click the arrow to scroll through their photograhs and videos. The first solo bear is 128 Grazer's "social" offspring, the video with two young bears is of both of 128 Grazer's 3.5 year-old offspring, and the last photograph of an individual bear is 909, a now single adult female.
2023.06.15: 909 passing through camp on June 15, 2023. Photograph by Kara Stenberg shared on Brooks Lodge's June 16, 2023 09:25 Facebook post with this information:
"909 passing through camp last night. 747 has been seen courting her the past week or so but we didn't see him yesterday. (photo date 6/15/23)"
Please request Kara Stenberg's permission prior to using her photographs!
2023.06.16: 909 is the first bear to be observed on the Explore.org live cams in the 2023 season. 909 appears to be a single adult female when she was observed for the 1st time of the cams, which appears to confirm that she has emancipated her now 2.5 year-old offspring. twelve22 captured this video of 909's 2023 Explore.org live cam debut:
2023.06.18: Who(?) courting 909? Video captured by twelve22:
2023.06.19: Truman Everts photographed 909 on June 19, 2023 at 12:02 AKDT during his trip to Brooks Camp (p 07/18/23 18:25).:
909's recently emancipated 2.5 year-old subadult appears to be thriving while spending time with her Aunt 910 and her yearling. Terry Miller captured this video of 910's tolerance of the close proximity of her niece. More videos and gifs are available on 910's wiki page under 06/19/2023.:
747 leisurely courts 909 on June 19, 2023 video by mckate. It's important to stop for snacks to keep up one's strength.:
2023.06.25: 909 climbs the Nanny Tree in this video captured by mckate. Unfortunately the riffles cam went to highlights just when we might have had a better look at her in the tree.:
25 Jun 2023- 909 Climbs Nanny Tree (explore.org)
video by mckate
July 2023:[]
2023.07.01: 909 reminding us to take the time to stop and smell the flowers! July 1, 2023 gif created by Scooch, Mister (p 19:14). Blair-55 created this gif of 909 standing up on her hind legs to get a better view of the falls (p 20:43). Jami created this gif of 909 standing on her hind legs in the river (p 20:44).:
909 returns for a look around in this video captured by mckate:
1 Jul 2023- 909 Returns for a Look Around (explore.org)
video by mckate
JG captured this video of 909 checking out the falls:
909 checks the falls - Explore.org July 1, 2023
video by JG
JG captured this video of 909 standing on her hind legs for a better look:
909 standing for a better look (supercut) - Explore.org July 1, 2023
video by JG
2023.07.04: 909 keeps her nose to the ground in mckate's video:
4 Jul 2023- 909 Keeps Her Nose to the Ground (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.06: 128 Grazer watches her cousin 909 fish the lip in this video mckate captured. 909 was sure that she was going to get the boot, but quickly went back to her spot when she saw Grazer sit.:
6 Jul 2023- 128 Watches Her Cousin Fish the Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.07: 909 begs from her cousin, 128 Grazer in this video by mckate:
7 Jul 2023- 909 Begs from 128 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.08: Lots of dashing, but no grabbing brought to you by 909, 912 "Mufasa", 128 Grazer, and 208 all captured by mckate in this video. They are seeing those fish though, and 208 almost got a duck. 208 later caught at least two fish in the riffles.:
8 Jul 2023- Lots of Dashing, But No Grabbing (explore.org)
video by mckate 909, 912 "Mufasa", 128 Grazer & 208
909 and the pesky bugs/insects on the lip gif created by Blair-55 (p 18:55). 909 and the pesky bugs/insects on the bank below the Brooks Falls Wildlife Viewing Platform gif created by Scooch (Mister) (p 19:08 file too large to load to wiki - click here to view gif). Mister resized the gif so it could be uploaded to the wiki (p 20:20 smaller).:
909 watches her cousin, 128 Grazer make a catch in this video captured by mckate. 909 then tried to sneak into the fishing hole, but you knew that wouldn't last. 128 Grazer is doing well as a generalist who can fish from almost any spot. 909, who is a lip specialist, is struggling because there just are no jumpers. Maybe she'll learn some tips watching her cousin fish:
8 Jul 2023- 909 Watches 128 Make a Catch (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.14: Amy NWBearLove92 captured this photograph of 909 during her trip to Brooks Camp (p 08/01/2023 07:40).:
Please request Amy's (NWBearLove92) permission PRIOR to using her photographs!
2023.07.14: 909 finally gets a fish but loses it to pirates in mckate's video:
14 Jul 2023- 909 Finally Gets Fish, Loses It to Pirates (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.25: 909 fishes the riffles in this video by mckate:
25 Jul 2023- 909 Fishes the Riffles (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 nips 807 in this video mckate captured:
25 Jul 2023- 909 Nips 807 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.27: 821 "Pepper" pushes 909 off the lip video captured by mckate:
27 Jul 2023- 821 Pushes 909 Off Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
July 30, 2023 - August 5, 2023:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of the 909 and 910 with her yearling & 2.5 year-old adopted niece at the falls between July 30, 2023 - August 5, 2023:
Bead Famiy together at the Falls Explore Org 1
909 and 910 with 910's yearling & her 2.5 year-old adopted niece July 30, 2023 - August 5, 2023 video by Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd)
August 2023:[]
2023.08.04: 821 "Pepper" shoves 909 off the lip of the falls August 4, 2023 gif created by Cruiser (p 08:33)
Cousins 909 and 903 "Gully" fish the lip in this video captured by mckate. Technically 909 & 903 "Gully" are first cousins once removed because 909 and 903's mom are first cousins. You can see a bit of family resemblance particularly in their ears.:
4 Aug 2023- Cousins 909 and 903 Fish the Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
821 "Pepper" clears 903 "Gully" and 909 from the lip in the video by mckate:
4 Aug 2023- 821 Clears 903 and 909 from Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.05: Sisters 909 & 910 fish while their daughters (aka "909F/909Jr" & "910 Jr") watch in this video captured by mckate:
909 permits her biological 2.5 year-old emancipated offspring (aka "909F/909Jr"; now adopted by 910) to take her fish in this video mckate captured:
5 Aug 2023- 909 Allows Daughter to Take Her Fish (explore.org)
video by mckate
22 "PJ" climbs the falls and takes the lip for his own safety in this video mckate captured. 22 seemed a little startled by 27's pouncing. mckate doesn't know why 907 puts up with it. 909, on the other hand, was getting pretty put out. Not that 27 even noticed. 27 also does a little diving on the far side of the jacuzzi.:
5 Aug 2023- 22 Takes to Lip for His Own Safety (explore.org)
video by mckate
910 wants 909 to share in mckate's video:
5 Aug 2023- 910 Wants 909 to Share (explore.org)
video by mckate
907 boots 909 from the jacuzzi in this video captured by mckate:
5 Aug 2023- 907 Boots 909 From J (explore.org)
video by mckate
909's 2.5 year-old emancipated offspring (aka "909 Jr/909F"; now adopted by 910) hopes 909 will share again in this video by mckate:
5 Aug 2023- 909F Hopes 909 Will Share Again (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.06: 909 (near) and her sibling 910 (far) are fishing the lip of the falls when 909's recently emancipated offspring, now adopted 2.5 year-old cub of 910 joins them on the lip to fish the falls. 909 permits the close proximity of her emancipated offspring as opposed to reinforcing emancipation in this video captured by mckate:
6 Aug 2023- "Hey! Didn't I emancipate you?" (explore.org)
video by mckate
Cruiser created this gif of 909 "Jr"/"909 F" (near), 909 (center) and 910 (far) fishing the lip of Brooks Falls post 909 emancipation and 910 adoption of her 2.5 year-old niece (p 11/26/2023 12:13).:
2023.08.07: 909 leaps from a rock in this slo-mo gif created by oregonshefisher (p 22:00).:
909 fishes from a rock in this video captured by mckate:
7 Aug 2023- 909 Fishes from the Rock (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.08: 909 greets somebear (359? maybe?) in the riffles in this video by mckate:
8 Aug 2023- 909 Greets Somebear in the Riffles (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.10: 909 makes a lip catch in this video mckate captured. 909 wanted to fish with sibling 910 who wasn't inclined to share her spot.:
10 Aug 2023- 909F Makes a Lip Catch (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.11: Siblings 909 & 910 snorkel in mckate's video. 910 (right) thought 909 might have a scrap for her.:
11 Aug 2023- 909 and 910 Snorkel (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 hits up cousin, 128 Grazer, for scraps in this video captured by mckate:
11 Aug 2023- 909 Hits Up Cousin 128 for Scraps (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 doesn't want to share the far pool with 903 "Gully" in mckate's video. 909 vocalizes at 903 and then promptly leaves. It appears 903 "Gully" was way more concerned about 151 Walker than his little cousin, 909.:
11 Aug 2023- 909 Doesn't Want to Share Far Pool with 903 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.12: 909 tries lip sitting in mckate's video. She lasted longer than the first time she tried it probably because she is so tired. This is quite a trend that 821 "Pepper" started.:
12 Aug 2023- 909 Tries Lip Sitting (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 keeps drifting off in this video mckate captured:
12 Aug 2023- 909 Keeps Drifting Off (explore.org)
video by mckate
128 chases her offspring, 903 in this video by mckate. 128 Grazer just wanted 907's scraps and 903 panicked. Grazer probably would have chased 909 too, but 909 knew better than to run. In the end there were no scraps.:
12 Aug 2023- 128 Chases Her Boy (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.13: 909 races past 164 "Bucky Dent" to the jacuzzi in mckate's video. 909 appeared to think 164 was headed for the jacuzzi, but 164 didn't appear to care.:
13 Aug 2023- 909 Races Past 164 to the J (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 makes a jacuzzi catch in this video mckate captured. 821 "Pepper" and 164 "Bucky Dent" were pretty interested since they weren't having much luck.:
13 Aug 2023- 909 Makes a J Catch (explore.org)
video by mckate
903 "Gully" asks 909 for her scraps in this video by mckate:
13 Aug 2023- 903 Asks 909 for Her Scraps (explore.org)
video by mckate
The 910 extended family descends on 909's fish in this video by mckate:
13 Aug 2023- The Family Descends on 909's Fish (explore.org)
video by mckate
164 "Bucky Dent" makes a catch in this video captured by mckate. This was one of several he made in his favorite spot but probably the most fun because of the reaction of the others. 909 looked downright indignant, but she had a good day with around five J catches.:
13 Aug 2023- 164 Makes a Catch (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.15: 909 and 151 Walker yell at 164 "Bucky Dent" in this video by mckate. 164 "Bucky Dent" pounced way too close to 909 and deserved to be told off, and 151 Walker apparently felt the need to pile on.:
15 Aug 2023- 909 and 151 Yell at 164 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.16; 909 waits for the perfect fish in this video mckate captured:
16 Aug 2023- 909 Waits for the Perfect Fish (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.18: 909 loses the remainder of her fish to 821 Pepper in this video by mckate:
18 Aug 2023- 909 Loses Remainder of Her Fish to 821 (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 flips rocks in the riffles in mckate's video:
18 Aug 2023- 909 Flips Rocks in the Riffles (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.19: 909 calls unnecessary roughness on 903 "Gully" in this video captured by mckate:
19 Aug 2023- 909 Calls Unnecessary Roughness on 903 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.20: 909 boots 164 "Bucky Dent" from the jacuzzi in mckate's video:
20 Aug 2023- 909 Boots 164 from J (explore.org)
video by mckate
909 makes another jacuzzi catch in this video mckate captured. The jacuzzi is usually the province of large boars, so 909 does really well there for such a petite bear.:
20 Aug 2023- 909 Makes Yet Another J Catch (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.21: 909 sniffing while fishing the lip gifs (#1 & #2) created by BearlySane (p 10:31). Blair-55 created this gif of 909's catch on the lip (p 16:26). Former Bear created this gif of 909 taking a fall in the riffles (p 18:20, says it is from 18:25, 18:25 isn't possible since posted prior to time stamp stated).:
909 demonstrates the Flehmen Response in this video mckate captured. When she curls up her lip, she's likely trying to draw scents to her Jacobson's organ.:
21 Aug 2023- 909 Demonstrates the Flehmen Response (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.24: 909 disapproves of 903 "Gully's" lip moves in this video by mckate:
24 Aug 2023- 909 Disapproves of 903's Lip Moves (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.08.27: 909 gives 164 "Bucky Dent" an earful in this video mckate captured:
27 Aug 2023- 909 Gives 164 an Earful (explore.org)
video by mckate
164 "Bucky Dent" nervously reaches for 909's scraps in this video by mckate:
27 Aug 2023- 164 Nervously Reaches for 909's Scraps (explore.org)
video by mckate
September 2023:[]
2023.09.05: 164 "Bucky Dent" annoys 909 in this video mckate captured:
5 Sep 2023- 164 Annoys 909 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.07: 909 enjoys some time on the lip in this video by mckate:
7 Sep 2023- 909 Enjoys a Little Time on the Lip (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.28: 909 awakens from nap and scratches an itch in mckate's video:
28 Sep 2023- 909 Awakens from Nap, Scratches Itch (explore.org)
video by mckate
October 2023:[]
2023.10.17: 909 walks the riffles bank in this video captured by mckate:
17 Oct 2023- 909 Walks the Riffles Bank (explore.org)
video by mckate
Why 909 Does Not Have An Official Nickname:[]
909 does not have an official nickname. KNP&P has moved away from officially nicknaming the bears.
Known Courting & Mating:[]
2020:[]
There is no known courting and mating information as of the 2020 season. However, 909 must have mated in 2020 as she returned with 2 spring cubs in June 2021.
909 is the First Bear Seen on Camera - June 16, 2023 (explore.org)
909, 1st bear observed on live cams in 2023 season. June 16, 2023 by twelve22
909 wanders along Spit Road in the June 16, 2023 video by twelve22:
2023:[]
909 & 747 Colbert Observed Courting:[]
747 was observed courting 909 for a week or so before June 16, 2023 per Brooks Lodge's June 16, 2023 08:25 Facebook post:
909 was observed being courted by 747 for a week or so before June 16, 2023 per Brooks Lodge's June 16, 2023 09:25 Facebook post.
747 was back to courting 909 on June 19, 2023, video by mckate:
909 Courted by Who?:[]
909 was being courted by an unidentified boar on June 18, 2023; video captured by twelve22:
Known Litters of Cubs:[]
1st Known Litter: 2 Spring Cubs[]
2021: 2 Spring Cubs, Lost 1 in Late June[]
The remaining spring cub is a female
2022: 1 Female Yearling[]
2023: Successful Emancipation of 2.5 Year-Old Female Offspring[]
909's 2023 successfully emancipated 2.5 year-old female offspring was observed in close proximity to 910 and her female yearling during the early 2023 season. Time will tell if 910 has adopted 909's recently emancipated offspring. See 910's wiki page for videos and gifs of the extended family group's time together.
Known Relatives:[]
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Mother: 409 Beadnose, Speculated
Father: Unknown
Littermate: 910, Speculated
Maternal Siblings: 130 Tundra & Arctic, 500 Indy, 717?, Speculated
Maternal Aunt: 408 CC
Maternal Cousin: 128 Grazer
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
2016: None[]
Cubs were not being sampled for the genetics study in 2016 by Ranger Michael Saxton
2017: None[]
Cubs were not being sampled for the genetics study in 2017 by Ranger Michael Saxton
2018: None Known[]
There were no known genetics study samples obtained of 909 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2018.
2019: None Known[]
There were no known genetics study samples obtained of 909 by Ranger Michael Saxton in 2019, we are awaiting darting information from Ranger Saxton / NPS staff.
2020: For Future Use[]
For future use
909 wiki page created 2018.11.01 19.14 ~ LTC