[#1, #2, #16] Construction of the reinforced aviary (~$3.0M chosen midpoint), large-volume acoustic room-within-room treatment (~$0.8M), and infrastructure/HVAC installation (~$0.5M).

[#3, #4, #5, #10, #11, #14, #15, #20, #25, #24] Initial purchase/installation of reinforced interior netting ($150k), inert-gas fire suppression ($200k), automated feeding/robotics ($150k), perimeter sensors/CCTV ($150k), ultrasonic arrays ($85k), PPE initial stock ($30k), emergency capture gear/drones ($100k), rapid-response setup hardware ($400k), secure forensic vault initial ($30k), and representative heavy-lift/relocation contingency per-event estimate ($200k).

[#27] One-time reserve fund for legal defense/settlements and liability contingency.

[#12] In-house basic lab setup and initial acquisition of research instruments (DNA/sequencing basics, histology prep, imaging access coordination).

[#24] Representative per-event heavy-lift / crane / special-transport cost (budgeted as on-call one-time per relocation event).

[#8] One-time setup costs for front company/cover story (legal/registering, minimal physical front-office setup).

[#9, #13] Security guards/control-room operators and research team salaries (security payroll pool + research staff + small admin ops).

[#26] Program management, accounting, auditing and contingency reserve (estimated at 15% of recurring operational budget per note).

[#12, #23, #11] Contracted imaging/sequencing budgets and an ongoing acoustic research/countermeasure program (multi-year R&D) plus data storage/analysis for ultrasonic monitoring.

[#8, #21] Ongoing HR/legal costs to maintain discriminatory containment policies, cover story upkeep, local contracts, disinformation and community relations.

[#7] Specialized veterinary salaries/tech support, emergency treatment, necropsies and carcass disposal/incineration.

[#6, #14, #15, #17, #18] Food procurement and quarantine housing (~birds/carcasses), PPE replacements, emergency gear replenishment, guano/waste handling, and general consumables/replacement parts.

[#20] Training, exercises, spare equipment caches and readiness costs for the rapid-response unit.

[#22] Staff medical monitoring, neurological baseline assessments, and treatment funds for telepathic ultrasound exposures.

[#3, #4, #10, #11] Annual maintenance for netting inspections/replacements, fire-suppression servicing, sensor maintenance and acoustic absorber upkeep.

[#16] Electricity and generator fuel/backups to run HVAC/climate control, lighting and 24/7 systems for the large enclosed volume.

[#19, #6] Airspace liaison/radar monitoring and routine transport/logistics for feed and supplies.

[#27] Annual replenishment allocation for legal/liability reserve as incidents occur.

[#25] Climate-controlled storage and oversight costs for the fused human-like skeleton samples.