Lowell Franks and Kim Boddie sent this report from Wednesdays monthly raptor tally: I joined Lowell Franks on his Fort Rock Raptor Survey today. We drove 71 miles in 5 1/4 hours under partly cloudy skies, temps. between 27 - 45 degrees F, with winds calm in AM and up to 10 mph in PM, with snow cover 0% and roads clear. We had the 4th highest count for the route that I have records for since 2004 with a total of 190 raptors. We broke the Ft. Rock record for Golden Eagles ( 27) and Red-tailed Hawks (82). We didnt see much else along the route except for 2 W. Meadowlarks, 1 Shrike sp, and 2 Coyotes. Lowells house provided large numbers of House Sparrows, Calif. Quail, and E. Collared Doves. Raptors counted: Red-tailed Hawk 82 American Kestrel 4 Northern Harrier 10 Bald Eagle 5 A 2 S Golden Eagle 27 Rough-legged Hawk 40 Ferruginous Hawk 12 Unid. Buteo 3 Prairie Falcon 2 Coopers Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Kim Boddie
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:42:59 +0000
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