[obol] Harrisburg/Coburg Raptor Run

[Barbara J. Combs]

Today Robin Gage and I did the raptor route between Harrisburg and Coburg.
We started in somewhat showery weather, but the showers stopped early on
so we had a rain-free route for most of the day.

RED-TAILED HAWK numbers were low in November, and they were even lower
today.  The AMERICAN KESTREL count was slightly higher.  We found a
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Powerline Road between Dale and Herman Roads.
There were 6 BALD EAGLES, with just one immature in the tally.  We found 3
NORTHERN HARRIERS.  A falcon of some sort was just too far away to
identify.  It was definitely larger than a kestrel.

One of the RED-TAILED HAWKS was feasting on a skunk in a field near
Coburg.

Barbara Combs  obie '70
Eugene, Oregon