[obol] Bend-Alfalfa Raptor Survey- D. Morph RL Hawks

[Kim Boddie]

Yesterday 12/24 my son Garth and I drove the Bend-Alfalfa Raptor Survey Route under Cloudy to P. cloudy skies, heavy snow showers, 0 -30 mph winds and temps between 27 and 33 degrees F.

The raptor numbers are down this year, especially Red-tailed Hawks.  The highlight of the trip was watching 3 Dark Morph Rough-Legged Hawks put on a flight show for several minutes on the western half of Horsell Rd. in Alfalfa.  They were present in the same location last month.

We spotted a Eurasian Collared Dove just east of the Senior Center on Reed Mkt. in Bend.

18    Red-tailed Hawks
12    American Kestrels
 4    No. Harriers
 1    Sub adult Bald eagle
 1    Golden Eagle
 7    Rough-legged Hawks
 2    Ferruginous Hawks
 2    Prairie Falcons

---kim
Bend
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/private/obol/attachments/20071225/060b349a/attachment.htm