[obol] K-Basin South Raptor Survey 12/22/06

[Julie Van Moorhem]

Hi Folks,
Sorry for the late post on the Klamath Basin-South raptor survey  
route, but I thought some people might still want to see the numbers.

This route covers the lower Klamath Basin from east of Merrill, north  
along Hill Rd. near Stukel Mtn., west along Stateline Rd. to Fugate  
Rd, Lower Klamath Lake Rd to Cross Rd. to Hwy 97 and south to Bear  
Valley, Township Rd and Oregon and Straits Drains on the Lower  
Klamath refuge.

Date:  Dec. 22, 2006
Temperature:  25F at the start to roughly 30-35F
Time:  0915--1615 (7 hrs)
Mileaqe:  87 miles
Weather:  Sunny until afternoon when clouds rolled in, some snow cover

Red-tailed Hawk			75 (down from 147 last year)
American Kestrel			24 (up by 10)
Northern Harrier			18 (up by 4)
Bald Eagle				A--4  S--1 (A down by 6)
Golden Eagle			2 (up by 1)
Rough-legged Hawk		9 (down from 46 last year)
Ferruginous Hawk		8 (down by 6)
Prairie Falcon			1 (down by 3)
Great Horned Owl		2 (same)
Unidentified Buteo		7

Good birding y'all,
Julie Van Moorhem
Klamath Falls