[obol] Central Benton Co. Raptor Run

[MARCIA CUTLER]

Today I did the central Benton County raptor run with Rich Armstrong.  Raptor numbers for the most common species were a bit down from the previous 2 months, but there were considerably more Bald Eagles.

Species    Count    (Dec, Nov)

R-t Hawk    17 (21, 19)
Am. Kestrel    19    (23, 26)
N. Harrier    6 (13, 6)
Bald Eagle    4A, 5S (1A, 2S/ 1A, 1S)
R-l Hawk    1 (2, 1)
White-tailed Kite     0 (1, 1)
Peregrine Falcon    1 (0, 2)
S-s Hawk     1 (0, 1)
Cooper's Hawk    0 (1, 1)

Other predators: Ravens (12+), Great Egrets (2).  Interestingly we saw absolutely no Great Blue Herons.

At Finley we saw at least 10 EURASIAN WIGEONS among the 2 large concentrations of American Wigeons.  The pond below the red barn by HQ had about 800 AMWI and at least 6 EUWI.  One of the ponds above HQ had at least 4 EUWI with the more than 250 AMWI.

Cheers,

Marcia F. Cutler
Corvallis
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