[obol] 3rd Applegate-Williams raptor count (JoCo)

[Dennis P. Vroman]

The 3rd Applegate-Williams area raptor survey was completed today (02-20-08).  Route is along the roads surrounding the towns of Murphy and Williams, Josephine Co. 

Total of 37.0 miles; 3.5 hours; weather:  mostly overcast to partly cloudy.  Found were:

Red-tailed Hawk - 19
American Kestrel - 6
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Golden Eagle - 2 (in flight near each other; just into Jackson Co)

No Kites or Red-shouldered Hawk detected today.  Saw a distant Hawk in flight that I was not able to pin a label on.  It could have been a Rough-legged, but not sure at all.  The bird had dark colored wing tips on the underside of the wings, but was not a male Harrier.  Appeared to be some white at the base of the tail feathers, but not a lot.  Rough-leggeds are a "rare" Hawk for Josephine Co.

Others of interest:  1 EURASIAN-COLLARED DOVE along New Hope road near New Hope School.  At the same location as seen last year doing the raptor counts.  1 CALIFORNIA TOWHEE along Williams Highway in habitat that wouldn't be consider typical for them.

Dennis (north of Grants Pass)
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