Yesterday George LeDoux and I did the last survey of hawks, falcons, and owls of the season for the Sprague River Valley. I was not expecting so many birds, figuring many of the over wintering raptors were gone, however, still lots of Redtails and Northern Harriers. Below is my report:

Sprague River, Klamath County, US-OR
Mar 23, 2012 10:30 AM - 2:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
87.6 miles (150 miles r/t from home)
Comments:     This was a Winter Raptor Survey for the East Cascade Audubon Society. Time does not include 1hr 10min lunch "break" in Bly. Spring migration was showing, I was surprised by the good numbers of RTHA's - many of them pairs, 1 nesting; the GHOW was nesting (as it was last month); at least 3 pairs of Sandhill Cranes had staked out territories; at least 10 Turkey Vultures on the route; lots of Meadowlarks and Mountain Bluebirds. The wind became quite strong and made some of the ID's tough with swirling birds quickly going by or out of range. On the way from the route start at the town of Sprague River, along Sprague River Road, we observed 2 more adult Bald Eagles, another Redtail Hawk, and 2 Northern Harriers. Weather: Temps low 30's-upper 40'sF.; started at ~60% cumulus snow-cloud cover to ~15% cumulus; light flurries; calm wind to strong; unlimited visibility; ~1" of spotty old snow cover in a few places. Observers: Marshal A. Moser, Jr. and Geroge LeDoux

9 species surveyed:
Turkey Vulture  10
Bald Eagle  9
Northern Harrier  14
Red-tailed Hawk  42     One on nest.
Golden Eagle  1
American Kestrel  2
Prairie Falcon  2
Sandhill Crane  6
Great Horned Owl  1     On nest

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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