[Tweeters] Winter Raptor Survey Project

[Jeff Fleischer]

HI Everyone,

On November 1, the Bend, OR based East Cascades Audubon Society’s Winter Raptor Survey Project will begin its 19th survey season.  Last winter we ended with 512 active survey routes throughout OR, ID, WA, and parts of northern CA, northeastern UT, and southwestern MT covering more than 30,000 miles of transects.  Over 400 survey volunteers will again survey their routes during the primary survey season of December through February.  November and March are also available as optional months.  This is a very large and active citizen science project that has provided a very large data base to the Peregrine Fund to augment their worldwide data base for birds of prey.

Washington has 174 routes and the following are in need of a volunteer to do surveys this winter:

Brush Prairie - Battleground     55 miles
Fidalgo - Whidbey Island          44
White Swan East                      73
White Swan West                     50
Wapato                                     67
Toppenish West                       76
Toppenish East                        54
Prosser West                           91
Telford                                      69
Kennewick South                     79
Kennewick SW                         54
Kennewick West                      78


We ask that our volunteers commit to one survey per month during December through February, that they have a good grasp of raptor ID, and that they have at least binoculars to search for and ID birds, spotting scopes are preferable but not required.  Surveys can be scheduled any day of the month that matches up with your life schedule each month.

If this sounds like something that you would like to be a part of, please get back to me as soon as you can with your route choice(s) and I will work with you to get prepared for the effort.  This is a great opportunity to learn about raptors in your chosen area, hope to hear from you soon, thank you :)

Jeff Fleischer
Project Coordinator
Winter Raptor Survey Project
East Cascades Audubon Society - Bend, OR   (project sponsor)
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