Final Summary
The fourth year of the IPNRM is complete! I'd like to think everyone again for their help and support of this project and helping us learn a little more about raptor dynamics in the Columbia Basin and Blue Mountains. Here's some of the year-end stats:
Top 5 Species (December):
- Red-tailed Hawk -- 89 obs
- American Kestrel -- 37 obs
- Bald Eagle -- 30 obs
- Rough-legged Hawk -- 24 obs (+1)
- Cooper's Hawk -- 10 obs (new to Top 5)
Overall List:
- Red-tailed Hawk -- 435 obs
- Turkey Vulture -- 129 obs (+4 from last year)
- American Kestrel -- 121 obs
- Bald Eagle -- 103 obs (-2)
- Osprey -- 90 obs (+3)
- Swainson's Hawk -- 73 obs (+3)
- Cooper's Hawk -- 70 obs (+5)
- Great Horned Owl -- 65 obs (-1)
- Northern Harrier -- 62 obs (-5)
- Rough-legged Hawk -- 41 obs (-4)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk -- 35 obs
- Golden Eagle -- 30 obs (-2)
- Merlin -- 23 obs
- Prairie Falcon -- 18 obs
- Peregrine Falcon -- 12 obs (+4)
- Red-shouldered Hawk -- 9 obs (+1)
- Broad-winged Hawk -- 8 obs (+8)
- Northern Goshawk -- 7 obs (+2)
- Burrowing Owl -- 7 obs (+9)
- Western Screech-Owl -- 6 obs (+4)
- Northern Pygmy-Owl -- 6 obs
- Ferruginous Hawk -- 5 obs (-7)
- Long-eared Owl -- 3 obs (+3)
- Barn Owl -- 3 obs (-8)
- Great Gray Owl -- 2 obs (-3)
- Barred Owl -- 2 obs (-8)
- Northern Saw-whet Owl -- 2 obs (-4)
- Short-eared Owl -- 1 obs (-1)
- Boreal Owl -- 1 obs (not seen last year)
Total Species: 29
Species Missed: White-tailed Kite, Flammulated Owl, Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk-Owl, Spotted Owl, Gyrfalcon
Subspecies: (If not listed, then there was no evidence of multiple subspecies seen throughout the project)
Western Red-tailed Hawk (ssp. calurus) -- 429 obs
Harlan's Hawk (ssp. harlani) -- 5 obs
Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (ssp. borealis) -- 1 obs
Top 5 Observers (Obs):
- birdwhisperer -- 398 obs
- @danithedeer -- 161 obs
- @draginous -- 154 obs
- @cgates326 -- 66 obs
- @redband_ -- 59 obs
Top 5 Observers (Species:):
- redband_ -- 16 species
- cgates326 -- 16 species
- birdwhisperer -- 16 species
- danithedeer -- 14 species
- draginous -- 13 species
Counties Missed: None