July Summary

Top 5 Species:

  1. Osprey -- 38 observations (+1 from last year)
  2. Turkey Vulture -- 24 obs (+3 from last year)
  3. Red-tailed Hawk -- 21 obs (-2 from last year)
  4. Bald Eagle -- 17 obs (new to August Top 5)
  5. Great Horned Owl -- 15 obs (new to August Top 5)

Total Species: 18

Top 5 Observers (Observations):

  1. birdwhisperer -- 36 obs
  2. @draginous -- 15 obs
  3. @danithedeer -- 14 obs
  4. @davedrum -- 7 obs
  5. @ca_photo_hobbyist -- 6 obs

Top 5 Observers (Species):

  1. birdwhisperer -- 7 species
  2. danithedeer -- 6 species
  3. draginous -- 5 species
  4. @markrobinson -- 5 species
  5. ca_photo_hobbyist -- 4 species

Species Still Not Observed: White-tailed Kite, Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Barn Owl, Flammulated Owl, Western Screech-Owl, Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Spotted Owl, Barred Owl, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, Boreal Owl, Merlin, Gyrfalcon

Counties Needing Observations: WA (9) -- Ferry, Douglas, Yakima, Lincoln, Franklin, Benton, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin -- OR (5) -- Sherman, Gilliam, Umatilla, Grant and Malheur

News and Updates:
A very delayed post, but in the month of July, the project acclimated 167 observations. Let's compare those numbers to the end of July in previous years:

2019: 63 obs
2020: 113 obs (79% gain)
2021: 152 obs (34% gain)
2022: 167 obs (9% gain)

And as you see with the stats below, this growth in the project is consistent with the growth of iNaturalist as a whole in July:

2019: 1,707,093 obs
2020: 3,009,661 obs (76% gain)
2021: 3,769,551 obs (25% gain)
2022: 4,322,685 obs (14% gain)

If we continue submitting the same amount of observations per month, this project will end with 835 observations, well below our record low. If we maintain a 14% observation gain throughout the year, we will end with 1443. Goes to show how much a few people can do. So keep up the good work.

Week 5

Week five spanned from July 29-August 4th and we got a record breaking 53 observations from 12 species. We added the Western Screech-Owl to the list that week. Observation of the week goes to @cgates326 for a Lake County, Oregon Ferruginous Hawk. Adults of this species can be identified from other Buteos by the reddish, fully feathered legs.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128947509

Week 6

39 observations were added to the project to the last week of events, from 11 species of raptor. A Northern Goshawk was added during this. The observation of the week goes to @philkahler for a photo of a screaming Swainson's Hawk in Walla Walla, Washington. Look for the white bib, dark breast and long wings when identifying this one.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130308216

August is the start of migration season, so keep a lookout for Broad-winged and Red-shouldered Hawks. Summer birds like Flammulated Owls and Swainson's Hawks are leaving soon. Get some Osprey observations while they're still here. And of course, good luck to all of you.

Publicado el 12 de agosto de 2022 por birdwhisperer birdwhisperer

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