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):