Diario del proyecto Inland Pacific Northwest Raptor Migration 2022

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):

1. Red-tailed Hawk -- 89 obs
2. American Kestrel -- 37 obs
3. Bald Eagle -- 30 obs
4. Rough-legged Hawk -- 24 obs (+1)
5. Cooper's Hawk -- 10 obs (new to Top 5)

Overall List:

1. Red-tailed Hawk -- 435 obs
2. Turkey Vulture -- 129 obs (+4 from last year)
3. American Kestrel -- 121 obs
4. Bald Eagle -- 103 obs (-2)
5. Osprey -- 90 obs (+3)
6. Swainson's Hawk -- 73 obs (+3)
7. Cooper's Hawk -- 70 obs (+5)
8. Great Horned Owl -- 65 obs (-1)
9. Northern Harrier -- 62 obs (-5)
10. Rough-legged Hawk -- 41 obs (-4)
11. Sharp-shinned Hawk -- 35 obs
12. Golden Eagle -- 30 obs (-2)
13. Merlin -- 23 obs
14. Prairie Falcon -- 18 obs
15. Peregrine Falcon -- 12 obs (+4)
16. Red-shouldered Hawk -- 9 obs (+1)
17. Broad-winged Hawk -- 8 obs (+8)
18. Northern Goshawk -- 7 obs (+2)
19. Burrowing Owl -- 7 obs (+9)
20. Western Screech-Owl -- 6 obs (+4)
21. Northern Pygmy-Owl -- 6 obs
22. Ferruginous Hawk -- 5 obs (-7)
23. Long-eared Owl -- 3 obs (+3)
24. Barn Owl -- 3 obs (-8)
25. Great Gray Owl -- 2 obs (-3)
26. Barred Owl -- 2 obs (-8)
27. Northern Saw-whet Owl -- 2 obs (-4)
28. Short-eared Owl -- 1 obs (-1)
29. 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):

1. birdwhisperer -- 398 obs
2. @danithedeer -- 161 obs
3. @draginous -- 154 obs
4. @cgates326 -- 66 obs
5. @redband_ -- 59 obs

Top 5 Observers (Species:):

1. redband_ -- 16 species
2. cgates326 -- 16 species
3. birdwhisperer -- 16 species
4. danithedeer -- 14 species
5. draginous -- 13 species

Counties Missed: None