Date: 11/10/24 11:02 am From: jmeredit via groups.io <jmeredit...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
The routes is basically north of Ontario, both east and west of 201, ag
fields and small farms. None of it goes on or across hwy 26.
I did one called Vale as a fill in years ago and it may have gone close
to 26. Always fun to see what is out in winter. Cheers, Judy
On 2024-11-10 18:44, garlorain via groups.io wrote:
> Did you survey the area south of Highway 26? I had similar results
> across the river by Homedale. The reason I ask is that I did that
> route about 10 years ago as a fill in. I really loved the route.
> Gar Lorain, Boise, ID
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> Subject: [IBLE] Ontario WRS, in Malheur county
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> I know this Winter Raptor Survey is in Oregon but I can see Idaho from
> many stops along the route, so perhaps some have an interest. Judy,
> <jmeredit...>
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> Another count done for the month. Drove 87.1 miles on the route, 9
> hours, 151 raptors. Light on diversity.
>
> 75 Red-tailed Hawks
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> 60 American Kestrels
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> 11 Northern Harriers
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> 3 Prairie Falcon
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> 2 unidentified raptors, highway too busy to ID
>
> No eagles, accipiters, owls. Small Horned Lark flocks, 3 large Western
> Meadowlark flocks (25 to 50).
>
> good birding, Judy, <Jmeredit...>
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