Date: 1/9/26 9:20 pm From: Ken Burton via groups.io <shrikethree...> Subject: [NWCALBIRD] Kestrel inquiry
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From: Ken Burton <shrikethree...>
Date: Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [NWCALBIRD] Kestrel inquiry
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I don't have my CBC data compiled yet, but on my monthly raptor census the
number dropped by about 1/3 from last month to this. This month's number
was still the second highest we've seen since January, 2023.
Ken Burton
McKinleyville
On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM Alan Contreras via groups.io <acontrer56=
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> I’m the Oregon CBC editor and am wondering whether the high kestrel
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> Here, they did in western Oregon but not in the northeast quarter of the
> state. Several counts west of the Cascades had all-time records, for
> example Tillamook Bay averages 15 and found 48.
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> Alan Contreras
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> Alanlcontreras.com
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> See web site for book information
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> Nostalgic for Nixon.
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