> From: "Jeff Fleischer via groups.io" <raptorrunner97321...>
> Date: October 3, 2026 at 14:14:25 PDT
> To: NWCALBIRDS <NWCALBIRD...>
> Subject: [NWCALBIRD] Winter Raptor Survey Project
> Reply-To: <raptorrunner97321...>
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> HI Everyone,
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> My name is Jeff Fleischer and I am Project Developer / Manager for the Winter Raptor Survey Project sponsored by the East Cascades Bird Alliance based in Bend, OR. On November 1, we embark on our 23rd winter of raptor survey work and I wanted to let you all know of 3 routes in the Alturas area and 2 routes in the Cedarville area that would welcome volunteers to do once a month surveys this winter. They range in length from 60 to 80 miles and are designed to be covered in a single day.
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> Survey dates are determined by our volunteers to fit within their own monthly life schedules and to work around inclement weather situations. You would be a part of a very large citizen science effort, last winter we had 657 active routes throughout OR, WA, and ID, along the northern tier of CA and UT, throughout western MT, and along the southern flank of British Columbia. Over 500 primary volunteers cover more than 36,000 miles of transects each month :).
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> If this sounds like something that you would like to get involved in, I would welcome your participation and would get you properly set up to do the work. I will probably fill these on a first come first served basis so if you wish to participate, please get in touch with me as soon as you can and provide me with a first, second, and third choice of routes that you wish to cover. You are welcome to do more than one route :)
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> These surveys are a great way to learn about this great family of birds and I have no doubt that you will enjoy your efforts and the results that you get. These areas hold hundreds of raptors each winter, you wont run out of observation opportunities! :). Looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, thank you ! :)
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> Jeff Fleischer
> Project Developer / Manager
> Winter Raptor Survey Project
> East Cascades Bird Alliance - Bend, OR (project sponsor)
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