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Re: Homedale West Raptor Route from Dec. 22, 2024.
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RTHA |
AMKE |
NOHA |
BAEA-A |
BAEA-S |
GOEA |
RLHA |
FEHA |
Unk BUTEO |
PRFA |
PEFA |
UNK FAL |
ACCIP |
GHOW |
TOTAL |
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11.07.24 |
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7 |
3 |
0 |
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130 |
125 |
17 |
7 |
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294 |
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12.17.24 |
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4 |
113 |
29 |
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9 |
0 |
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Re: Homedale West Raptor Route from Dec. 22, 2024.
I have new Plymouth/fruitland. I had 47 red-tails, about forty five kestrdls, five harriers and a sharpie in December.
Dean
Dean Jones
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Re: Homedale West Raptor Route from Dec. 22, 2024.
I picked up the Dietrich and Richfield raptor routes for this winter.
I did my December drive three days ago after the storms had finished passing through, but the Richfield roads were still in bad condition and I was only able to complete about half of the route. In addition to counting raptors, there were a noticeable number of Gray Partridges in the farmlands west and north of Richfield – I saw at least a half dozen groups, each with 8-10 huns.
The Dietrich route was more productive because the roads were better. 28 Red-tailed, 1 Ferruginous, 1 Prairie Falcon, 12 Kestrels, 5 Northern Harriers, and a Bald Eagle carrying a partial carcass and being chased by other birds. The eagle sighting was in the final mile of the route and a fun way to end the drive.
Heather Lauer, Hailey
Bird
The bird is not crested better description front view yellow starts face down to about mid belly then white rest of b elly also black stripes on flanks I’m sure photo not 2021
Re: Homedale West Raptor Route from Dec. 22, 2024.
Thanks for sharing your fabulous list! What an amazing day for you. Raptors seem to be ding well in that area this winter. I’m pleased.
Diann Stone
Boise Depot Bench
Re: Bird
Is it a picture like the one I have attached here? That was the Great Crested Flycatcher that we saw at Montour during September 2021.
Re: Bird
Try sending the photo again.
On 1/1/25 12:39AM, Robert Kiernan via
groups.io wrote:
groups.io wrote:
Photo didn’t go thru it was yellow about halfway
down it’s belly then white the rest of the belly it seems it was
rare our area
-- Cliff and Lisa Weisse Island Park, Idaho cliffandlisa@...
Homedale West Raptor Route from Dec. 22, 2024.
Louisa Evers and I had a fantastic Homedale West Raptor Route on Sunday 12/22/24 and I thought IBLE birders might want to see the results and maybe start a trend of more Raptor Route results being contributed to IBLE.
It was a good weather day and we had 60 Red-tails, 67 Kestrels (I’m seeing a lot of those everywhere I go now!), 18 Northern Harriers, 3 Bald eagles, 3 Prairie Falcons, 2 Merlins, 1 Sharp-shinned hawk, and 1 Great Horned Owl. A total of 154 raptors in 43 miles which equals 3.5 raptors per mile. It was one of our best days ever and we’ve been doing this Count for several years. It will be interesting to see the January and February numbers and if they match up to December numbers.
How are your Raptor Routes going?? Let the rest of us know!
Happy New Year! Cheryl Huizinga
Bird
Photo didn’t go thru it was yellow about halfway down it’s belly then white the rest of the belly it seems it was rare our area