Does anyone have a cell phone number for Kathy Eklund? I am trying to get in touch with her about some questions I have on here recent winter raptor survey reports. I know she is out of state right now and may have computer limitations, can not get in touch with her that way right now. Thank you! 🙂
Jeff Fleischer Project Developer / Coordinator Winter Raptor Survey Project East Cascades Audubon Society – Bend, OR
I always looked forward to running into her when I biked west of Glenwood on the greenbelt. She always had tips on both birds and other critters (racoons, etc.). She always knew where the best nests were,
especially one particular Cooper’s Hawk nest. I hadn’t seen her in a while, but I never knew where she lived so I couldn’t go looking. I’m sad. She was a delight.
Reporting in from nearby, Tom, I had a flock of 40 observed from my backyard on 12/30, too early for the 2024 WInter Bird Challenge, but had 8 on 1//2/24. These are eBIrdable observations but my listening/detection BirdNET-Pi device has logged at least one flyover most days since early November (this is unvetted and occasionally LEGO’s give a call that gets a PISI false positive) with a surge between dates I mentioned. So interesting to get a 24×7 read on our neighborhood birdlife. Pine Siskin sharing the stage with Pine Grosbeak this year!
Back to my visual observations, that was a sunny afternoon when I had the 40 in what I will call (homage to Linda) a mini-murmuration! — Jim Lyons jflyons@… 208-340-0533
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