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5th Annual Santa Cruz Flats Raptor Count, Jan. 16, 2010

Species SECT.1 SECT. 2 SECT. 3 Owling Total
Black Vulture 3 3
Turkey Vulture          
White-tailed Kite          
Northern Harrier 6 6 9   21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1       1
Cooper's Hawk     1   1
Harris's Hawk 4   2   6
Red-tailed Hawk          
Western  53 30 43   126
Dark morph 6       6
Rufous morph 4   4   8
 Harlan's    1 2   3
Krider's          
Fuertes 6 2 1   9
Total Red-tail 69 33 50   152
Ferruginous Hawk 1   3   4
Rough-legged Hawk          
Crested Caracara 27       27
American Kestrel 8 16 19   43
Merlin          
Richardson's      1   1
Taiga     1   1
Total Merlin     2   2
Peregrine Falcon 3   1   4
Prairie Falcon 3 2 2   7
Barn Owl   2     2
Western Screech-Owl       1 1
Great Horned Owl   2   2 4
Burrowing Owl          
           
Totals 125 61 89 3 278

Sect. 1: Farrish Sharon, Mark Sharon, Bob Murray, Lois Lorenz, and Kathe Anderson 6.75 hrs.
Sect. 2: Philip Kline, Jim Gessaman, Julie Michael, and Chris Duncan 6.5 hrs. 
Sect. 3: Doug Jenness, Elaine Padovani, Cheryl Huizanga, and Prasanna Surakanti 7.25 hrs. 
Owling: 2 hours

Santa Cruz Flats Raptor Count, Jan. 17, 2009 

SPECIES
SECT. 1
SECT. 2
SECT. 3
SECT. 4
Owling
Total
Black Vulture 14   66 2   82
Turkey Vulture 1         1
White-tailed Kite   4 2 2   8
Northern Harrier 2 21 7 5   35
Sharp-shinned Hawk            
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 3 1   6
Harris's Hawk 2         2
Red-tailed Hawk            
Western 
18 32 46 34   130
Dark morph
1 4 2     7
Rufous morph
2   1 5   8
 Harlan's 
  1   1   2
Krider's
           
Fuertes
7 9   4   20
Total Red-tails 28 46 49 44   167
Ferruginous Hawk   5 1 3   9
Crested Caracara 10 1   2   13
American Kestrel 9 22 25 6   62
Merlin            
Richardson's 
  1       1
Taiga
    1 1   1
Total Merlins   1 1 1   3
Peregrine Falcon     1 1   2
Prairie Falcon       3   3
Barn Owl 6 1       7
Great Horned Owl   2   2 4 8
Burrowing Owl            
             
Totals 73 104 155 72 4 408

Sect. 1: Pauline Theriault, Kurt Olsen, Mona Jones, Sharon Judevine 7.0 hours
Sect. 2: Melody Kehl, Linda Figueroa, Carla Danforth 8.0 hours
Sect. 3: Doug Jenness, Elaine Padovani, Philip Kline, and Karen Hochgraf 7.0 hours
Sect. 4: Darlene Smyth, Morgan Jackson, John Harned, Starr Saphir 6.5 hours
Owling: 2 hours

Santa Cruz Flats Raptor Count, Jan. 19, 2008                                                     

SPECIES SECT. 1 SECT. 2 SECT. 3 OWLING TOTAL
Black Vulture 1 1
Turkey Vulture          
White-tailed Kite          
Northern Harrier 22 8 6   36
Sharp-shinned Hawk          
Cooper’s Hawk 1       1
Red-tailed Hawk          
Western 66 47 35   148
Dark Morph 3 3 6   12
Rufous Morph 1 3 1    5
Harlan’s          
Fuertes   2     2
Krider’s          
Total Red-tailed Hawk 70 55 42   167
Ferruginous Hawk 4 1     5
Crested Caracara 8       8
American Kestrel 24 22 12   58
Merlin          
Taiga 1   1   2
Richardson’s   1     1
Total Merlin 1 1 1   3
Peregrine Falcon   1     1
Prairie Falcon 5 2 1   8
Barn Owl 1 1 1 1 4
Great Horned Owl       5 5
Burrowing Owl 1   3   4
Totals 137 91 67 6 301

SECT. 1=Darlene Smyth, Morgan Jackson, Scott Schuette 6.50 hours
SECT. 2=Doug Jenness, Elaine  Padovani   7.50 hours
SECT. 3=Kurt Theriault, Mona Jones, Robin Shambach, Pauline Theriault 7.0 hours
Owling: 2 hours

Santa Cruz Flats Raptor Survey, Jan. 27, 2007

SPECIES SECT. 1 SECT. 2 SECT. 3 TOTAL
Black Vulture     47 47
Turkey Vulture     1 1
White-tailed Kite   1 1 2
Northern Harrier 8 11 11 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3   2 5
Cooper’s Hawk 1 2 1 4
Red-tailed Hawk           
Western 43 57 43 143
Dark Morph   3 4 7
Rufous Morph 4 2   6
Harlan’s   3 1 4
Fuertes     2 2
Krider’s 1      1
Total Red-tailed Hawk 48 65 50 163
Ferruginous Hawk 3 3 3 9
Crested Caracara 2   18 20
American Kestrel 15 23 17 55
Merlin        
                       Taiga 4 1   5
Richardson’s   2   2
Total Merlin 4 3   7
Peregrine Falcon 1     1
Prairie Falcon 2 1 4 7
Barn Owl     6 6
Great Horned Owl 1     1
Burrowing Owl     1 1
Totals 89 109 161 359

SECT. 1=Darlene Smyth, John Yerger, Morgan Jackson, Scott Schuette 6.0 hours
SECT. 2=Doug Jenness, Elaine Padovani, Michael Weinholt, Tom Grogan  7.5 hours
SECT. 3= Diane Whiteaker, Linda Figueroa, Melody Kehl, Nancy Hillstromb, Pauline Theriault 11.0 hours

Santa Cruz Flats Raptor Survey, Jan. 21, 2006

SPECIES SECT. 1 SECT. 2 SECT. 3 TOTAL
Black Vulture     2 2
Turkey Vulture        
White-tailed Kite   1 1 2
Northern Harrier 18 15 8 41
Sharp-shinned Hawk     2 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2 3 1 6
Red-tailed Hawk        
Western 65 50 61 176
Dark Morph 8 3   11
Rufous Morph 1 1 3 5
Harlan’s 1 2 2 5
Fuertes     1 1
Total Red-tailed Hawk 75 56 67 198
Ferruginous Hawk 3 3   6
Crested Caracara 1   1 2
American Kestrel 34 13 16 63
Merlin     2 2
Peregrine Falcon 1     1
Prairie Falcon 5 1   6
Barn Owl   2 3 5
Burrowing Owl   1   1
Totals 139 95 103 337

SECT. 1=Keith Kamper, Janine Spencer, Kurt Theriault  7.75 hours
SECT. 2=Carla Danforth, Doug Jenness, Robin Shambach 7.25 hours
SECT. 3=Linda Figueroa, Melody Kehl, PaulineTheriault 7.00 hours

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