Diane Petty and I completed the Coos Bay raptor count today 11/17. This
113 mile route can be brutal, but the best reward came as our last bird of
the day!! Low numbers overall, NO WATER in the slough regions, but good
diversity.
Red Tail Hawk 22
American Kestrel 15
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle (all mature) 5
Red Shouldered Hawk 8
White Tailed Kite 5 (corner of E Catching Slough where it meets S Coos
River HIghway)
Falcon Sp 1
Coopers Hawk 1
Sharp Shinned Hawk 1
Barred Owl 1 (North Way Dr. , 1.5 miles up)
Osprey 4 (1 N spit, 1, Pony Slough, 2 just north of casino parking lot
on 101)
Good day to you!
JoAnne Bernt
