7 FEBRUARY 1999
LATE WINTER RAPTOR SURVEY
in the
Columbia Hills, Klickitat County, Washington
Stuart Johnston, Count Compiler
Hours: 08:15 to variable end time, approx. 16:00
SECTORS NW NE SW SE TOTALS REMARKS
Species
Bald Eagle 0 5 6 7 18
Northern Harrier 19 30 12 4 65
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1 0 1
acciptre, sp. 2 2 0 1 5
Red-tailed Hawk 6* 15 21 22 70 * = Harlan's Hawk; 1 = Dead
Rough-legged Hawk 4 13 1 2 20
buteo, sp. 1 0 3 2 6
Golden Eagle 1 2 6 5 14
American Kestrel 7 5 15 11 38
Peregrine Falcon 1 0 1 0 2
Prairie Falcon 0 1 5 4 10
eagle, sp. 0 1 1 1 3
large falcon, sp. 0 0 4 0 4
diurnal raptor, sp. 0 9 0 2 11
Barn Owl 2 0 1* 0 3 * Barn Owl dead
Totals 43 83 77 67 270
Also noted:
Common Raven 18 0 23 8 or more
Loggerhead Shrike 1 0 1 0 2
Northern Shrike 0 0 2 1 3

Participants: 19 total

NW Sector: Franklin Petersen, Bob Hansen, Becky Thistlewaite, Kelly Wallis, David Spangler

NE Sector: Bonnie and Dennis White, Roger and Diane Gadway, Dan Lichtenwald

SW Sector: David P. Anderson, Karen Hadley, Cathy Flick, Stewart Fletcher, Becky Reardon

SE Sector: Jill and Chuck Barker, Joe Kersey, Stuart Johnston