We started off well before sunrise at Knox Cemetery hoping to see
Short-eared Owls. We had a total of 7 for the day.We made a pass on Coal  Hill, Rural
Dale, Prouty, 340, International, 284 and Zion Ridge so we could  assess the
number of raptors in the area. We had a total of 37 species.
Highlights:
Northern Harriers 6, only one adult male
Rough-legged Hawks 15 with 2 dark morphs
Red-tailed Hawks 10 with most being paired.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Zion Ridge Rd. near RT 146
American Kestrels 4
Short-eared Owls 7, most at Prouty and the famous Prairie Falcon Rd. (Coal
Haul?)
Golden Eagle imm. at Prouty and Rural Dale Rds. 3:00 PM
Greater Scaup 1m, 3f. Studied at great length
Lori Brumbaugh
Lou Gardella



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